Chapter overview: Perform pre-upgrade steps (Windows SharePoint Services)

Applies To: Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

Topic Last Modified: 2009-06-30

There are specific steps you must take before you start the upgrade process. If you don't perform these steps before you start the upgrade process, the upgrade process might fail. This chapter describes the pre-upgrade steps you must perform to have a successful upgrade experience, regardless of which upgrade path you are pursuing.

In this chapter:

• Install Service Pack 2 for Windows SharePoint Services 2.0

• Install all pre-requisites (Windows SharePoint Services)

• Communicate downtime to site owners and users (Windows SharePoint Services)

• Run and test a full backup in SQL Server (Windows SharePoint Services)

• Create new domain names (gradual upgrade only) (Windows SharePoint Services)

• Run the pre-upgrade scan tool (Windows SharePoint Services)

• Deploy upgrade definition files and new site definitions (Windows SharePoint Services)

• Upgrade custom Web Part packages (Windows SharePoint Services)

• Save blocked file type settings (Windows SharePoint Services)

After you have completed the pre-upgrade steps, you can perform the in-place or gradual upgrade, or database migration.

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• Upgrading Windows SharePoint Services

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