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Migration and Upgrade Resource Center for SharePoint Server 2007

This page provides resources for IT pros to help you migrate to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 from Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003, Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, or Microsoft Content Management Server 2002. For developer information, see the migration and upgrade information on MSDN.

Upgrade SharePoint Portal Server 2003 customizations to SharePoint Server 2007Upgrade SharePoint Portal Server 2003 customizations to SharePoint Server 2007
  • Part 1 of 2: Learn the requirements to perform an upgrade of SharePoint Portal Server 2003 customizations to SharePoint Server 2007.
  • Part 2 of 2: Learn to work with upgrade definition files, understand key elements and attributes, and walk through an annotated sample upgrade definition file.
Bill Baer's blog entries about the pre-upgrade scan tool (Prescan.exe)Bill Baer's blog entries about the pre-upgrade scan tool (Prescan.exe)

Read William Baer's tips and scripts for Microsoft SharePoint Products & Technologies. Download and run the Prescan.exe utility against your existing Web sites to help you find and fix any errors before you perform an upgrade.

Upgrade large SharePoint Portal Server 2003 intranet portals to SharePoint Server 2007Upgrade large SharePoint Portal Server 2003 intranet portals to SharePoint Server 2007

Learn how to upgrade large enterprise portals from SharePoint Portal Server 2003 to SharePoint Server 2007 with minimal impact to users. Read the SharePoint Products and Technologies team blog to learn how to upgrade a SharePoint Portal Server 2003 area that's based on a custom site definition.

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

Migrating from Microsoft Content Management Server 2002

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