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IT Vendor Courses   Microsoft Sharepoint Training Courses

M2553: Administering SharePoint Portal Server 2003

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Course Duration: 3 Days

Course Code: M2553

Course Description:

This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to deploy and manage a Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003 infrastructure.

The student will learn skills that enable the student to deploy and manage a SharePoint Portal Server 2003 infrastructure as well as guide end users in their use of the product. This course is not intended to provide detailed design skills, but will cover planning skills at a level sufficient to enable decision making for the implementation process.

This course is intended for those who operate in medium to very large computing environments that use the Microsoft Windows 2003 Server operating system. Typical environments in which they work have the following characteristics:

- Supported users range from 200 to over 100,000.

- Multiple physical locations.

- Typical products and technologies include Windows 2003, Internet Information Services (IIS), Windows SharePoint Services, Microsoft SQL Server, Office web components, messaging and collaboration platforms, and network security products and technologies.

Prerequisites:

Before attending this course, students must have:
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server 2003.
- Working knowledge of networking, including TCP/IP and Domain Name System (DNS).
- Working knowledge of Internet Information Services (IIS).
- Successful completion of Course 2552: Administering Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services, or working knowledge of Windows SharePoint Services.
- Successfully completed the Windows Server 2003 core curriculum for Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA).

This course includes the following modules:

Introduction to Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003

• Overview of SharePoint Products and Technologies
• SharePoint Portal Server Deployment Options

Installing SharePoint Portal Server

• Examining Installation Requirements
• Installing SharePoint Portal Server
• Lab: Installing SharePoint Portal Server
• Configuring Accounts for SQL Server
• Installing SharePoint Portal Server with SQL Server
• Verifying the Installation

Configuring SharePoint Portal Server 2003

• Configuring Server Settings
• Configuring SharePoint Portal Server Security Settings
• Configuring Central Administration Components
• Creating and Configuring Portal Sites and Virtual Servers
• Lab: Configuring SharePoint Portal Server 2003
• Configuring the E-Mail Server
• Configuring the SharePoint Administration Web Site to Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
• Viewing and Setting the SharePoint Portal Server Administration SSL Port by Using Stsadm.exe
• Configuring an Alternate Access Path
• Enabling the Self-Service Site Creation Feature

Managing the Portal Site

• Managing Portal Content
• Managing Access to the Portal Site
• Managing Personalization Services
• Lab: Planning the Data Taxonomy for SharePoint Portal Server
• Configuring Anonymous Access
• Performing a Full Import of User Profiles
• Creating an Audience for the Sales Managers
• Configuring the Sales Area to Allow Exclusive Access to the Sales Department
• Targeting Content for the Sales Managers Audience

Managing Indexing and Search

• Managing Indexing
• Managing Content Sources for Indexing
• Managing Searches
• Lab: Enhancing Collaboration with Windows SharePoint Services
• Enabling Advanced Search Administration Mode
• Creating a Content Index for the Finance Data
• Creating a Content Source for the Finance Data

Extending SharePoint Portal Server Deployments

• Implementing a Server Farm Deployment
• Implementing Shared Services
• Lab: Deploying Server Farms
• Configuring Network Load Balancing
• Installing SharePoint Portal Server
• Extending SharePoint Portal Server to the Virtual Server and Configuring It as an Additional Front-End Web Server

Maintaining SharePoint Portal Server

• Backing Up SharePoint Portal Server
• Restoring SharePoint Portal Server
• Managing Logs
• Monitoring Performance
• Lab: Planning and Implementing Disaster Recovery for SharePoint Portal Server
• Removing the SharePoint Portal Site and Component
• Granting the Required SQL Database Rights
• Creating a New Configuration Database for the Portal Site and Assigning Components
• Restoring the Portal Site

After completing this course, students will gain the skills to:

• Describe the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 architecture and deployment scenarios.
• Install Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server.
• Configure server components and create and configure portal sites and virtual servers.
• Manage a portal site.
• Manage Sharepoint Portal Server indexing and search.
• Extend SharePoint Portal Server deployments to include multiple servers and shared services.
• Maintain the SharePoint Portal Server deployment.

To make an enquiry for this course to be run ONSITE at your location, click here or call Sales on +44 (0) 20 7620 0033.

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