Sharepoint Architecture

Sharepoint Architecture Diagram (MOSS 2007 Architecture)

For understanding, What is Sharepoint?

Sharepoint is 3-Tier Application.
1. The Presentation Layer resides as .Aspx Pages (Asp.net Application)
2. Logic resides in .Net Assemblies.
3. Data resides in SQL Server Database.

Sharepoint is installed at "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12", this root is popularly know as "12 Hive". You can find all resources related to sharepoint application here, which are prime focus to Developers.

MOSS 2007 Architecture Diagram

Portal Features and Search Services User Profile Audience Targeting Personal Sites Office Server Search Business Data Catalog Single Sign-On Web Content Management Content Publishing Page Layout Document Converters Variations Output Caching Business Intelligence Excel Services Report Center SQL Reporting Services SQL Analysis Services Dashboard and KPIs Business Process Management Open File Format Document Generation Office Infopath 2007 Office Forms Server Enterprise Content Management Information Policies IRM Support Record Repository

Windows Sharepoint Services 3.0 Asp.Net 2.0 Windows 2003 Server Operating System

Structure of Sharepoint Sites