Implementing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

Based on Microsoft Courses 5060 and 5061: Five days; Instructor-Led

Introduction

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to successfully implement Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) version 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 in their organizations. It emphasizes that students should think about the architecture of their entire environment, including business and application needs, during the planning and deployment phases. The course covers how to perform a clean installation of WSS 3.0 and Office SharePoint Server 2007. In addition, the course focuses on how to manage SharePoint after it is configured.

Special Note: An environment that deploys Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (rarely are these technologies deployed without each other) is simply referred to as a “SharePoint” environment.

Audience

This course is intended for those in the information technology industry who will be administrating a SharePoint business portal on a regular basis. Specific emphasis is for Business Application Administrators (BAAs) who are engaged in the planning, design, and selection of Line of Business (LOB) applications, including Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS), in conjunction with internal business customers. Their primary responsibility is the deployment, customization, management, and support of LOB applications. They routinely monitor application status and troubleshoot application problems. The audience is expected to have at least two years of experience in implementing, managing, and supporting Microsoft Windows Server 2003, including Internet Information Services (IIS).

· Implement a content management solution with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

· Implement a business intelligence solution with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

· Implement a search and indexing solution with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

· Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office products and Exchange messaging technologies.

· Experience implementing, managing, and supporting Microsoft Windows Server 2003.

· Experience implementing, managing, and supporting Internet Information Services (IIS).

· Working knowledge of networking. For example TCP/IP and Domain Name System (DNS).

In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have experience with:

Next Step

To continue in your technology training, we recommend that you take the following course after successfully completing this Microsoft 5050\5061 course:

Introduction to the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Platform

This module explains how the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 platform helps address collaboration challenges. After completing this module, students will be able to describe the role of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 in addressing various business needs and describe the collaboration technologies offered by Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. Lessons include:

This module explains how to plan the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 installation environment. After completing this module, students will be able to determine organizational and user needs to plan a SharePoint installation, plan site creation, maintenance, and security, and to determine peak usage trends. Lessons include:

This module explains how to install Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. After completing this module, students will be able to perform a clean install of Window SharePoint Services 3.0, and install and configure the Central Administration site (as well as other initial sites). Lessons include:

This module explains how to manage Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. After completing this module, students will be able to manage Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 sites and to troubleshoot SharePoint performance issues. Lessons include:

This module provides an overview of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. After completing this module, students will be able to describe how the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 architecture fits with Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. Lessons include:

This module focuses on planning and design issues and activities. It contains elements of Microsoft Solution Framework (MSF) concepts, and provides a brief refresher for those students who are already familiar with MSF (and a high-level introduction to the concepts for those who are not). Lessons include:

This module provides high-level information about deployment environments and its prerequisites, and then focuses on the tasks and activities involved in installing and configuring Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. The module concludes with an overview and examples of Shared Service Providers. Lessons include:

This module sets the groundwork for the solution-specific modules that follow this one. It provides details and guidance about general administrative tasks for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Lessons include:

This module focuses on the portal-oriented features provided by Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, by describing portal sites, collaborative features, and user profiles and audiences. Lessons include:

This module focuses on the content management-oriented concepts, specifically describing requirements, features and processes. Lessons include:

This module focuses on the business data-oriented concepts of Office SharePoint Server 2007, by describing the Business Data Catalog, Excel Services, Key Performance Indicators, Dashboards and Reports. Lessons include:

This module focuses on the requirements and processes for implementing search and indexing. Lessons include:

This module focuses on the day-to-day maintenance, monitoring and optimization concepts, processes and requirements. Lessons include: