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The Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 MSIT Basic Configuration Pack is designed to be used for managing the configuration of SharePoint 2007 servers. This configuration pack defines recommended configurations based on a limited number of settings affecting the configuration of SharePoint 2007 servers in the Microsoft IT environment. More extensive configuration items and settings can be obtained by downloading the Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 MSIT Intermediate and Comprehensive Configuration Packs. It is recommended that users begin by evaluating their configuration against the Basic configuration pack, and then progress to the Intermediate and Comprehensive configuration packs as desired configurations are verified.

Once imported into SCCM 2007, this configuration pack and its included configuration items can be targeted to collections of systems which are then audited for compliance with the recommended configurations. When settings are detected to be out of compliance, events will be generated and sent to the Configuration Manager server where the data is available for reporting. This enables early detection of potentially detrimental configuration changes and allows the administrator to correct the settings before they may cause downtime events.

Please note that the configuration items, settings, and values used by Microsoft IT and included in this configuration pack will not necessarily reflect the desired configuration for every possible SharePoint Server 2007 environment. The administrator should verify that the rules being evaluated reflect the desired configuration for their specific environment. If desired, the administrator can also modify the configuration pack by changing the value(s) specified for given settings-based configuration items or by adding/removing configuration items from the model through the Desired Configuration Management user interface within the SCCM 2007 console. Where settings and values are represented by a Parent and Child configuration item pair, the Child configuration item will contain the editable rules and values that an administrator may choose to modify.

Feature Bullet Summary:
The Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 MSIT Basic Configuration Pack includes configuration items for the following:

• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 Core
• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 HealthCheck
• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 Index
• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 Web Front End (WFE)
• Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 2007 Core

In some cases, the settings and values will be represented by a Parent and Child configuration item pair. Please note that the Child configuration item will contain the editable rules and values that an administrator may choose to modify to reflect the desired configuration for their specific environment.

To understand in detail what each configuration item will be evaluating please review the properties of that configuration item in the context of the server role being addressed.

Configuration Pack Release History:
1/18/2008 - Version 1.0 - Original release of the English version

Files

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SharePoint Server 2007 (32-bit edition)
System Center Configuration Manager 2007

Downloading and Extracting
To download the pack:

1. Click on the Download button to begin download of the configuration pack MSI file
   
2. On the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager server, click on the MSI file to extract the included files into a temporary directory
   

You can import the configuration pack using the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager administrative console and following these steps :

1. Open the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager administrative console
2. Navigate to the System Center Configuration Manager / Site Database / Computer Management / Desired Configuration Management node
3. Right-click Configuration Items, Import Configuration Data to load the Import Configuration Data Wizard
4. Click Add, browse to the temporary directory containing the extracted files, select the .cab files, and click Open
5. Follow the remaining Wizard instructions

For more information about using desired configuration management in Configuration Manager 2007 with imported best practices configuration data from Configuration Packs, see the topic "Desired Configuration Management Administrator Workflows" in the Configuration Manager Documentation Library (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=66999 ).