Prepare for deployment (SharePoint Foundation 2010)

Applies to: SharePoint Foundation 2010

This section provides essential steps to take before you deploy Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010.

In this section:

• Hardware and software requirements (SharePoint Foundation 2010)

  This article provides the minimum hardware and software requirements necessary to install SharePoint Foundation 2010.

• Initial deployment administrative and service accounts (SharePoint Foundation 2010)

  This article provides information about the administrative and service accounts that are required for an initial SharePoint Foundation 2010 deployment. Additional accounts and permissions are required to fully implement all aspects of a production farm.

• Harden SQL Server for SharePoint environments (SharePoint Foundation 2010)

  This article describes how to harden Microsoft SQL Server for SharePoint Foundation 2010 environments.

See Also

Concepts

Deployment overview (SharePoint Foundation 2010)
Deployment scenarios (SharePoint Foundation 2010)