In order to change the performance of your capacity model, you can add front-end Web servers to your SharePoint (MOSS) farm. Adding such servers to a SharePoint deployment is a multi-step process, so please use the following procedure to ensure that the new server is completely configured.

Important
You can only add servers to the central SharePoint (MOSS) farm. If you attempt to add servers to a branch office, the simulator will not run.

When adding a server, you can apply a hardware configuration used by another server in the capacity model to easily standardize hardware in the capacity model. A hardware configuration used by another server resembles SiteName\ServerName. After you add a server, you should connect the server to the site's LAN and configure its server role.

To add a Web server to a SharePoint (MOSS) farm

  1. Define the server.

    1. Navigate to the Site Topology view of your SharePoint (MOSS) farm.

    2. In the Current View Actions pane, click Add a server.

    3. Enter a server name.

    4. Type or select the amount of memory that the server has. Use at least 4 GB (at least 8 GB is recommended).

    5. Select a computer configuration, and then click OK.

  2. Edit the server role.

    1. In the Site Topology view, click the new server, and then click Edit server role.

    2. In Select usage profile, click Server Background Loads.

    3. In Server role, select Web Front End.

    4. In Service configuration, in the left box, click Database server, and then in the right box, select the appropriate server.

    5. In Service configuration, in the left box, click Search service, and then in the right box, select the appropriate servers.

    6. In Storage configuration, in the left box, click File System, and then in the right box, select an available configuration.

    7. Click OK.

  3. Connect the server to the site.

    1. In the Site Topology view, click the new server, and then click Connect server to LAN.

    2. In To Network, select Internal LAN.

    3. In Bandwidth, select the appropriate network bandwidth.

    4. To finish, click OK.

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