Before deploying Windows SharePoint Services Hosting into either your test or production environment, review the following checklist to verify that the prerequisites have been met.

Checklist: Preinstallation for Windows SharePoint Services Hosting

Steps

Reference

1. Verify installation and configuration of Active Directory on your Windows Server 2003 domain controllers (AD01, AD02).

Note:
Having Active Directory set up and running according to the solution architecture is required if you plan to deploy Windows SharePoint Services version 3.0 using host header mode in a server farm.

Build Centralized Management

2. Verify the availability of all software prerequisites for Windows SharePoint Services hosting in your environment.

Windows SharePoint Services Hosting Requirements

If you are now ready to begin your Windows SharePoint Services deployment, see Build Hosted Windows SharePoint Services for guidance on the reference architecture tasks.