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This post will show you how to set up a Web farm in WSS 3.0. I am assuming that you already have knowledge of WSS 3.0 such as web applications, site collections etc. I also assume that you already have a web application set up in your WSS 3.0 installation.

*Keep in mind that a web application requires a separate “Web Site” in IIS. With this said - you can set up several web applications in one web server - each application will have it’s own respective port. The steps to do this is similar to setting up multiple databases within one site collection

1. Setup a content database -
   • From the Central Administration Website, go to the Application Management Tab
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   • Click on “Add a content database“

    

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   • Verify that you’re in the right web application, enter the necessary information (database server, db name, authentication, search server etc. then click “OK“
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   • After this process - double check your database server that the job was successful




2. Create a site collection-
   
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     • From the Central Administration Website - Go back to the Application Management Page, and select “Create Site Collection“
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     • Verify that you’re in the right web application, enter the necessary information
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3. View Site Collections within your application

• To see your web farm with their corresponding databases - go back to Application Management, Under Sharepoint Site Management > click “Site Collection List”
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  • On the left hand side you will see you site collections, after clicking on each - notice the corresponding databases in the right hand side (Database Name)
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  • And that’s it. You have successfully set up a Web farm using the WSS 3.0 central administration web interface