To effectively search SharePoint and configure and index content, it's helpful to know all the possible locations or sites where data or content can be stored. Here are the different types of Web sites in a typical SharePoint Portal Server and Windows SharePoint Services implementation and their characteristics.
Team site.
- Controlled by SharePoint Services.
- Offers basic collaboration features such as document libraries, discussions,
and lists.
- Used by ad hoc teams. A team site generally has a closed membership.
- Can be created using the self-service creation option from within a SharePoint
Services deployment or from the Sites option in a Portal Server portal site.
- Thousands of team sites supported within a single Microsoft IIS virtual
server. A team site might or might not be associated with a portal site.
Portal site.
- A Portal Server portal, controlled by Portal Server.
- A centralized point for finding and managing information.
- Generally open membership.
- One portal site per IIS virtual server.
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