Module 01 SharePoint 2007 Components and Services
Overview of WSS and the different MOSS SKUs
Overview of a Shared Service Provider (SSP)
The role of Windows Server 2003
The role of Active Directory and the authentication stores
The role of SQL Server
Upgrading from SharePoint 2003
Different install options
Farm topologies
Server prerequisites
Required accounts and permissions
The SharePoint Central Administration application
Determining server roles and configuring SharePoint services
Understanding the Farm vs. Web Applications vs. Site Collections vs. Sites
Creating and administering a Shared Service Provider
Using the SSP Administration application
Farm Administrator vs. SSP Administrator vs. Site/Site Collection Administrator
Module 04 Creating and Configuring SharePoint Sites
- Creating and configuring web applications
- Site collections as a scope of ownership and administrative control
- Site templates included with WSS and MOSS
- Creating and configuring team sites, wikis and blogs
- Creating and configuring a collaboration portal
- Creating SharePoint groups and configuring permissions
Module 05 Customizing and Using SharePoint Sites
- Creating lists and document libraries
- Customizing a page with web parts
- Information Rights Management (IRM) for securing documents
- Using the navigation controls to customize the UI
- Branding sites by applying and customizing themes
- Advanced site branding using Master Pages and custom CCS files
Module 06 Installing and Configuring Additional Components
Creating and using site templates (STP files)
Adding/removing functionality using SharePoint features
Adding and deploying solution packages
Deploying and administering 3rd party web parts
Configuring SafeControls and trust levels in the web.config file (Code Access Security or CAS)
Module 07 Configuring and Customizing Search
Site collection search admin vs. central admin search admin
Search center, web parts, keywords, and best bets
Discussion of the customizing options you have
The SSP search admin experience
Content sources, schedules, scopes, usage reports, relevancy
IFilters, allowed file types, site hit frequency rules
Module 08 Profiles Audiences and My Sites
- Importing data from the profile store
- Using profile store to build audiences and then targeting content with audiences
- Using MySites for social networking and personal organization
Module 09 High Availability Backups and Disaster Recovery
Using Antivirus to protect SharePoint
ISA Server in front of your farm
Discussion of high availability options
SQL Log Shipping and SQL DB Mirroring
Network load balancing
Backups/restores and disaster recovery
Estimating hardware and software needs
Planning for growth
Hard limits
Tuning tips
Configuring caching in SharePoint Server 2007
Module 11 Deploying Moving and Rearranging SharePoint Data
- Using the Manage Content and Structure tool
- Save site as template and Export web parts
- Stsadm.exe import and export
- Content deployment jobs