Inside MS WSS 3.0 – Pattison & Larson
Chapter 1 – Getting Started
 
·         WSS is a Site Provisioning (Creating) Engine
·         Multiple SQL DBs (2005 / 2000 / Express) store content & configuration data
·         Farm – one or more computers providing WSS to users
·         Configuration DB – farm wide settings
o        Server names
o        User roles
·         Content DB – one per WSS Application
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·         WSS runs on top of IIS
·         Needs IIS to handle incoming HTTP requests
·         The IIS Default Site has listener that passes HTTP requests to sharepoint/home grown sites
o        Each custom site has
§         Ports
§         IP addresses
§         Host headers
§         Separate security
·         Authentication
·         Authorization
·         Network Settings
·         ISS Site that runs WSS = Web Application
·         WSS Central Administration
o        Can Convert standard site to WSS Site
 
 
WSS Site Collection – formerly called 'Site'
  • Contains WSS Sites
  • A scope of
    • Admin privileges
    • User membership
    • Security Authorization Groups
    • Deploy, Backup & Restore
    • Custom Queries
    • Site Elements
      • E.g. Custom Column
 
WSS Site - formerly called 'Web'
  • Has one Content DB
  • One configuration – users, roles, permissions
  • Users
    • Can inherit from Parent Site
    • Or override
  • Authentication – done by IIS & ASP.NET
  • Authorization – Performed by WSS
  • Site Administrator can
    • Customize Web Part Pages
      • Add, change, delete Web Parts
  • Site User  can
    • Personalize Web Part Pages
      • Add, change, delete Web Parts