Bob, We have Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007 (MOSS) running for internal collaboration and workflow and we also have a Windows Sharepoint Services 3.0 install for external/internal file transfer and sharing.
The WSS install is on an ESX VM with 1 gig of ram and an internal DB. Performance wise, the VM functions just fine for the small amount of traffic it gets, and I imagine if you are focusing on file transfer, you wont get hit very hard. I would be curious to see how large of files you want to send. Remember that file size for upload/download is not only a matter of telling Sharepoint max size, but falling within acceptable IIS timeout timeframes (we are still fiddling on this, over a couple 100 mbs is still an issue). As for complexity, I would encourage you to make it as simple as possible. If you have external users, follow the instructions online for setting up forms based auth and secure over ssl. I created the WSS site and deleted everything but the home splash page and a couple of document libraries, so it really isn't Sharepoint, its solely a storage portal. Good luck, if you have previous Sharepoint experience, you should find the newer products to be much easier to manage. -Troy -----Original Message----- From: Bob Fronk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 11:16 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: SharePoint Server I am gearing up to deploy SharePoint Server 2007. The main goal is to help eliminate "Outlook as a file transport", but eliminate the 100's of file shares we have. But I also know there is much more to the product. I would appreciate replies from those that have deployed SharePoint or have SharePoint experience on what your deployment experience was and what you would or wouldn't do again. Also, anyone have SharePoint running in a VM? As I type this, I am loading up a test server to experience the install process and do some testing. Thanks for any info. Bob Fronk [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
