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Course #: 5060A

Number of Days: 2

Format: Instructor-Led

Certification Exams: 70-631: TS: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Configuring

Certification Track: TBD

This course syllabus should be used to determine whether the course is appropriate for the students, based on their current skills and technical training needs.

Course content, prices, and availability are subject to change without notice.

Final Course

Syllabus

Implementing Microsoft®

Windows® SharePoint® Services 3.0

This two-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to successfully implement Microsoft Windows

SharePoint Services (WSS) version 3.0 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 also describes all the prerequisites required to select the most appropriate method for upgrading WSS from 2.0 to 3.0 in a specific scenario. In addition, the course focuses on how to manage WSS after it is configured.

Audience

This course is intended 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).

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

· Describe how the Windows

SharePoint Services 3.0 platform helps address collaboration challenges.

· Plan the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 environment.

· Install Windows SharePoint

Services 3.0.

· Identify the most appropriate method to upgrade Windows SharePoint Services from 2.0 to 3.0 in a given scenario.

· Manage Windows SharePoint

Services 3.0.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

· On-the-job experience in implementing, managing, and supporting Microsoft Windows Server 2003, including

IIS.

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

· Basic knowledge of key benefits of Microsoft Office SharePoint

Server (MOSS), new features and functionality of MOSS, and WSS acting as a platform for MOSS.

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

· Clinic 3369B, "First Look:

Getting Started with Windows SharePoint Service 3.0".

Module 1: Introduction to the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

Platform

This module explains how the Windows SharePoint

Services 3.0 platform helps address collaboration challenges.

Lessons

§ Overview of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

§ Collaboration Technologies Provided by Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

Lab: Identifying WSS

Technologies That Help Address Collaboration Challenges

Identifying the Document Storage and Management Technologies in

WSS 3.0

§ Identifying the Collaboration Technologies in WSS 3.0

Identifying WSS Technologies That Support Information Management and Communication

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§ Describe the role of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 in addressing various business needs.

§ Describe the collaboration technologies that are provided by Windows SharePoint

Services 3.0.

Module 2: Planning the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Environment

This module explains how to plan the

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 installation environment.

Lessons

§ Determining Organizational Needs

§ Planning Site Creation, Maintenance, and Security

§ Planning Server Requirements and Topologies

Lab: Planning the

Topology for WSS Installation

§ Estimating Data Capacity Requirements

§ Estimating Peak Throughput Requirements

§ Identifying and Justifying the Topology

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§ Determine organizational and user needs to plan the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 installation environment.

§ Plan site creation, maintenance, and security.

§ Plan server requirements and topology.

Module 3: Installing Windows SharePoint

Services 3.0

This module explains how to install Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.

Lessons

§ Performing a Clean Installation of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

§ Installing and Configuring the Central Administration Site

§ Creating and Configuring Sites

Lab 3A: Installing and Configuring the Central Administration Site

§ Installing the Central Administration Site

§ Configuring Services on the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Server

Lab 3B: Creating a Web Application and Site Collection

§ Creating a Web Application

§ Creating a Site Collection

§ Starting the Windows SharePoint Services Search Service

§ Configuring Alternate Access Mappings

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§ Perform a clean installation of

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.

§ Install and configure the

Central Administration site.

§ Create and configure sites.Module 4: Upgrading from Windows SharePoint

Services 2.0 to 3.0

This module explains how to identify the most appropriate method to upgrade

Windows SharePoint Services from 2.0 to 3.0 in a given scenario.

Lessons

§ Planning for an Upgrade of Windows SharePointServices

§ Preparing to Perform an Upgrade

Lab:

Determining Upgrade Methods and Performing an In-Place Upgrade

§ Identifying the Appropriate Upgrade Method

§ Performing an In-Place Upgrade

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§ Plan for and select the most appropriate approach to perform an upgrade of Windows SharePoint

Services.

§ Explain what is required to perform an upgrade.

Module 5: Managing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

This module explains how to manage Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.

Lessons

§ Managing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Sites

§ Managing the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Server

Lab:

Managing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

§ Managing Site Settings

§ Troubleshooting Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Server Performance

Issues

After completing this module, students will be able to:

§ Manage Windows SharePoint

Services 3.0 sites.

§ Manage the Windows SharePoint

Services 3.0 server.

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