Sample SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Server Farm Implementations

Other organizations decide to ”start big” initially and implement a server farm using SharePoint Portal Server 2003. This section covers several common configurations encountered in the real world.

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Consider using VMware or Microsoft's Virtual Server 2005 software for proof of concept testing for more complex SharePoint implementations. Often a SharePoint server farm can be replicated on a single server using virtual server images, which greatly reduces the costs involved in proof of concept testing. In addition, snapshots of the virtual server images can be taken during the testing process, which facilitates rollbacks and testing different configurations.

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