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Plan for on-premises or hosted virtualization in SharePoint 2013
Published: July 16, 2012
Summary: Create a well-designed plan to install and configure SharePoint 2013 in a virtual environment.
Applies to: SharePoint Foundation 2013 | SharePoint Server 2013
The following downloadable resources, articles on TechNet, video recordings, and related resources provide information about the planning you have to do before deploying SharePoint 2013 in a virtual environment.
TechNet articles about Planning for Virtualization
The following articles about planning for virtualization are available to view online. Writers update articles on a continuing basis as new information becomes available and as users provide feedback.
| Content | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | This article provides support and licensing information about virtualization host computers used for on-premise virtualization. | |
| | This article provides support and licensing information about hosted virtualization solutions. | |
| | This article describes the mandatory computer processor architecture and software requirements for using hardware-based virtualization technologies. | |
 | This article describes the scope and major elements of a virtualization plan, and identifies the key decision points for the plan. | |
| | Overview of farm virtualization and architectures for SharePoint 2013 | This article discusses the key considerations for determining a virtual architecture and provides examples of typical virtual architectures. |
| | Detailed design and system specification process for a virtual SharePoint 2013 farm | This article describes a process to create a detailed architecture design and system specifications for SharePoint 2013 farm that meets performance goals, will scale, and is highly available. |
Change History
| Date | Description |
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| July 16, 2012 | Initial publication |
