How to validate MOSS Installation

Question

How to validate MOSS Installation.. One of my colleague is asking for above. Having MOSS application development experience I understand validation should be requirement specific. And also on where and how I am using it?

I know it's enough to have central administration in place to validate at least it is installed.

Still I am asking; what are the other key things I need to check in general scenario. Which may remain unnoticed in certain situation, but still may be a key factor for a problem.

Thanks in Advance Rajdip

Answer 1

That's quite a big question without knowing anything about your environment.

Some key points are: - Service accounts. How many are you using? - SSP - is it configured? - Search - is it working? How is it distributed (index, query, crawler). - Profiles - are they being pulled from AD?

As for usage. SharePoint can get out of control, so a good governance plan is essential. - Site collections v sites - Security - Content Ownership

Sorry, this is a litle rushed, but hope it helps you.

Answer 2

I asked similar question here in the context of a restore:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1077021/verify-sharepoint-restore

SharePoint is so dynamic in nature that you will have to create a checklist that reflects your own architecture. I would start by inspecting the server logs - one of the more common issues is not having the required security accounts in place prior to installation. Also, I believe that there is a tool to check for problems with the 2010 release.