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Downloadable diagram: Permissions for common administrative operations
For enterprise search in Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Search Server 2008, there are several levels of search administration, including server administrator, farm administrator, SSP administrator, and site collection administrator. This Visio diagram provides information about permissions and operations commonly performed at each of these administrative levels. If you do not have Office Visio installed, you can download a free viewer.
Enterprise search deep dives
Download six detailed packaged presentations and videos about enterprise search in SharePoint Server 2007.
Install the Infrastructure Update for SharePoint Server 2007
The Infrastructure Update for Microsoft Office Servers provides fixes, new features, and significant performance improvements in several areas across SharePoint Products and Services.
Working with federation
In Office SharePoint Server 2007 with the Infrastructure Update for Microsoft Office Servers installed, federation enables end users to issue a query that searches multiple sources and displays results in separate Web Parts on a single search results page. Using federation enables you to provide more extensive query results for your users without devoting your server resources to crawling and indexing content.
Search connector gallery
The search connector gallery is where you can learn more about extending your Microsoft enterprise search solution with your information and business systems.
Stsadm technical reference for SharePoint Server 2007
Use this Silverlight application to learn about the commands available in the Stsadm tool.