Dell PowerVault NX1950 Deployment Manual

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16 Deployment GuideWindows SharePoint Services 2.0 includes the following features:• SharePoint sites for file storage and collaboration• SharePoint central administration• Application for Windows SharePoint ServicesSharePoint Sites for File Storage and CollaborationWebsites based on Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 provide a locationwhere teams can communicate, share documents, and collaborate on aproject. SharePoint sites include:• Team collaboration features — Includes event calendars, contacts,web links, discussions, issues lists, and announcements.• Document libraries — Locations where users can store and retrievedocuments and avail of additional features, such as check-in andcheck-out, version history, custom metadata, and flexible andcustomizable views.• Web Parts — Provide data access, web services, and many otherapplications and content to SharePoint sites.Site users can contribute to the site by using a web browser. However, ifusers have Windows SharePoint services-compatible client programs suchas Microsoft Office 2003 installed on their systems, they can workseamlessly with the site, saving files to libraries, editing documents in theclient program, and moving or linking that information to the site.SharePoint Central AdministrationYou can manage a single server or an entire server farm running WindowsSharePoint Services from SharePoint Central Administration—a webbrowser interface. You can use SharePoint Central Administration toperform the following tasks:• Extend a virtual server• Create sites or turn on Self-Service Site Creation so that users cancreate their own sites• Manage security settings• Manage the list of servers in your server farmYou can also use the stsadm.exe command-line utility to manage yourservers running SharePoint Services.