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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.
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Understand and evaluate hosting options for SharePoint farms |
This article describes the options available for deploying and running a SharePoint farm and includes information about evaluation criteria. |
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This article provides support and licensing information about virtualization host computers used for on-premise virtualization. |
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This article provides support and licensing information about hosted virtualization solutions. |
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This article describes the mandatory computer processor architecture and software requirements for using hardware-based virtualization technologies. |
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This article describes the scope and major elements of a virtualization plan, and identifies the key decision points for the plan. |
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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. |
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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. |
