Preparing for deployment of Windows® Essential Business Server includes running the Windows® Essential Business Server Preparation Wizard to determine that your environment meets the technical requirements for Windows EBS. Planning for deployment includes running the Windows® Essential Business Server Planning Wizard to collect information about the network settings you will use when you install Windows EBS.

You can download this document at the Microsoft Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=116291).

This section includes the following topics:

• Overview of Windows EBS Preparation and Planning
  
  
• Install the Windows EBS Preparation Wizard and Planning Wizard
  
  
• Use the Windows EBS Preparation Wizard
  
  
• Use the Windows EBS Planning Wizard
  
  
• Additional Planning for Windows EBS