M2554: Administering Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services and SharePoint Portal Server 2003

Prerequisites:

Before attending this course, students must have:

- Working knowledge of Windows Server 2003.
- Successfully completed the Windows Server 2003 core curriculum for Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA).
- Working knowledge of networking, including TCP/IP and Domain Name System (DNS)
- Working knowledge of Internet Information Services (IIS).

Course Description:

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

The student will learn skills that enable the student to deploy and manage a Windows SharePoint Services and 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 Server 2003 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, Microsoft Office web components, messaging and collaboration platforms, and network security products and technologies.

This course includes the following modules:

Introduction to SharePoint Products and Technologies

• The Windows SharePoint Services Environment
• Overview of Windows SharePoint Services Components
• Overview of Windows SharePoint Services Administration

Working with Windows SharePoint Services

• Working with Team Sites
• Creating and Managing Lists
• Creating and Managing Libraries
• Creating and Managing Discussions and Surveys
• Managing Windows SharePoint Services Integration with Microsoft Office 2003

Installing and Configuring Windows SharePoint Services

• Overview of Deployment Options
• Preparing to Install Windows SharePoint Services
• Installing and Configuring Windows SharePoint Services Server

Administering and Managing Windows SharePoint Services Server

• Administering and Managing the Windows SharePoint Services Server
• Administering Windows SharePoint Services Virtual Servers
• Disaster Recovery for Windows SharePoint Services

Administering Windows SharePoint Services Sites

• Creating SharePoint Sites
• Securing SharePoint Sites
• Managing SharePoint Sites

Installing SharePoint Portal Server

• SharePoint Portal Server Deployment Options
• Examining Installation Requirements
• Installing SharePoint Portal Server