Deployment for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 technology

This page is specific to

The 2007 product release

Other versions are also available for the following:

The 2010 product release

Before installing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, be sure you have reviewed the information in Planning and architecture for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 technology.

In this section:

Downloadable book: Deployment and upgrade for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

These downloadable books contain the full set of content for deploying and upgrading Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 in Word document format for easy printing.
Installing application templates for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

Several application templates are available for downloading and using with Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. This topic helps you install these application templates so you can use them in your organization.
End-to-end deployment scenarios (Windows SharePoint Services)

These topics take you step by step through the process of installing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 on a stand-alone server, deploying in a simple server farm, deploying in an environment in which database administrators create and manage databases, or installing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 in Windows Server 2008.
Deploy Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 in a server farm environment

These topics help you deploy in a more complex server farm environment and configure all of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 services and features you need to make available in that server farm.
Upgrading to Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

These topics help you plan, prepare, and perform an upgrade from Windows SharePoint Services to Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.

You can also install Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 from the command line instead of using the wizard interface. The following technical reference topics can help you understand the options available for using Setup.exe, Psconfig.exe, and the Config.xml file from the command line.