Sharepoint Portal limitations?

OBTS — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

From: "Bikini Browser" <removedotbikinitodbrowserdottthisattgmailttodcom>
Subject: Sharepoint Portal limitations?
Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 12:05:21 -0400
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs

Hello everyone...

Question..

Is the Sharepoint Portal included with SBS 2003 R2 the same as the standalone product or is the SBS version limited in any way?

Thanks in advance...

Bikini Browser

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Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2007 09:24:46 PST
Subject: Re: Sharepoint Portal limitations?
From: Hollis Paul
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs

Actually, you have never received Sharepoint Portal as part of Windows Server. It has always been just WSS, first 2.0, and with R2, 3.0. (SBS MVPs--Correct me if I am wrong on the version numbers--I haven't been interested in R2. I'm waiting for D2. Or perhaps Go Dot.) You get the full Windows Sharepoint Services product, just not the Portal product, which should be on a separate member server.

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Hollis Paul
Mukilteo, WA USA

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From: "Bikini Browser"
Subject: Re: Sharepoint Portal limitations?
Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 12:40:59 -0400
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs

Thanks for your promt reply...

I don't know anything about SharePoint, so bare with me if I sound totally
silly...

You said... >>You get the full Windows Sharepoint Services product, just
not the Portal product,<,

I will be using SBS 2003 R2. Does this mean I will get more than just the Portal? Are you saying that I will get EVERYTHING I NEED in SBS 2003 R2 to setup a SharePoint customer? I don't need any more software, is that correct?

Additionally, If I am going to use SharePoint, do you think I should get the Premium Edition which includes SQL server? Do I need the SQL server for SharePoint?

Please be 100% clear for a Novice like me...

Thanks so much for your answers...

Bikini Browser

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Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2007 11:38:11 PST
Subject: Re: Sharepoint Portal limitations?
From: Hollis Paul
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs

In article , Bikini Browser wrote:
> I will be using SBS 2003 R2. Does this mean I will get more than just the
> Portal? Are you saying that I will get EVERYTHING I NEED in SBS 2003 R2 to
> setup a SharePoint customer? I don't need any more software, is that
> correct?
>
SharePoint is a product that allows non-IT personnel to set up web sites. I have no idea what you might need to set up any customer.

> Additionally, If I am going to use SharePoint, do you think I should get the
> Premium Edition which includes SQL server? Do I need the SQL server for
> SharePoint?
>
I believe that the WSS that comes with SBS is installed with some version of MSDE, or some such acronym. It is not SQL server. It also does not support searches. If you have SQL server in your system somewhere, then you can use that rather than MSDE; but you have to convert your MSDE database to an instance of an SQL database.

> Please be 100% clear for a Novice like me...
>
Well, perhaps you should leave the beach where you would not be so distracted. There is a Microsoft SharePoint website that presents the material at a level that even a manager can understand:
http://www.microsoft.com/SharePoint/default.mspx

It has been a long time since I was a novice in SharePoint, so I am not very good at generating the kind of support you need. If no one else joins this thread, make a new post. But please, visit that web site first.

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Hollis Paul
Mukilteo, WA USA

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From: "Claus" <cjobesatnova-techdotorg>
Subject: Re: Sharepoint Portal limitations?
Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 15:38:34 -0400
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs

There are 2 different products available: SharePoint Services and the Portal Server. SBS comes with SharePoint Services.

I must agree with Hollis. Go to the SharePoint website and read up on the differences and features for the 2 products.

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Claus

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From: "Costas" <cpstechgroupatgmaildotcom>
Subject: Re: Sharepoint Portal limitations?
Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 19:17:38 -0400
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs

SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS 3.0) is a technology that runs on Windows Server 2003 (SBS 2003 included) and it is distributed for free. SharePoint Services 2.0 comes with SBS 2003 and if you want to install version 3.0 you have to download it from Microsoft's web site and do a parallel install (there is a document that describes how to do that on the web site).

SharePoint, as a technology component, needs SQL Server to function. If you don't have SQL Server on your server, the installation routine installs MSDE (for version 2.0) or SQL Server Express (for version 3.0) which is limited to 4GB of data. If you develop a SharePoint site and your planning indicates higher amount of data over a period of time, then you'll need to buy the SBS 2003 R2 Premium to take advantage of SQL Server Workgroup which has no data limit.

SharePoint Server 2007 2007 is a server product that operates on top of SharePoint Services. Prior to this release, the name of the server was SharePoint Portal Server 2003. The word "Portal" is not used anymore. This product is not free, and it has specific CAL requirements, all of which you can find at the Microsoft web site.

You don't need SharePoint Server 2007 to develop an application using this technology. WSS will do just fine.

Hope that helps

Costas

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From: "Bikini Browser"
Subject: Re: Sharepoint Portal limitations?
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 11:53:41 -0400
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs

Your detailed information has been very helpful. Thank you!

Bikini Browser

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