28.02.2007

In-Place Upgrading from MS SharePoint Portal Server 2003

By Münür Acar / www.acar.ch

Additional Reading: http://www.combined-knowledge.com/Downloads%202007.htm

First you must download the .NET 3.0 Framework and install it. You don't need to uninstall the previous version 1.1 or 2.0 just leave them. The Windows Workflow Foundation is included in the .NET 3.o Download . There are two version one is about 2.2 MB and will connect than during the installation to the Internet and the other Full Version is about 49MB. And it is the Full package.

Don't forget to clear the checkbox !

Additionally you will see that under All programs Microsoft Office Server / Two new Entries are available. Dont start the Wizard now !

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And then the Last section: Number of ……sites, pages, ect

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After you have entered the CD the default is YES, perform an automated in-place upgrade

Please consult the Administrators Companion by Billy English Chapter 24; Upgrading from MS SharePoint Portal Server 2003

Configuration Successful

A Number of scheduled timer jobs are running, you see the status Job in progress.

This might take a while to complete. To check the status of the upgrade process, click the Browser Refresh Icon !

The upgrade is complete when the Status changes to NO Job is Pending !

The next section is very important !

Upgrading Running: This screen is different than the one mentioned on Page 820 of the Administrators companion by Billy English see Figure 23-14 (above)

Check the Text carefully here ! No upgrade Jobs are pending: Upgrade Succeeded on 02/28/2007

It is recommended to click at least once or twice the Refresh Button of IE

Under Actions you will see Finalize Upgrade !! You must click here!

Then you will see the next Page ! Do not click Complete Upgrade until you have completed these actions and updated other servers in your farm

Click on Complete Upgrade: It's done ! Now you can continue with Operations.

SQL Server after the Upgrade is done

Current web Application list; BSM is Business Score Card manager, Default Web Site and SharePoint Central Admin

See also the two SSPs which are created BSM and Default Website

The New converted Site

My Subsides under the Site Directory

Check all your subsides by clicking on them !

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27.02.2007

Publishing PowerPoint Slides in Sharepoint

Here is what you will learn in this article:

Publishing PowerPoint files in SharePoint.
Using the PowerPoint Slide

Like all other Office products, PowerPoint has great publishing feature and you can publish PPT slides directly to SharePoint.

Create first a Slide Library

The Slide Library is created

Open PowerPoint, with your Slide an Click on Puplish Link

Enter the Path to: or click the Browse Button

Select the Slides you want to publish

Click Publish

The Slides are published

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15.01.2007

Upgrading and Migrating to MOSS 2007

Before Upgrading

Install prerequisites:
Windows Workflow Foundation, SP's
ASP.NET 2.0

Run and Test a full back up

Run the preupgrade scan tool: You must run the tool ! otherwise the setup will not run. Tells what you have to do and all the other things, it pop ups, what you have to do. Also about custom site templates. Verify the customization. Custom Web parts are checked and many other things. Also orphan objects, Lists Documents, Site Collections ect.

There are two kind of upgrades. Second Part of the webcast is upgrading the Farms.

Demo

1. The old World with Portal Server 2003

SQL Server is installed,

Portal Server 2003 is installed

MS .Net Framework 2.0 is installed

And Custom WebParts are installed

Before you begin the Upgrade!

Install Windows Workflow Foundation

Backup the Config DB from your old Portal Server 2003

2. Run the SharePoint MOSS 2007 upgrade, run setup from the CD

Upgrade earlier versions dialog is available

Yes perform an Gradual Upgrade
Is the best option, which we will use. For last sites with a lot of customizations
Yes perform n automated in-place upgrade
No do not upgrade

Server Type

    Complete, Web Front End, Stand Alone

        We choose Complete!

Choose a file Location: default

Yes perform an gradual upgrade…..

First the upgrade process creates an CA Site and Web Application for MOSS 2007. Than a new Configuration DB. The old Config DB from Portal Server 2003 is copied to the new DB. Also Single Sign on is upgraded.

It would also install the server farm

Shared Services are upgraded too user profiles, search db. Virtual Servers are upgraded. Specifies the target web application which is created.

A new Content DB is upgraded. A new temp DB is created for each content DB in V 2.0

Copies the Data from the sites into the temp content db.

After that the content is moved to MOSS 2007 and the temp db is deleted

Both 2003 and 2007 is available on the same box

Content that could not be upgraded, the Config DB will exists v 2.0 and version 3.0

You use the same hardware !

URLs are redirected:

Two cannot share the same URL. You need two different URLs

2.0 Site: http://litwareinc.com

3.0 Site: http://litwareinc_temp.com

After each sites are upgraded you can manually remove the temp url from the Domain- name services

3. In Place upgrade

2.0 Config DB upgraded to Config DB 3.0

2.0 Search and Users Profiles are upgraded to 3.0 SSP DBs

2.0 Site Collection is upgraded to 3.0 Site Collection

This process is repeated on each server in the server farm.

Than you would uninstall SPS 2003 !

RUN THE GRADUAL UPGRADE (Can I upgrade my current server farm?)

RUN THE PREUPGRADE SCAN TOOL

This tool is installed automatically and must be stared before the Configuration wizard is started! You must run this tool.

Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\bin\prescan.exe run from the command tool

Prescan.exe /c presupgradescanconfig.xml /all

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Command completed successfully

Change to the temp file under Document and Settings\administrator\Local Settings\Temp

There is a preupgradeLog_xxxxxxxxxx.txt open the file and read the entry

If you have an error, it is on the top of the report

Run now the SharePoint Products and Configuration Wizard

NO, I want to create a new server farm

Name of the DB Server, SharePoint_Config (must be empty)

Let now work the wizard……

After the Upgrade

Start SharePoint Central Administration 3.0 on (OSS 2007)

Post Upgrade Considerations

Delete unneeded 2.0 sites

Finalize upgrade

Post Upgrade dada migration

Uninstall 2.0

Under CA there is under operations…there is a section Upgrade and Migration

Farm upgrade status

Finalize upgrade (will remove the connection to 2.0 the old version !!!!)

Content Management Server Migration

Enable Premium Features

And more…

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12.01.2007

Behind the Sharepoint UI

Yesterday there was the MCT Summit in Zuerich. There were two SharePoint Sessions with Deniss Scherrer vom Blueside. What's Behind the SharePoint UI and Technical Details about SharePoint products and Editions.

Topics covered where these:

Web Application, Sites (Top Sites) and Subsites
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templatepick.aspx
For making a new Template first copy a template
Where are the templates stored?

As soon an a Language Pack is added the LCID is added as a folder as you can see the German Language Pack is added "1031"

Inside this file you see the following

Template Names, Configuration ID and the also the CA Template which is hidden ! Hidden="True"

Onet.xml

Here are the Top and Site Navigation defined, and also the schmema.clm

Command Line provisioning

Create a new Template inside the webtemp.xml

And also the Categories! Which makes a new Tab!

Not the Site Provisioning will fail

Make a Copy of the STS Site Template !

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01.01.2007

Permission Levels and Permissions

Read the full article here

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA101001491033.aspx?pid=CL100605171033

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31.12.2006

How to Blog from Word 2007 to SharePoint Site

This tutorial shows you how to publish your blogs from word 2007 into SharePoint 2007

Open Word directly from The New Blog Site you created from MOSS 2007:
You will see a Link Launch blog from program to launch

The Blog URL is already entered

Enter the Title of your blog

Enter the image with cut and pase and your text.

When you are finished click on Publish Blog

Click Publish

Before you can Publish you can choose the category:

Click on the 4 squares next to the Homepage Icon: a new drop down field in the document lets you choose the categories

The categories in you blog must be created before on your blog site

Watch the Video

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