MS2554 Administering Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services and SharePoint Portal Server 2003

Those who operate in medium to 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.

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.

The standard Microsoft course is 5 days but a Fast Track option is available.

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

• Understand the Windows SharePoint Services architecture and the business benefits provided by deploying Windows SharePoint Services.
 
• Enhance collaboration by using Windows SharePoint Services.
 
• Install and configure a Windows SharePoint Services server.
 
• Administer Windows SharePoint Services servers.
 
• Administer Windows SharePoint Services sites.
 
• 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.

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).

Module 1: Introduction to SharePoint Products and Technologies

Module 2: Working with Windows SharePoint Services

Module 3: Installing and Configuring Windows SharePoint Services

Module 4: Administering and Managing Windows SharePoint Services Server

Module 5: Administering Windows SharePoint Services Sites

Module 6: Installing SharePoint Portal Server

Module 7: Configuring SharePoint Portal Server 2003

Module 8: Managing the Portal Site

Module 9: Managing Indexing and Search

Module 10: Extending SharePoint Portal Server Deployments

Module 11: Maintaining SharePoint Portal Server

No Microsoft Certified Professional exams are associated with this course currently.