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Architecture design for SharePoint Server 2010

Architecture design consists of physical architecture and logical architecture. Use the articles and models on this page to help you start designing your architecture.

Models are posters that detail a specific technical area. You can download and modify the files to illustrate how you plan to incorporate Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 in your own environment.

Find links to all of the SharePoint Server 2010 model posters on the technical diagrams page in the TechNet library.

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Physical architecture

Use the following models to learn about the physical architecture of SharePoint Server 2010.

Topologies for SharePoint Server 2010

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This model describes common ways to build and scale farm topologies.

  • Learn about Web server, application server, and database server roles
  • Read about how the new services model applies to physical topologies
  • Review detailed guidance on which services to start on farm servers
  • See sample topologies for small, medium, and large environments

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Extranet topologies for SharePoint 2010 Products

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This model illustrates the specific extranet topologies that have been tested with SharePoint 2010 Products.

  • See a comparison of ISA Server, Forefront TMG, and Forefront UAG when used as a firewall or gateway product with SharePoint 2010 Products.
  • View the access scenarios such as remote employee and web hosting.

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Search architectures for SharePoint Server 2010

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Learn about the physical and logical components of architecture, scale-out decision points, and see examples of architectures.

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Logical architecture

Read Logical architecture components and Plan virtual architectures to learn about planning your architecture.

Read about how to plan your services architecture, and then read about the top services that affect design architecture:

Use the following models to learn about the logical architecture of SharePoint Server 2010.

Services in SharePoint 2010 Products

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This model describes the updated services infrastructure in SharePoint 2010 Products.

  • See architecture examples for a single farm
  • See a description of service applications

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Cross-farm services in SharePoint 2010 Products

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This model describes services shared across farms in SharePoint 2010 Products.

  • See the process for deploying services across farms
  • See architecture examples: enterprise services farm, specialized-service farms, cross-organization farms

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Hosting environments in SharePoint 2010 Products

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This model helps you understand hosting environments and provides an overview of the following:

  • Hosting features and concepts such as multitenancy, site subscriptions, and service partitioning
  • Enterprise hosting environments
  • Shared hosting environments

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Databases that support SharePoint 2010 Products

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This model describes the SQL Server databases that are integral to SharePoint 2010 Products. The databases used in a specific environment are determined by the product, version, edition, and features that are running.

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Design sample: Corporate portal with classic authentication

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This model illustrates a typical corporate deployment, with the most common types of SharePoint sites represented, using classic authentication.

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Design sample: Corporate portal with claims-based authentication

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This model illustrates a typical corporate deployment, with the most common types of SharePoint sites represented, using claims-based authentication.

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