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346 Part IV: Deployment Scenarios
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5. Enter an IP address to bind to if you have multiple network interface cards
(NIC); otherwise, enter a host header as shown in Figure 14-6. Click Next to
continue.
Figure 14-6 Configuring a host header
6. Enter a path for the website. This path cannot be the same as one used
by another website. You should create a new folder under your default home
directory for IIS sites (located by default at C:\Inetpub\wwwroot). Clear
the Allow anonymous access to this Web site check box. Click Next to
continue.
7. Leave Web Site Access Permissions at their default (Read, Run scripts). Click
Next to continue. Click Finish to complete the wizard.
8. Repeat steps 1 through 7 on each front-end Web server.
9. Go to SharePoint Portal Server Central Administration.
10. In the Portal Site and Virtual Server Configuration section, click Create a
portal site.
11. Enter a name for the portal site, and select the virtual server you just created as
shown in Figure 14-7. Enter an owner account and e-mail address. Click OK.
Click OK again to confirm portal site creation.
12. For additional front-end servers, on the SharePoint Portal Server Central
Administration page, in the Portal Site and Virtual Server Configuration
section, click Extend an existing virtual server from the Virtual Server
List page.