Blog posts
- SharePoint Sizing Pt 1 – Servers – Aug 2010
- SharePoint Sizing Pt 2 – Databases – Sept 2010
- SharePoint Sizing Pt 3 – Topologies – Oct 2010
- Performance and Capacity Limits – Aug 2011
External Links
Requirements
- Services Architecture Planning
- Technical Diagrams (Models for Topologies, Services and Deployment Planning)
- Hardware and Software Requirements – TechNet
- What’s new for IT Pros – useful article on the improvements and reqs (Win IT Pro, Feb 2010)
Performance and Capacity
- Capacity Management Resource Center
- Software boundaries and limits
- SharePoint 2010 performance and capacity test results and recommendations
(docs to download per service, published 29th July 2010) - Storage and SQL Server capacity planning and configuration
- Manage site collection storage limits
- Capacity planning for tempdb
- Using Remote Blob Storage with SharePoint 2010 – Damon Armstrong, Apr 2011
- Content Deployment in SharePoint 2010 – TechNet
Virtualisation
- Virtualisation Planning – TechNet, includes licensing and support guidelines
- Virtualisation model – Visio or PDF or XPS – TechNet
- Virtual machine guidance – TechNet
- How far should you virtualise your SharePoint deployment? – SharePoint in Education (Mike Herrity), Jan 2010
Upgrading
Only possible from SharePoint 2007 and cannot upgrade in-place if running 32-bit hardware. Extensive information available on TechNet:
- Upgrading to SharePoint Server 2010 – TechNet, May 2010
- Upgrade Planning model - Visio or PDF or XPS – TechNet
- Upgrade Approaches model - Visio or PDF or XPS – Technet
Business Continuity
- Planning for availability – TechNet, June 2010
- SharePoint 2010 Granular Backup/Restore – improvements vs MOSS 2007 (MSDN blog, Oct 2009)