MS5060 Implementing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

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).

This 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.

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.

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 MS3369B, 'First Look: Getting Started with Windows SharePoint Service 3.0'.

Module 1: Introduction to the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Platform

Module 2: Planning the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Environment

Module 3: Installing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

Module 4: Upgrading from Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 to 3.0

Module 5: Managing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0