Chapter overview: Plan and prepare for upgrade (Office SharePoint Server)
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: 2016-11-14
The upgrade process is not as simple as inserting a CD and running Setup. You need to carefully plan your approach, anticipate issues that might come up during or after the process, and consider your specific environment. This chapter includes information and recommendations that can help you plan and prepare for the upgrade process.
In this chapter:
Review system requirements for upgrade (Office SharePoint Server)
Use a trial upgrade to find potential issues (Office SharePoint Server)
Determine how to handle customizations (Office SharePoint Server)
Develop new custom site definitions and create upgrade definition files (Office SharePoint Server)
In addition to these upgrade-specific planning steps, you should also follow the steps and recommendations for planning for security, capacity, and performance found in Planning and architecture for Office SharePoint Server 2007.
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Plan for and design security (Office SharePoint Server)
Plan for performance and capacity (Office SharePoint Server)