De-mystifying Windows SharePoint
Services in SBS 2003
Stuart Applegate – SBS MVP
General Manager
Business Computing Australia, Brisbane
Dean Calvert – SBS MVP
Principal Consultant & Managing Director
Calvert Technologies, Adelaide
Quick Poll
Who has already customised WSS in SBS?
Who has produced a commercial WSS solution?
The out-of-box experience
What is WSS in SBS?
Connects people, information & processes
Provides information sharing & document
collaboration features
Internal (or external) Intranet site
Tool to easily develop solutions
Automate business processes
What can you do with it?
Integration to other LOB apps
MS Office 2003 / 2007
End users have been typically keen to dive in
however VARs appear to have been hesitant as
it is unfamiliar territory
Understanding the components
Sites & subsites
Documents, Lists, Tasks, Events
Webparts
.NET components
Administration
Alerting
The default SBS WSS site
Working with WSS
Customisation
Integration
Outlook/Exchange
One way calendar linking
Access / SQL
Content Management Server
Project Server
Live Communication Server
Backup with WSS
Microsoft documentation
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/ws
s/2/all/adminguide/en-us/stsf19.mspx?mfr=true
Backup a single WSS site as needed using
stsadmn utility
Need to be a member of the server computer’s
administrators group or a member of the SharePoint
administrators group
Stsadm.exe –o backup –url http://server_name/site
-filename c:\backup.dat [-overwrite]
filename paramater can be a filename, path or URL
Restore with WSS
Restore a single WSS site as needed using
stsadm utility
Stsadm.exe –o restore –url http://server_name/site filename c:\backup.dat [-overwrite]
3 options for restoring a site
Restore over an existing site
Restore a site to a new site on the same server
Restore site to a separate server with a separate
installation of WSS that uses a copy of the original
server’s configuration database
On The Topic Of Backup/Restore
Add a Recycle Bin to your WSS site!!
Refer to the following for all the details:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/05/02/Rec
ycleBinforWSS/default.aspx
Much quicker method to restore deleted items
than restoring the entire site
Other Methods
FrontPage
Simple and reliable 
Can’t be automated 
Smigrate
Flexible, can be automated, reliable 
Command line interface, not well documented 
SQL/WMSDE
Low level database backup, can be automated 
Low level database restore, restores can be
cumbersome, limited documentation does not cover all
scenarios 
When Disaster Strikes
Visit your favourite software vendor’s site
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827701/en-us
“How to perform a disaster recovery operation of
SharePoint Services Companyweb and SharePoint
Services Databases”
To prevent the disaster in the firstplace
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/829112/en-us
“How to back up and restore http://companyweb in
Windows Small Business Server 2003”
SharePoint Data
SBS Standard Edition
WMSDE database storage
SBS Premium Edition
Can upgrade to SQL database
Content indexing
Your very own MSNSearch!!
Word, Excel, text
iFilters
Extend your indexing capabilities
Acrobat, WordPerfect, Autodesk, PostScript….
www.ifiltershop.com
The ultimate resource
Web sites (Microsoft)
Landing Page
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/sh
arepoint/default.mspx
Web sites (3rd party)
WSS FAQ = http://wss.collutions.com/default.aspx
SPS FAQ = http://www.spsfaq.com/
EXPERTS= http://www.sharepointexperts.com
SP UNI = http://www.sharepointu.com/
The ultimate resource (cont)
Sample Applications
MacroView WISDOM - WSS Add-on (Sydney)
http://www.macroview.com.au/WisdomProducts.htm?
MenuState=2
Microsoft Templates (30) – Basic and Custom
http://sharepoint.laytonflower.com
- Employee Timesheets
- Employee Training
The ultimate resource (cont)
Newsgroups / RSS
TechNet
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/newsgroups/server/
sharepoint.mspx
Microsoft.public.sharepoint.windowsservices
Microsoft.public.sharepoint.windowsservices.development
User Groups
Brisbane - http://bspug.officeisp.net
Sydney - http://sps.uniqueworld.net/Sydney/default.aspx
Canberra http://sps.uniqueworld.net/Canberra/
Blogs
Chad Gross SBS MVP=
http://msmvps.com/blogs/cgross/archive/2005/08/03/61320.aspx
The ultimate resource (cont)
Courses
Microsoft #2286: Implementing WSS
Books
MS Press: Windows SharePoint Services - Step by Step
ISBN:0-7356-2075-X
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/7241.asp
MS Press : Windows SharePoint Services - Inside out
ISBN:0-7356-2171-3
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/8191.asp
Harry Brelsford : Advanced Windows SBS 2003 Best Practices
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0974858072
Training
MacroView – Sydney
http://www.macroview.com.au/SharePoint_Training.htm?MenuSta
te=1
MVP
Gayan Peiris (Australia) http://www.gayanpeiris.com
The Road Ahead
Today
WSS v2 w/SP2
WSS v3 (BETA 2)
SharePoint Portal Server 2003
The Road Ahead
Future
MOSS 2007 (Microsoft Office SharePoint Server)
WSS v3
Will be supported on SBS 2003
KB article will be provided, for migrating v2 to v3
No in-place install
Plan & Prepare
http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/library/cb22a
4d2-e8ac-4578-8fb0-4ab03dafd3bd1033.mspx?mfr=true
The Opportunity
Q: Technician or Consultant?
A: Both !
As IT Techs in SMB (or Business) - seek
opportunities
Know your tool of trade, then apply those skills to
resolve or improve business process =
HUGE potential for $ or business benefit
Q&A
Share with us your SharePoint experiences !
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