Checklist for deploying Project Server 2007 updates
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Topic Last Modified: 2015-03-09
This checklist is an overview of how to install the latest updates to a new farm deployment of Microsoft Office Project Server 2007. For a detailed overview of the different software updates that are available for Office Project Server 2007, see Deploy Project Server 2007 updates.
Plan and prepare
| Plan and prepare | |
|---|---|
| [ ] | Create a recovery plan — how to restore the environment to its original state if the update is not successful. |
| [ ] | Create a communications plan to notify all stakeholders of the operational maintenance activities and expected downtimes. |
| [ ] | If possible, apply the update in a test environment and verify the effects on your data. |
Install Service Pack 2
Note the following when planning to install Office Project Server 2007 Service Pack 2 to a Office Project Server 2007 farm.
Office Project Server 2007 Service Pack 2 contains all the fixes that are in Office Project Server 2007 Service Pack 1, plus additional changes.
Microsoft highly recommends that you install Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 as well.
The infrastructure update for Project Server is included in Office Project Server 2007 Service Pack 2.
If you are installing an Office Project Server 2007 update that includes the Project Server infrastructure update, the Project 2007 infrastructure update should be installed to all Office Project Professional 2007 client computers that connect to the farm. For more information about this requirement, see Deploy the infrastructure update for Office Project Server 2007.
For detailed guidance about deploying the Service Pack 2 (SP1) update to a Office Project Server 2007 deployment, see Deploy Service Pack 2 for Office Project Server 2007.
| Install Service Pack 1 | |
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| [ ] | On the server hosting the SharePoint Central Administration Web site, install the binary files for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2. Do not run the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard. |
| [ ] | On the server hosting Central Administration, install the binary files for Office Server 2007 Service Pack 2, of which Project Server 2007 Service Pack 2 is a part. Do not run the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard. |
| [ ] | On all other servers in the farm, install binary files for both Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 and Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 2. Do not run the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard when installation of the binary files concludes for either update. |
| [ ] | On the server hosting Central Administration, run the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard. |
| [ ] | On all remaining servers in the farm, run the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard. |
Install cumulative updates
Note the following when planning to install a Project Server cumulative update to a Office Project Server 2007 farm:
Project Server 2007 Service Pack 2 is a prerequisite for installing any current post-SP2 Project Server cumulative updates (April 2009 or later).
Microsoft highly recommends that you install the current Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 cumulative update as well.
For detailed information about installing cumulative updates, see Deploy cumulative updates (Project Server 2007).
| Install cumulative updates | |
|---|---|
| [ ] | On the server hosting Central Administration, install the binary files for the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 cumulative update. Do not run the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard. |
| [ ] | On the server hosting Central Administration, install the binary files for the Project Server 2007 cumulative update. Do not run the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard. |
| [ ] | On all other servers in the farm, install binary files for both the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Project Server 2007 cumulative update. Do not run the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard when installation of the binary files concludes for both. |
| [ ] | On the server hosting Central Administration, run the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard. |
| [ ] | On all remaining servers in the farm, run the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard. |
| [ ] | If required, install the corresponding Project 2007 cumulative update to all Project Professional 2007 computers that connect to the server (as per the Infrastructure Update requirement). |
See Also
Concepts
Deploy Project Server 2007 updates
Deploy Service Pack 2 for Office Project Server 2007
Deploy the infrastructure update for Office Project Server 2007
Deploy cumulative updates (Project Server 2007)