Office Share Point Server2007 Functionaland Architectural Overview

Office SharePoint Server 2007

Functional and Architectural

Overview

Microsoft® Virtual Labs

Office SharePoint Server 2007 Functional and Architectural Overview

Objectives After completing this lab, you will be able to:

� Describe the user interface for Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007.

� Describe the administration interface for Office SharePoint Server 2007.

� Describe the security for Office SharePoint Server 2007.

Scenario You are the network administrator for Contoso, Ltd. The company uses SharePoint Portal

Server 2003, but it is planning on deploying Office SharePoint Server 2007 to use enhanced

features for enterprise content management, search, business intelligence, and business process

management. In preparation for the migration, you need to understand the architecture of Office SharePoint Server 2007.

Lab Components This lab includes two components:

� Exercises—The exercises include detailed step-by-step instructions and are required. The

exercises cover the core information needed to meet the lab objectives.

� Additional Tasks—The additional tasks are listed at the end of an exercise and provide tasks that

you can perform to extend your learning about the product. The additional tasks do not provide

step-by-step instructions, but they are similar to the steps that you performed in the exercises. The

additional tasks are optional, but it is recommended that you complete them to gain a fuller

understanding of the product.

2 Office SharePoint Server 2007 Functional and Architectural Overview

Computers This lab uses three virtual machines performing the following roles:

� 3370A-3374A-SEA-DC1

• Domain controller

• Exchange server

� 3370A-3374A-SEA-SRV1

• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Web front-end and application server

• Database server

� 3370A-3374A-SEA-CL1

• 2007 Microsoft Office system client

Estimated time to complete this lab: 90 minutes

Virtual Lab Console This lab makes use of the Microsoft Virtual Lab Program, an application that allows you to run

multiple virtual machines online. During the lab, you will switch between different windows, each

containing a separate virtual machine running Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 or Microsoft Windows® XP.

Before you start the lab, familiarize yourself with the following basics of the Virtual Lab Console:

� To switch the focus for your mouse and keyboard to the virtual machine, click inside the virtual

machine window.

� To remove the focus from a virtual machine, move the mouse pointer outside the virtual machine

window.

� To issue the CTRL+ALT+DELETE keyboard combination inside a virtual machine,

use RIGHT-ALT+DELETE instead. Virtual PC designates the RIGHT-ALT key as the Host key.

� Select the machine you wish to perform tasks on by selecting it in “My Machines”

To Start the Lab Before you can perform any of the lab exercises, you must log on to the computer. If an error

message warns you that the disk’s parent appears to have been modified, click OK to continue. This

error message appears when you move Virtual PC images between computers with different time-zone settings.

Note These demonstrations have been developed using beta software. If a specific task results

in an error message or a time-out screen, try performing the task again. The task will most likely be completed successfully at the second attempt.

Office SharePoint Server 2007 Functional and Architectural Overview 3

Exercise 1: Office SharePoint Server 2007 Features Office SharePoint Server 2007 has a user interface that is consistent with Microsoft Windows

SharePoint Services 3.0. The same terminology and components apply in many cases—for

example, Web page components are called Web Parts. In this exercise, you will see an overview of

the features and user interface in Office SharePoint Server 2007, including Web Parts, Search, and My Site.

Task 1-1: Using a Web Part Web Parts are the building blocks of pages in a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 site. Each

Web Part on a page performs a different task. In this task, you will log on to a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 site and modify the Calendar Web Part.

Using a Web Part

Tasks Detailed Steps

SETUP STEPS ONLY � Log on to SEA-CL1 as Jeff with a password of Pa$$w0rd.

1. Access the SharePoint site at

http://sea-srv1.

a. Click Start, point All Programs, and then click Internet

Explorer.

b. In the Address bar, type http://sea-srv1, and then press

ENTER.

c. Click the Sales page.

2. Add a new event to the calendar. a. Under the Calendar section, click Add new event.

b. On the Calendar: New Item page, in the Title box, type

Project Meeting.

c. Leave the default start and end date of today.

d. In the Description box, type Planning meeting for

implementing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

e. Select the All Day Event check box, and then click OK.

3. View the Day, Week, and Month

views of the calendar, and then

change the view to Current

Events.

a. Click Calendar.

b. Scroll to the right-hand side of the calendar. Click Day.

c. Click Week.

d. Click Month.

e. In the View drop-down list, click Current Events.

f. Click the Sales link found above the Calendar heading.

4. Modify the Calendar Web Part. � Next to the Calendar heading, click the small arrow and then

click Modify Shared Web Part.

5. In the appearance section, change

the frame style to Title and

Border.

a. In the right pane, expand Appearance.

b. Scroll down in the right pane. In the Chrome Type list, click

Title and Border.

c. Click OK.


Task 1-2: Searching for People Integrated search is a powerful feature in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. The search

feature is able to find data in SharePoint sites, file shares, and line-of-business applications. In

addition to searching for data, you can also search for people. This task shows you a brief overview of searching for a user.

Searching for People


1. Access the Search Center. � Click the Search Center page tab.

2. Click the People tab. a. Click the People tab.

b. On the People tab, click Search Options.

3. Search for Administrator. � In the text box, type Administrator, and then press ENTER.

4. View the details for Administrator. � Under the Everyone Else heading, click Administrator.


Task 1-3: Creating Links in My Site Office SharePoint Server 2007 includes the My Site feature for users to create a personal Web

space. My Site can serve as a customizable personal portal for users. Users can store documents in

My Site, configure a personal calendar, and store other information. In this task, you will create a My Site site for a user and create links in My Site.

Creating Links in My Site


1. Go to My Site. � At the top right of the page, click the My Site link.

2. Add a new link to

http://www.microsoft.com.

a. Under My Information, click Links.

b. On the My Links page, click Add Link.

c. In the Title box, type Microsoft Web Site.

d. In the Address box, type http://www.microsoft.com.

e. Click OK.

3. Go to My Site. � Click the My Site link found above the My Links heading.

4. View the link in the General category

of My Links.

a. At the top of the page, click My Links, and then point to My

Links, and then point to General.

b. Close Microsoft Internet Explorer®.

CLEANUP STEPS ONLY � Log off from SEA-CL1.

Additional Tasks If time permits, complete the following tasks to learn more about the user interface in Office SharePoint Server 2007:

� Create a team site to see the components that are included.

� Create a blog subsite in the team site.

� Create a wiki subsite in the team site.


Exercise 2: Office SharePoint Server 2007 Administration Overview Office SharePoint Server 2007 has a three-tier administrative model for management. This allows

management to be effectively delegated for different management roles. In this exercise, you will learn about central administration, shared services administration, and site administration.

Task 2-1: Using Central Administration Central administration is typically performed by IT administrators. The tasks performed in central administration are farm-level tasks such as configuring database locations or logging.

Using Central Administration


SETUP STEPS ONLY � Log on to SEA-SRV1 as Administrator with a password of

Pa$$w0rd.

1. Open Central Administration. � Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft Office

Server, and then click SharePoint 3.0 Central

Administration.

2. View the Finalize Shared

Services Configuration for

SharedServices1 administrative

task.

a. Scroll down to view all of the services running on SEA-SRV1.

b. In the Administrative Tasks list, click Finalize Shared

Services Configuration for SharedServices1.

c. Click Close.

3. View the options on the

Operations page.

� On the menu bar, click Operations.

4. View the users in the SharePoint

Administrators group.

� Under Security Configuration, click SharePoint

administrator’s group.

5. Add Rob as a farm administrator. a. Click New, and then click Add Users.

b. In the Users box, type Rob.

c. Confirm that Farm Administrators [Full Control] is selected

in the Add users to a SharePoint group box.

d. Click OK.

6. View the options on the

Application Management page.

a. On the menu bar, click Application Management.

b. Under SharePoint Web Application Management, click

E-mail settings.

c. After viewing the e-mail configuration, click Cancel.

7. View the list of features in the farm. a. In the left-hand pane, click Operations

b. Under Global Configuration, click Manage Farm Features.

c. Scroll down the list of features.

d. In the left-hand pane, click Back to Central Administration.


Task 2-2: Administering Shared Services Shared services administration is also configured by using a SharePoint site. The management of

shared services can be delegated to a power user responsible for managing Office SharePoint

Server 2007 rather than to a person responsible for core IT services. In this task, you will delegate the permissions to manage shared services.

Administering Shared Services


1. Open the shared services

configuration.


b. Under Office SharePoint Server 2007 (Beta) Shared

Services, click Create or Configure this Farm’s Shared

Services.

2. Open SharedServices1 (Default). � Click SharedServices1 (Default).

3. View the existing users and groups

with permissions at the shared services

level. Add Rob, and then give him full

permissions.

a. Under User Profiles, Audiences, and Personal Sites, click

Personalization services permissions.

b. Click Add Users/Groups.

c. In the Users/Groups box, type Rob.

d. In the Choose Permissions area, check all permissions.

e. Click Save.

4. View the detailed permissions for NT

AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users.

a. Select the NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users check

box, and then click Modify Permissions of Selected Users.

b. Click Cancel.

5. View the policy settings for user

profiles.

a. Under User Profiles, Audiences, and Personal Sites, click

Profile services policies.

b. On the Manage Policy page, scroll down and read the

personal properties that can be controlled.

6. View some of the search settings that

are available.

a. On the menu bar, click Home.

b. In the Search area, click Search Settings.

c. Close Internet Explorer and log off of SEA-SRV1.


Task 2-3: Administering Site Settings Just as you can delegate permissions to manage central administration and shared services

administration, you can also delegate permission to create and manage sites. One preconfigured

group with permissions to create subsites is the Owners group for a site. You can add users to the

Owners group for a site to delegate management permissions. In this task, you will add a user to the Owners group for the home site.

Administering Site Settings


SETUP STEPS ONLY � Log on to SEA-CL1 as Paul with a password of Pa$$w0rd.

1. Access the SharePoint site as Paul. a. Click Start, point to All Programs, and then click Internet

Explorer.

b. In the Address bar, type http://sea-srv1, and then press

ENTER.

2. View the People and Groups that

have permissions to the Home site.

a. At the top of the page, click Site Actions, point to Site

Settings and then click People and Groups.

b. Under Groups, click Home Owners.

3. Add Rob to the Home Owners group. a. Click New, and then click Add Users.

b. In the Users box, type Rob.

c. Click OK.

CLEANUP STEPS ONLY � Log off as Paul.

Additional Tasks If time permits, complete the following tasks to learn more about the administration interface in Office SharePoint Server 2007:

� Explore additional Central Administration site options.

� Explore additional shared services configuration options.

� Explore additional site configuration options.


Exercise 3: Office SharePoint Server 2007 Security Overview For a single-server installation, the entire security configuration for Office SharePoint Server 2007

is performed automatically. However, for more advanced installations, you must understand the

infrastructure objects that are a part of Office SharePoint Server 2007 and their security

requirements. In this exercise, you will see an overview of the infrastructure objects in Office SharePoint Server 2007 and their security configuration.

Task 3-1: Viewing Web Applications There are separate Web sites and Web applications for the Central Administration site, shared

services administration site, and content sites. In this task, you will view the Web sites and the Web applications.

Viewing Web Applications


SETUP STEPS ONLY � Log on to SEA-SRV1 as Administrator with a password of

Pa$$w0rd.

1. Open Internet Information Services

(IIS) Manager.

� Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click

Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

2. View the Web sites in IIS Manager. � Expand SEA-SRV1 (local computer), and then expand

Web Sites.

3. View the application pool and

application for the Home site and for

shared services administration.

a. Right-click SharePoint (80), and then click Properties.

b. Click the Home Directory tab.

c. Click Cancel.

d. Right-click SharePoint (2814), and then click Properties.

e. Click the Home Directory tab.

f. Click Cancel.

4. View the application pools, and then

view the identity used by

DefaultAppPool and

SharedServices1AppPool.

a. Expand Application Pools.

b. Right-click DefaultAppPool, and then click Properties.

c. Click the Identity tab.

d. Click Cancel.

e. Right-click SharedServices1AppPool, and then click

Properties.

f. Click the Identity tab.

g. Click Cancel.

CLEANUP STEPS ONLY � Close IIS Manager.


Task 3-2: Viewing Database Configuration Office SharePoint Server 2007 uses databases to store content and configuration information. Each

Web application has its own content database. The Shared Services Provider (SSP) has two additional databases for Search and SSP configuration.

Viewing Database Configuration


SETUP STEPS ONLY � If necessary, log on to SEA-SRV1 as Administrator with a

password of Pa$$w0rd.

1. Open the Central Administration site. � Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft

Office Server, and then click SharePoint 3.0 Central

Administration.

2. Click the Perform a backup option to

view all of the databases that are in use.

a. On the menu bar, click Operations.

b. Under Backup and Restore, click Perform a backup.

3. View the properties of

SharedServices1 to see the databases

that it uses.


b. Click Create or Configure this Farm’s Shared Services.

c. Rest the mouse pointer over SharedServices1 (Default)

until a down arrow appears.

d. Click the down arrow, and then click Edit Properties.

e. Scroll down and view the databases that are configured.

f. Click Cancel.

CLEANUP STEPS ONLY a. Close Internet Explorer.

b. Shut down all virtual machines. Do not save changes.

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