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1. Ask if anyone has deployed service pack 1?
Ask how many people plan to deploy it within the next 90 daysAsk if anyone has deployed service pack 1?
Ask how many people plan to deploy it within the next 90 days
4. Each KB article can contain one more or fixes/improvementsEach KB article can contain one more or fixes/improvements
11. Also, you can install .Net Framework 3.5 which is supported with WSS/MOSS SP1 installed. Web.config changes will need to be made.
Also, you can install .Net Framework 3.5 which is supported with WSS/MOSS SP1 installed. Web.config changes will need to be made.
14. Not prescriptive guidance, general guidelines, based on latest information available right now
Review farm architecture
Ensure adequate disk space (new binaries, increased index space needs, and upgraded logging)
Backups should include any OOB files you customized
Individual stsadm backups should be done using the 4 steps: lock, preparetomove, backup, unlockNot prescriptive guidance, general guidelines, based on latest information available right now
Review farm architecture
Ensure adequate disk space (new binaries, increased index space needs, and upgraded logging)
Backups should include any OOB files you customized
Individual stsadm backups should be done using the 4 steps: lock, preparetomove, backup, unlock
15. I am assuming you are already doing proper SQL database maintenance as part of operating your farm (log file maintenance, regular DBCC CHECKDB, etc.)I am assuming you are already doing proper SQL database maintenance as part of operating your farm (log file maintenance, regular DBCC CHECKDB, etc.)
16. Rename log file-you may want to make a batch file to do this across a farmRename log file-you may want to make a batch file to do this across a farm
17. To speed up upgrade or if content DBs are greater than 25GB, preparetomove and then disconnect databases using batch file after documenting content database settings.
To speed up upgrade or if content DBs are greater than 25GB, preparetomove and then disconnect databases using batch file after documenting content database settings.
19. Run upgrade using psconfig command line which allows you to monitor upgrade more closely on first server chosen. Process is fully described in KB 948780
Run upgrade using psconfig command line which allows you to monitor upgrade more closely on first server chosen. Process is fully described in KB 948780
20. Verify upgrade was successful using the upgrade log. Check the version number in CA. Specifics in deployment document
Verify upgrade was successful using the upgrade log. Check the version number in CA. Specifics in deployment document
21. Run upgrade using psconfig command line which allows you to monitor upgrade more closely on first server chosen. Process is fully described in KB 948780
Run upgrade using psconfig command line which allows you to monitor upgrade more closely on first server chosen. Process is fully described in KB 948780
22. If you detached databases, begin attaching again one by one, upgrade process will be done when they attach. There is a more advanced parallel upgrade process for very large farms available in deployment documents.
If you detached databases, begin attaching again one by one, upgrade process will be done when they attach. There is a more advanced parallel upgrade process for very large farms available in deployment documents.
23. You want to complete a full crawl because you most likely completed changes to search configuration or you disconnected databases which makes their changes logs be lost so incremental crawls fail (MS KB 949603)You want to complete a full crawl because you most likely completed changes to search configuration or you disconnected databases which makes their changes logs be lost so incremental crawls fail (MS KB 949603)
27. Reasons for slipstreaming
-Consistency and reduced time when building new farms so updates and all needed language packs are installed
-Allows you to add new servers to your existing farm and ensure they are the same build (minimizes issues)
-Required to install on Windows 2008Reasons for slipstreaming
-Consistency and reduced time when building new farms so updates and all needed language packs are installed
-Allows you to add new servers to your existing farm and ensure they are the same build (minimizes issues)
-Required to install on Windows 2008
30. If you are using Language Packs, just you can slipstream language packs installs and updates—see TechNetIf you are using Language Packs, just you can slipstream language packs installs and updates—see TechNet