Installing the Infrastructure Update on WSS

SharePoint

Prerequisites:

Microsoft strongly recommends installing the SP1 before you install the Infrastructure Update. In my opinion you should have done so much earlier, if your SharePoint Farm is still running RTM!

Installation steps:

  • Acknowledge the license to install the update
  • The SharePoint Configuration Wizard will start automatically after the update has been installed

Conclusion:

Well, updating your farm is like installing a regular hot fix. Nothing more.

Description of the Infrastructure Update for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (KB951695)

Issues that are fixed in the Infrastructure Update for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (KB953749)

If you are running MOSS, you will get new features with the update:

Key updates for SharePoint Server 2007 include:

  • New Search features such as federated search and a unified search administration dashboard.
  • Several core fixes to Search to improve performance and scale.
  • Platform performance improvements and fixes.
  • Several core fixes to the publishing Content Deployment features to improve reliability.

Description of the Infrastructure Update for Microsoft Office Servers (KB951297)

Fixes Included in the Infrastructure Update for Microsoft Office Servers (KB953750)