Architecture and Components of the Microsoft Search Engine

Search in SharePoint Server 2007 is a shared service that is available only through a Shared Services Provider (SSP). In a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0-only implementation, the basic search engine is installed, but it will lack many components that you’ll most likely want to install into your environment. Table 16-1 provides a feature comparison between the search engine that is installed with a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0—only implementation and an SharePoint Server 2007 implementation.

Table 16-1. Feature Comparison between Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and SharePoint Server 2007

Feature

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

SharePoint Server 2007

Content that can be indexed

Local SharePoint ...

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