This chapter provides information and directions for deploying Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Search as an end-to-end solution, whether on a single computer or in a simple server farm.

The articles in this chapter include:

• Deploy Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Search on a stand-alone computer discusses how to install Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Search on a single server computer. A stand-alone configuration is useful if you want to evaluate search capabilities. A stand-alone configuration is also useful if you are deploying a small number of Web sites and you want to minimize administrative overhead.

• Deploy in a simple server farm (Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Search) discusses how to do a clean installation of Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Search in a server farm environment. You can deploy in a server farm environment if you are hosting a large number of sites, if you want the best possible performance, or if you want the scalability of a multi-tier topology. A server farm consists of one or more servers dedicated to running the Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Search applications.

• Deploy using DBA-created databases (Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Search) discusses how to deploy Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Search in an environment in which database administrators create and manage databases. This article discusses how database administrators (DBAs) can create these databases and how farm administrators configure them. The deployment includes all the required databases, one portal site, a Shared Services Administration Web site, and one Shared Services Provider (SSP).