MCITP Certification, Creating Zones for Web Applications
Creating Zones for Web Applications
Use the procedure outlined in the section create a new zone. A new zone is created when you extend an existing Web application. MCITP Certification
FIGURE 7.7 The Create External Resource Mapping page.
Creating Quota Templates
As users get used to using your WSS site, they will naturally start storing more and more data on it. This can be a blessing because you are management tool. However, caution is needed because a database can grow out of control. Quota templates are a solution to this problem. With these templates, you can add storage limits on a site collection. This feature can trigger an email alert to your administrators when this size limit is reached.
You can apply these quotas to any site collection in a server farm. The quota will apply to the top-level site and all other sites under it.
To create a new quota template, follow these steps:
1. Open the Central Administration site by clicking Start All Programs Administra- tive Tools and clicking SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration.
2. Click Application Management.
3. Under the SharePoint Site Management section, choose Quota Templates (Figure 7.8).
Configuring Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) Sites
FIGURE 7.8 Creating a quota template
4. Choose Create a New Quota Template in the Template Name section. (From this sec- tion, you can also choose to edit an existing template or delete an existing template).
You can create this template using an existing quota template or just choose a new blank one. Name the new template.
5. In the Storage Limit Values section, set the limits for data storage and the threshold for sending an alert email.
6. Click OK.
Creating Site Collections
When you create a new site collection, you are also creating a top-level website for WSS. You will have the option to choose several templates for the site, such as templates for doc- ument libraries, help desk, knowledge bases, room and equipment reservations, team sites, wikis, and blogs.
To create a new site collection, you will need to navigate to the Application Management
page, which can be done by choosing Start All Programs Administrative Tools and
clicking SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration. Then, follow these steps:
1. Click Application Management, and in the SharePoint Site Management section, click Create Site Collection. The Create Site Collection page is shown in Figure 7.9.
FIGURE 7.9 Creating a new site
2. Make sure the web application is selected in the Web Application drop-down box.
3. Give the collection a title and description, and then add a URL in the URL box.
4. Choose a template in the Template Selection section.
5. Next, add a primary and secondary site administrators.
6. Select a quota template.
7. Click OK.
