Microsoft Sharepoint Products and Technologies Resource Kit eBook

960 Part IX: Maintaining a Server in Windows SharePoint Services
When you have completed this, you should see both sites in the IIS Management
console.
Creating the Windows SharePoint Services Site as the Support Site
Creating a Windows SharePoint Services site is done through the Windows SharePoint
Administration console known as SharePoint Central Administration. To open the
console, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Administration Tools, and click
SharePoint Central Administration. This opens the Windows SharePoint Services
Central Administration page.
Note that if SharePoint Portal Server is also installed on your system, there are
actually two consoles: one for Windows SharePoint Services and one for SharePoint
Portal Server. The title of the page indicates which one you are on, showing either
“Windows SharePoint Services/Central Administration” or “SharePoint Portal Server
Central Administration.” (The colors are also slightly different.) Make sure you are
using the correct one, as they are very similar. You alternate between the two consoles
by using the links on the left side of the page under Links To Related Administration
Home Pages.
Like the FrontPage extensions they replace, new websites created in IIS are not
extended with Windows SharePoint Services. For us to use the site we just created
(OurNewSharePointSite), the virtual directory needs to be extended to include the
Windows SharePoint Services extensions.
On the Windows SharePoint Services Administration page, find the Virtual
Server Configuration section and click Extend Or Upgrade Virtual Server. This opens
the Virtual Server List page, which displays the list of sites found that do not have
Windows SharePoint Services extensions installed. The site you’ve just created
should appear with the following information:
Name URL Version
OurNewSharePointSite http://:/ Not Installed Extend
The is the name of your server or Localhost, depending on your
installation. The port number is the one you selected when creating the site in the
IIS Management console.
Note You can show all sites via the Go To Complete List link at the top of
the page.