Prescriptive Guidance: Upgrading SharePoint from SPS2003 to MOSS 2007
Discover the options available for upgrading from SharePoint Portal Server 2003 to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007; find out which option best meets your needs, and get critical advice on performing the upgrade.
by Vikram Srivatsa
April 11, 2008
s customers start to migrate from their existing SharePoint Portal Server 2003 (SPS2003) installations to the new version of SharePoint—Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS 2007)—one of the critical and daunting tasks they face is the process of upgrading applications and custom code from SPS 2003 to MOSS 2007.
Microsoft provides tool-based support for upgrading from SPS2003 to MOSS 2007. Like all automated tools (such as the VB to .NET Migration Wizard for example) this one is not a magic bullet. Depending on the customizations and custom extensions added to a particular SharePoint installation, the upgrade tool's performance varies. Fortunately, Microsoft also provides a Pre-Scan tool that can provide warnings on areas that may cause the upgrade process to fail. As shown in Figure 1, the upgrade process itself generally involves four steps:
Figure 1. Upgrade Process: These are the four critical steps to follow when upgrading from SPS2003 to MOSS 2007.
Check for Service Pack 2
Pre-Scan & Analysis
Choose Approach
Execute the Upgrade
Each step is discussed in more detail in the following sections.
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s customers start to migrate from their existing SharePoint Portal Server 2003 (SPS2003) installations to the new version of SharePoint—Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS 2007)—one of the critical and daunting tasks they face is the process of upgrading applications and custom code from SPS 2003 to MOSS 2007.
