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Back up a farm by using built-in tools (Windows SharePoint Services 3.0)   This article has been updated with a procedure for verifying that the SQL Server Volume Shadow Copy Service is set to start automatically before you back up a single server deployment for the first time.

Configure incoming e-mail settings (Windows SharePoint Services)   This article has been updated with information from Knowledge Base article Attachment is missing from an e-mail message that is sent to a Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 document library.

Back up a farm by using the Stsadm command-line tool (Windows SharePoint Services 3.0)   This updated article contains a minor correction to Stsadm syntax.

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Technical Library in Compiled Help format (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c9d6c8c5-8a62-4961-8c1b-df08b667b1c4&DisplayLang=en)   All Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 documentation found in the TechNet library is available in downloadable .chm format. This download has been updated to include all content in the library as of June 12, 2009.

Trimauditlog: Stsadm operation (Windows SharePoint Services)   This article has been updated to give the correct parameters for this operation.

Deploy language packs (Windows SharePoint Services 3.0)   This article provides procedural information for deploying language packs. The article now includes clearer steps and links to the Microsoft Download Center.

Index for Stsadm operations and properties (Windows SharePoint Services)   This article has been updated to include a link to the new, interactive Silverlight application for Stsadm operations and properties. Now all Stsadm commands are browseable and searchable, and each operation and property is directly linked to detailed articles in the TechNet library if you need more information.

Downloadable book: Planning an Extranet Environment for Windows SharePoint Services   This book provides planning recommendations for deploying Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 in an extranet environment. It discusses supported extranet topologies and details the hardening requirements for servers within an extranet environment.

Deletesite: Stsadm operation (Windows SharePoint Services)   The gradualdelete parameter was added in the April Cumulative Update to perform gradual deletion of site collections. If this parameter is present, SharePoint marks the site collection as deleted to prevent further access while a SharePoint Timer job gradually deletes the data in the site collection.

Job-gradual-site-deletion: Stsadm property (Windows SharePoint Services)   This property was added in the April Cumulative Update to perform gradual deletion of site collections. It allows a site collection to be marked deleted, which immediately prevents any further access to its content.

Migrate an existing server farm to a 64-bit environment (Windows SharePoint Services 3.0)   This article provides information for migrating a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 farm deployment on 32-bit hardware to a 64-bit environment.

Back up and restore site collections by using built-in tools (Windows SharePoint Services 3.0)   This article has been updated to include the use of commands released in the April Cumulative Update.

Delete a site collection (Windows SharePoint Services)   This article has been updated to include the use of the Stsadm deletesite operation with the gradualdelete parameter. The gradualdelete parameter was added in the April Cumulative Update.

Merge content databases (Windows SharePoint Services 3.0)   This article has been updated to include the recommendation that you install the April Cumulative Update before you merge content databases.

Move site collections to a new database (split a content database) (Windows SharePoint Services 3.0)   This article has been updated to include the recommendation that you install the April Cumulative Update before you split content databases.

Deploy software updates for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0   This article has been updated with information about the April Cumulative Update.

Service Pack 2 for SharePoint Products and Technologies (white paper)   These two white papers provide information about the important updates included in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 with Service Pack 2 (SP2).

Pre-upgrade scanning and reporting for future releases (Windows SharePoint Services)   This article describes how to use the Stsadm preupgradecheck operation to scan farm servers before starting an upgrade to ensure that some upgrade prerequisites are met and to detect known issues that can prevent the upgrade from completing successfully. The results of the scan enable you to address any issues that are identified.

Preupgradecheck: Stsadm operation (Windows SharePoint Services)   This operation, added in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 with Service Pack 2 (SP2), runs rules that are intended to assist administrators in preparing for an upgrade.

Enumallwebs: Stsadm operation (Windows SharePoint Services)   This operation, added in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 with Service Pack 2 (SP2), displays the IDs and site map status for all site collections and subsites in the content database.

Updated Service Pack 2 articles   The following articles have all been updated with new information for Service Pack 2:

• Plan authentication settings for Web applications (Windows SharePoint Services)

• Configure forms-based authentication (Windows SharePoint Services)

• Plan browser support (Windows SharePoint Services)

• Create an installation source that includes software updates (Windows SharePoint Services 3.0)

Updated Stsadm operations   The following Stsadm operations have been updated for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 with Service Pack 2 (SP2)

• Deletesite: Stsadm operation (Windows SharePoint Services)

• Deleteweb: Stsadm operation (Windows SharePoint Services)

• Backup: Stsadm operation (Windows SharePoint Services)

• Setsitelock: Stsadm operation (Windows SharePoint Services)

   Downloadable book: Security for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Downloadable book: Planning an Extranet Environment for Windows SharePoint Services, and Downloadable book: Planning and architecture for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0   Updated versions of these downloadable books are now available. Downloadable books contain content from the TechNet technical library, which is revised regularly. The updated book includes the most recent version of this content as of April 2009.