Administering Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services (MOC 2552)

Introduction

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

This two-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to deploy and manage a Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services infrastructure.

The student will learn skills that enable them to deploy and manage a Windows SharePoint Services infrastructure as well as guide end users in their use of the product. This course is not intended to provide detailed design skills, but will cover planning skills at a level sufficient to enable decision making for the implementation process.

Audience

This course is intended for those who operate in medium to very large computing environments using the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system. Typical environments in which they work have the following characteristics:

• Supported users range from 200 to over 100,000.
• Multiple physical locations.
• Typical products and technologies include Microsoft Windows 2003, Internet Information Services (IIS), Windows SharePoint Services, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Office web components, messaging and collaboration platforms, and network security products and technologies.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Understand the Windows SharePoint Services architecture and the business benefits provided by deploying Windows SharePoint Services.
• Enhance collaboration by using Windows SharePoint Services.
• Install and configure a Windows SharePoint Services server.
• Administer Windows SharePoint Services servers.
• Administer Windows SharePoint Services sites.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Working knowledge of Windows Server 2003.
• Successfully completed the Windows Server 2003 core curriculum for Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA).
• Working knowledge of networking, including TCP/IP and Domain Name System (DNS).
• Working knowledge of Internet Information Services (IIS).