Migration and Upgrade Resource Center for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

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IT Pro Content on Upgrade and Migration in the Technical Library

Or, download the book Upgrading to Office SharePoint Server.

Upgrading from SharePoint Portal Server 2003

Read the following articles to get started. For complete upgrade information and procedures, see the upgrade section in the technical library.

• Determine upgrade approach
  

  Use the information in this article to help compare the pros and cons for each upgrade approach, and review information about special cases that might influence your approach.

• Review upgrade best practices
  

  To ensure a smooth upgrade process, follow the best practices in this article.

• Use a trial upgrade to find potential issues
  

  This article provides a method to help you determine what issues you may run into during the upgrade process, so you can address them before or after upgrade as appropriate.

• Run the pre-upgrade scan tool
  

  Use the pre-upgrade scan tool to scan your sites, and then fix any errors before you perform an upgrade.

• Comparison of key features
  

  Read this article to understand key changes to terminology and features that immediately affect the administration and site management process after upgrading.

Upgrading from Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

• Upgrade from Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
  

  If you have been running Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and have decided that you need the functionality of SharePoint Server 2007, you can upgrade to SharePoint Server 2007.

Migrating from Microsoft Content Management Server 2002

• Migrate from Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 to Office SharePoint Server 2007
  

  Review the tools and steps required to migrate a Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 application to Office SharePoint Server 2007, and find recommended practices that will help make each phase of the migration more successful.