Sharepoint 2010 out of box site Deployment from development to production

Question

I developed sharepoint 2010 site with all OOB features(like document library, external list, SSRS reports, dashbaords) and designing using Sharepoint designer 2010.

Now I want to deploy all the stuff from development to production server. As I am not using visual studio for any purpose here.

One thing I can do is backup and restore(which is not recommended) Please let me know the deployment process.

Thanks in Advance.

Answer 1

There are a lot of mechanisms for doing this, but doing a simple export from your dev environment and then an import into your prod environment is probably a good place to start. You can move the whole site or just a list/library. You can do it via PowerShell or Central Admin:

Export: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee428301.aspx

Import: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee428322.aspx

Answer 2

You can save your site as template:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-designer-help/save-a-sharepoint-site-as-a-template-HA101782501.aspx#_Toc258332696

Look at limitations! Then you can save wsp package locally:

http://weblogs.asp.net/soever/archive/2009/10/19/sharepoint-2010-site-exporting-as-wsp-solution-part-1.aspx

Then you can transfer and deploy your wsp file to production server.

I would recommend this approach for some very very simple scenarios.

Answer 3

You can look at the content deployment feature. Once configured this will "push" out changes from one site to another. This is more complicated and prone to errors if not done correctly, but may be what you are looking for.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263428.aspx