Upgrate SPS2003 Team site TO MOss2007

1 Pre-Upgrade Steps
Verify that WSS 2.0 Service Pack 2 is installed Install .NET Framework 3.0 Enable Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 in IIS Web Service Extensions Communicate downtime to site owners and users
2 Upgrade Steps The upgrade steps are explained below:

2.1 Run the Prescan.exe
Copy the “Prescan.exe” from your local drive Run the prescan tool from a command prompt with the following parameter (Prescan.exe /all) Browse the prescan log and lookout for errors. Errors occur if there are orphaned sites/ subsites or lists. These errors should be corrected either by fixing them or if not found to be active, they can be removed. (Refer to section 2.4 below for fixing errors)

2.2 Install WSS 3.0 Run the setup exe for WSS 3.0 Select Gradual Migration in a upgrade tab Select Web Front End in a server tab and click next Cancel the Configuration Setting Wizard (Don’t the config wizard). Install WSS 3.0 SP1 Uncheck the Configuration Setting Checkbox and Close the Wizard.

2.3 Create the Site Definition Folder as described in my previous article

2.5 Create the Upgrade file Copy an past the upgrade.xml file and past from the below path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\CONFIG\UPGRADE and replce its content with WSS to the new site definition name[XYZ].

2.6 Run the configuration Wizard Select "No, I want to create a new server farm” Provide database Server Name, Database name, User Account Info Hit Upgrade You should get Configuration Status as Successfully Completed

2.7 Change the URL of existing team site Go to Start  Run  type ‘inetmgr’ Expand the Web Sites and select WSS

2.8 website Right click Properties Select Web Site tab  Advanced Select the host header  click Edit Type the new Host Header Value : ABC.com” Click ok and close

2.9 Add entry in the hosts file Go to Start  Run  type ‘drivers’ Click on etc folder Open the hosts file in notepad Add a new entry for “ABC.com” Save & Close

2.9 Run upgrade and Migrate Go to Central Admin. Under Operations - Site Content Upgrade. Hit Begin Upgrade. Clear the port text box Type ABC.com in host header Select “Create new application pool” type “NewWssAppPool” in a application pool name specify user name and password Select “Manually set database names” in content database section

Click Ok Specify the temporary database name as WSSUP_Temp_”actual content database name” Click Ok