Perform pre-upgrade steps

Applies To: Office SharePoint Server 2007

This Office product will reach end of support on October 10, 2017. To stay supported, you will need to upgrade. For more information, see , Resources to help you upgrade your Office 2007 servers and clients.

Topic Last Modified: 2009-02-04

In this section:

• Chapter overview: Perform pre-upgrade steps (Office SharePoint Server)

• Install Service Pack 3 for Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 and SharePoint Portal Server 2003

• Install all pre-requisites (Office SharePoint Server)

• Communicate downtime to site owners and users

• Run and test a full backup in SQL Server

• Create new domain names (gradual upgrade only)

• Run the pre-upgrade scan tool (Office SharePoint Server)

• Deploy upgrade definition files and new site definitions (Office SharePoint Server)

• Upgrade custom Web Part packages

• Save blocked file type settings (Office SharePoint Server)