Published: May 12, 2010

Testing and implementing Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 solutions at different stages of the deployment life cycle requires deployments on various topologies.

This section describes how to deploy Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 on one or more servers to create different topologies that you can use for testing and implementing Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 solutions at different stages of the deployment life cycle.

In this section:

• Deploy a single server with SQL Server (SharePoint Foundation 2010)

  This article describes how to install SharePoint Foundation 2010 on a single server. This deployment uses Microsoft SQL Server and can easily be scaled out to create two- and three-tier farm topologies.

• Deploy a single server with a built-in database (SharePoint Foundation 2010)

  This article describes how to install SharePoint Foundation 2010 on a single server. This deployment uses SQL Server Express and is typically used for evaluating SharePoint Foundation 2010.

• Multiple servers for a three-tier farm (SharePoint Foundation 2010)

  This article describes how to install SharePoint Foundation 2010 on multiple servers. This deployment uses Microsoft SQL Server and the resulting three-tier topology provides the foundation for implementing any solution.

• Quick start: Deploy single server in an isolated Hyper-V environment (SharePoint Foundation 2010)

  This article describes how to use Windows PowerShell to install SharePoint Foundation 2010 on a single server that uses either SQL Server Express or Microsoft SQL Server. Use the included Windows PowerShell code to quickly install SharePoint Foundation 2010 in an isolated Hyper-V environment that you can use for to evaluate SharePoint Foundation 2010.

• Deploy by using DBA-created databases (SharePoint Foundation 2010)

  This article describes how to deploy Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 in a farm environment that uses DBA-created databases.

• Deploy in a virtual environment (SharePoint Foundation 2010)

  This article describes guidance for deploying a virtual environment.

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