Microsoft Sharepoint Products and Technologies Resource Kit eBook

50 Part I: Introduction to SharePoint Products and Technologies
You can remove Windows SharePoint Services from a virtual server by using
HTML Administration or the command-line administration tool. Both of these tools
allow you to either preserve or delete content when you remove Windows Share-
Point Services.
Removing Windows SharePoint Services from a Virtual Server by Using
HTML Administration
To remove Windows SharePoint Services from a virtual server by using HTML Administration,
use the Remove Windows SharePoint Services from Virtual Server page.
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1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then
click SharePoint Central Administration.
2. On the Central Administration page, under Virtual Server Configuration, click
Configure Virtual Server Settings.
3. On the Virtual Server List page, select the virtual server you want to configure.
4. On the Virtual Server Settings page, under Virtual Server Management, click
Remove Windows SharePoint Services From Virtual Server.
5. On the Remove Windows SharePoint Services From Virtual Server page, select
one of the following:
■ Remove without deleting content databases. This removes only the
Windows SharePoint Services folders from the virtual server—the content
database remains intact, so you can reconnect to it later using the same
virtual server or a different one.
■ Remove and delete content databases. This both removes the Windows
SharePoint Services folders from the virtual server and deletes the
content database. You will not be able to reconstruct the sites previously
stored on that virtual server unless you have a backup.
Figure 2-4 illustrates the options available for removing Windows SharePoint
Services.
Figure 2-4 Options for removing Windows SharePoint Services
6. Click OK.