This document provides requirements and recommendations for installing and configuring SharePoint 2010. It outlines the minimum hardware and software requirements including supported Windows Server versions, SQL Server versions, and other prerequisites. It also describes new and enhanced SharePoint 2010 features such as the PowerShell management shell, developer dashboard, health analyzer, timer jobs, throttling settings, bandwidth optimization options, and supported upgrade paths.

1. Architecture and Infrastructure SharePoint 2010

2. Requirements2OS requirements for SharePoint 2010Windows Server® 2008 SP2 or laterWindows Server® 2008 R2Must be 64 bit or moreSQL requirementsSQL Server 2005 SP2 or laterSQL Server 2008 SP1 CU2 or laterMust be 64 bit or moreInstaller provides linksEditions:Foundation 4 Gb of RAMSharepoint: 8 Gb of RAM (Standard / Enterprise, Internet editions)If Upgrading: Make sure you run MOSS2007 CU OctoberRun preupgradecheck

3. Gotcha’s3Windows 2008Manually remove feature PowerShell v1 before prereqManually install KB971831 before SetupWindows 2008 R2Comes with PowerShell v2, ignore any prereq errorsKB971831 for R2 does not apply currentlySee http://blogs.msdn.com/opal/archive/2009/10/25/sharepoint-2010-pre-requisites-download-links.aspx

4. Software prerequisites4SQL Native ClientGeneva FrameworkSync FrameworkChart Controls FrameworkFilter PackSQL Server 2008 Analysis ServicesWeb Server RoleApplication Server Role

5. EnhancedArchitecture: Services5

6. Powershell6The command line tool of choice for the SharePoint 2010 Administrator

7. Fully supported in SharePoint 2010

8. Two ways to join in on the funSharePoint Management Shell linkAdd the SharePoint Snapin to an existing consoleEverything STSADM could do, WindowsPowerShell can do betterDeveloper Dashboard7The developer dashboard is a useful component included with 2010

9. stsadm -o setproperty -pn developer-dashboard -pvOnDemand

10. Set-SPFarm -DeveloperDashboardEnabled

11. Can be used to monitor page load and performance

12. It has three statesOnOffOn demand

13. Health Analyzer8Uses Health Rules to alert in the case of problems

14. Rules are extensible

15. Run by timer jobs

16. Has an option to automatically repair

17. Umm Sharepoint Admin Kit v4.0 anyone?Timer Jobs9Server Affinity

18. Run on demand

19. Progress bar List throttling10Queries that return/touch large numberof list items may fail.

20. Thresholds are configurable through the Central Administration site.

21. Default 5.000 items per user 20.000 foradmin

22. Caveat: Need it to surface in DevelopmentTest as a non-admin userUse realistic data volumes in development and test servers

23. HTTP throttling11Check: Server CPU, Memory, Request in Queue, and Request Wait Time

24. Three strikes: go into http throttle

25. Gevolg:HTTP GET geeft 503 errorGeennieuwetimerjobs

26. Bandwidth12Office Document Cache

27. Office 2010 only

28. Local file cache

29. Open / save document goes to cache then to clientvice versa

30. Onlydifferentials are saved

31. FSSHTTP (File Sync via SOAP over HTTP)

32. BranchCache

33. Eitherdedicated server orlocalbranchworkstations

34. Sharepointobjectsafterrequestcached at branch office

35. Install as feature in Win 2008 R2 (dependencyon Win 7 clients)

36. Office Workspace 2010

37. BasedonSyncFramework

38. Take sites / lists offline

39. Replaces GrooveUpgrade13Make sure you run MOSS2007 CU OctoberRun preupgradecheckSupported:In place upgradeDatabase attach

40. Source of content14This presentation is based on presentations and demos provided by the Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2009.Our gratitude goes out to Microsoft and the SharePoint Experts who made this happen.