The Administrator's Guide to Sharepoint Portal Server 2001

by English, Bill

• ISBN13: 9780201775747
• ISBN10: 0201775743
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional

Summary

Microsoft's SharePoint Portal Server 2001 gives companies a powerful, end-to-end solution for custom portal development, document management, and knowledge management. In The Administrator's Guide to SharePoint Portal Server 2001, leading Windows technology consultant Bill English presents the industry's most thorough guide to SharePoint planning, architecture, deployment, and management. English begins by outlining the challenges of knowledge and document management, and showing how SharePoint can be used to address them. He presents in-depth coverage of SharePoint's architecture, including its Index and Web Store components; then introduces Microsoft's Digital Dashboard and Web Parts, the core components of a powerful customized corporate portal. English walks through the entire SharePoint lifecycle: identifying user needs, capacity planning, installation, and configuration. He concludes with detailed overviews of third-party tools and resources for extending SharePoint. For every IT professional who is evaluating, planning for, deploying, or managing Microsoft's SharePoint Portal Server 2001. This book will be especially valuable to professionals in document-rich environments, especially those running Exchange or Lotus Notes-based messaging.

Author Biography

Bill English, MCSE, MCT, CTT+, MVP, GSEC, is the owner of Networknowledge and an author, trainer, and consultant

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii
PART I---INTRODUCTION AND ARCHITECTURE	1	(82)
SharePoint Portal Server Overview	3	(22)
Document Management in a Knowledge Management Solution	4	(2)
The Organizational Effects of Poor Document Management	6	(4)
Introduction to SharePoint Portal Server	10	(3)
How SPS Meets DM and KM Needs	13	(8)
The Development Environment in SharePoint Portal Server	21	(3)
Summary	24	(1)
SharePoint Portal Server 2001 Concepts and Architecture	25	(24)
Integration with Exchange 2000 Server	25	(4)
The SharePoint Architecture	29	(10)
The Web Storage System Architecture	39	(6)
SharePoint Portal Server Folder Structure	45	(3)
Summary	48	(1)
Managing the Digital Dashboard	49	(34)
Digital Dashboard Terminology	50	(6)
Customizing the Digital Dashboard	56	(9)
Creating New Web Parts	65	(12)
The Resource Kit and the Digital Dashboard	77	(4)
Summary	81	(2)
PART II---PLANNING AND INSTALLATION	83	(60)
Planning for SharePoint Portal Server 2001	85	(34)
Planning Your SharePoint Portal Server Deployment	85	(2)
The Big Picture: Deployment Scenarios	87	(1)
Capacity Planning Your SharePoint Portal Servers	88	(11)
Benchmark Numbers Published by Microsoft	99	(4)
Improving the Performance of the Dashboard Site	103	(2)
Tuning the ASP Engine	105	(1)
Planning and Implementing SharePoint Portal Server across the Internet	106	(9)
Tuning the Web Storage System	115	(2)
Summary	117	(2)
Installing SharePoint Portal Server 2001	119	(24)
Planning for the SharePoint Installation	119	(6)
Installing SharePoint Portal Server	125	(7)
Installing the SPS Client	132	(2)
Server Updates When SPS Is Installed	134	(2)
The SPS Web Site	136	(1)
Troubleshooting Failed Installations	137	(4)
Summary	141	(2)
PART III---ADMINISTRATION	143	(142)
Working with Documents and Document Folders	145	(36)
Managing Document Folders	146	(5)
Administering Documents and Document Versioning	151	(14)
Using Categories to Find Documents	165	(3)
Folder Properties and Inheritance	168	(2)
Creating and Managing Document Profiles	170	(7)
Property Promotion and Demotion	177	(1)
Troubleshooting Tips	178	(1)
Summary	179	(2)
Managing the Workspace and Search Settings	181	(46)
The Search and Index Service Architecture	181	(9)
Day-to-Day Workspace Management	190	(13)
Configuring and Managing Microsoft Search	203	(16)
Propagating an Index between Workspaces	219	(2)
Searching for Content Using the Search Web Parts	221	(4)
Summary	225	(2)
Publishing, Approving, and Categorizing Documents	227	(26)
Planning for Categories	228	(3)
Creating Categories	231	(1)
Configuring and Managing Categories	232	(8)
Publishing and Approving Documents	240	(1)
Security Roles in SharePoint Portal Server	240	(1)
The Publishing Process	241	(11)
Summary	252	(1)
Importing and Managing External Information	253	(32)
The Gatherer Process	254	(2)
Creating Content Sources in SharePoint Portal Server	256	(9)
Managing Content Sources in SharePoint Portal Server	265	(2)
Configuring Search Scopes	267	(1)
Security and Content Sources	268	(1)
Working with IFilters	269	(2)
Working with Protocol Handlers	271	(2)
Working with Plug-ins	273	(1)
Crawling Metadata in External Documents	274	(4)
Troubleshooting Content Sources	278	(5)
Summary	283	(2)
PART IV---ADVANCED ADMINISTRATION	285	(118)
Advanced Management of SharePoint Portal Server 2001	287	(20)
Understanding the SharePoint Portal Server Microsoft Management Console	287	(2)
Moving Databases	289	(2)
Editing Important Files	291	(6)
Customizing the Portal Content	297	(9)
Summary	306	(1)
Backup and Recovery of SharePoint Portal Server 2001	307	(16)
The msdmback.vbs Utility	307	(7)
Integrity Checker for an SPS Workspace	314	(2)
Workspace Exporting, Importing, and Archiving	316	(4)
Troubleshooting	320	(1)
Summary	321	(2)
Monitoring SharePoint Portal Server 2001	323	(38)
Developing Monitoring Policies	323	(1)
Microsoft Operations Manager	324	(1)
Overseeing Overall Server Health	325	(4)
Monitoring the Major Processes of SharePoint Portal Server	329	(15)
Monitoring the Web Storage System	344	(9)
Getting All Stressed Out with SharePoint Portal Server	353	(6)
Summary	359	(2)
Securing SharePoint Portal Server 2001	361	(24)
General Network Security Principles	361	(2)
Microsoft and Security	363	(2)
Understanding Role-Based Security: The Architecture of Security in SPS	365	(2)
Working with Access Accounts	367	(4)
Configuring Portal Security	371	(2)
Securing Internet Information Services	373	(10)
Securing External Content	383	(1)
Summary	384	(1)
Deploying SharePoint Portal Server 2001 in the Enterprise	385	(8)
Planning an Enterprise-Wide Deployment	386	(1)
Deployment Scenarios	386	(2)
Duplicating a Master SharePoint Portal Server across the Enterprise	388	(2)
Rapid Portal Deployment	390	(1)
Summary	391	(2)
Extending the Functionality of SharePoint Portal Server 2001	393	(10)
Resource Kit Tools	393	(5)
Third-Party Software to Extend SharePoint's Functionality	398	(4)
Summary	402	(1)
Appendix Brief XML Tutorial	403	(4)
Index	407