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470 Part VI: Administration of <strong>Microsoft</strong> Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003<br />

Portal Site <strong>and</strong> Virtual Server Configuration<br />

At this point, we have configured almost all the core service features for the portal<br />

servers in the farm. We are now ready to discuss the configuration options <strong>and</strong> procedures<br />

relating to the creation of portal sites. The links in the Portal Site And Virtual<br />

Server Configuration section are used to extend <strong>and</strong> configure virtual servers required<br />

to host portal sites <strong>and</strong> team sites, create <strong>and</strong> manage portal sites, <strong>and</strong> configure portal<br />

site information such as external access settings <strong>and</strong> quota configurations.<br />

Because all websites including portal sites need to be serviced through a virtual<br />

server preconfigured in IIS, we will begin our discussion there <strong>and</strong> end with the<br />

actual portal site creation procedure. Figure 17-7 depicts the links of the Portal Site<br />

And Virtual Server Configuration section we will be discussing.<br />

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Figure 17-7 The Portal Site And Virtual Server Configuration section on the SharePoint Portal<br />

Server Central Administration page<br />

Extending Portal Virtual Servers<br />

As with Windows SharePoint Services, for a virtual server to provide front-end Web<br />

services for sites, it must be extended. Extending a virtual server associates the<br />

appropriate application pool, installs the Windows SharePoint ISAPI filter to the virtual<br />

server, <strong>and</strong> creates the appropriate files in the virtual server’s folder.<br />

However, in the portal site scenario, you do not have to extend the virtual<br />

server before creating your portal sites. This is different from Windows SharePoint<br />

Services, which requires that this step be performed before any sites can be created. The<br />

portal site creation process auto-extends the virtual server as part of the process.<br />

That said, you might be wondering why the Extend An Existing Virtual Server From<br />

The Virtual Server List Page option even exists on the SharePoint Portal Server<br />

Central Administration page. It is there to configure front-end Web servers that are<br />

added to the farm after the portal site has been created. Read the “Creating Portal<br />

Sites” section at the end of this chapter for details on how to extend virtual servers<br />

in a multiportal farm.<br />

Once you have extended a virtual server, it will appear on the Virtual Server<br />

List page that appears when you click Configure Virtual Server Settings from the

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