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Capacity Management for SharePoint Server 2010

This page contains resources to help you with capacity management in your Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 environment—map your solution design to a farm size and set of hardware that supports your business goals.

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Models

Models are posters that detail a specific technical area. These models are intended to be used with corresponding articles on TechNet. You can download and modify the files to illustrate how you plan to incorporate SharePoint Server 2010 in your own environment.

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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Search environment planning for SharePoint Server 2010

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This models helps you plan your search environment by considering the following questions:

  • Where are your users and content?
  • What content do you plan to include in search results?
  • How many farms do you have to plan for?

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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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Design search architectures for SharePoint Server 2010

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This model helps you go through the initial design steps to determine a basic design for a SharePoint Server 2010 search architecture.

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