Updated: 2009-03-26

This chapter provides information and directions for deploying Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 as an end-to-end solution, whether on a single computer or on a simple server farm. This chapter does not discuss more complex deployments. For information about deploying Office SharePoint Server 2007 in a large server farm, see Deploy Office SharePoint Server 2007 in a server farm environment.

The articles in this chapter include:

• Install Office SharePoint Server 2007 on a stand-alone computer discusses how to install Office SharePoint Server 2007 on a single-server computer running the Windows Server 2003 operating system. A stand-alone configuration is useful if you want to evaluate Office SharePoint Server 2007 features and capabilities, such as collaboration, document management, and search. A stand-alone configuration is also useful if you are deploying a small number of Web sites and you want to minimize administrative overhead.

• Perform a stand-alone installation of Office SharePoint Server 2007 on Windows Server 2008 discusses how to install Office SharePoint Server 2007 on a single-server computer running the Windows Server 2008 operating system. A stand-alone configuration is useful if you want to evaluate Office SharePoint Server 2007 features and capabilities, such as collaboration, document management, and search. A stand-alone configuration is also useful if you are deploying a small number of Web sites and you want to minimize administrative overhead.

• Deploy in a simple server farm (Office SharePoint Server) discusses how to do a clean installation of Office SharePoint Server 2007 in a server farm environment on the Windows Server 2003 operating system. You can deploy in a server farm environment if you are hosting a large number of sites, if you want the best possible performance, or if you want the scalability of a multi-tier topology. A server farm consists of one or more servers dedicated to running the Office SharePoint Server 2007 applications.

• Deploy a simple farm on the Windows Server 2008 operating system (Office SharePoint Server) discusses how to do a clean installation of Office SharePoint Server 2007 in a server farm environment on the Windows Server 2008 operating system. You can deploy in a server farm environment if you are hosting a large number of sites, if you want the best possible performance, or if you want the scalability of a multi-tier topology. A server farm consists of one or more servers dedicated to running the Office SharePoint Server 2007 applications.

• Deploy using DBA-created databases (Office SharePoint Server) discusses how to deploy Office SharePoint Server 2007 in an environment in which database administrators (DBAs) create and manage databases. This article discusses how DBAs can create these databases and how farm administrators configure them. The deployment includes all the required databases, one portal site, a Shared Services Administration Web site, My Sites, and one Shared Services Provider (SSP).

• Install Office SharePoint Server 2007 by using the command line discusses how to use the command-line tools Setup.exe, Psconfig.exe, and Config.xml, to install and configure Office SharePoint Server 2007 from the command prompt window.

• Install Office SharePoint Server 2007 with least privilege administration by using the command line discusses how to install Office SharePoint Server 2007 from the command prompt window while granting the user the least privileges necessary.

• Migrate a stand-alone installation to a server farm installation (Office SharePoint Server 2007) discusses the process for moving from a stand-alone installation to a server farm installation. This process consists of creating a new server farm, and then migrating the data from your stand-alone server to the new farm.

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