Updated: 2009-11-12
[This article is pre-release documentation and is subject to change in future releases.]
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Overview
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 provides for a number of installation scenarios. Currently, these installations include single server with built-in database installations and single server or multiple server farm installations.
Hardware requirements
The requirements in the following table apply to single server with built-in database installations and server farm installations that include a single server or multiple servers in the farm.
Component | Minimum requirement |
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Processor | 64-bit, dual processor, 3 GHz |
RAM | 4 GB for stand-alone or evaluation installation 8 GB for single server and multiple server farm installation for production use |
Hard disk | 80 GB |
Other | DVD drive |
Software requirements
The requirements in the following table apply to single server with built-in database installations and server farm installations that include a single server or multiple servers in the farm.
The Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies 2010 Preparation Tool — which you access from the SharePoint Server 2010 Start page — can assist you in the installation of the software prerequisites for SharePoint Server 2010. Ensure that you have an Internet connection, because some of these prerequisites are installed from the Internet.
Environment | Minimum requirement |
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Database server in a farm | The 64-bit edition of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 with Service Pack 3 (SP3), or the 64-bit edition of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) |
Stand-alone server |
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Front-end Web servers and application servers in a farm |
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Client computer |
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If you install SQL Server 2005 SP3, you must use Cumulative update package 3 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=165748).If you install Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP1, you must install Cumulative update package 2 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=165962).When you install Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP1, you might receive a compatibility warning. You can disregard this warning and continue with your installation.The Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies 2010 Preparation Tool does not check your Microsoft SQL Server install version before Setup. The SharePoint Product and Technologies Configuration Wizard checks that you have the correct version of SQL Server after you have completed Setup. |
You must download an update for Windows Server 2008 before you run Setup, or Setup will not run.
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If you are running Windows Server 2008 with SP1, the Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies 2010 Preparation Tool installs Windows Server 2008 SP2 for you. |
If you plan to use Windows Server 2008 and Windows PowerShell 1.0 is already installed, you must uninstall Windows PowerShell 1.0 before you can successfully install Windows PowerShell 2.0 CTP3. |
You must download the Microsoft Server Speech Platform and the corresponding speech recognition language to make the phonetic name matching work correctly for SharePoint Search 2010. Ensure that you apply these to all servers in the farm.
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If you plan to use Access Services for SharePoint Server 2010, you must install Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services Add-in for SharePoint Technologies (SSRS). For more information, see Using Access Services with SQL Reporting Services: Installing SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services Add-In (SharePoint Server 2010). |
Installing software prerequisites
To install Windows Server 2008 or Microsoft SQL Server, you can go to the Web sites listed in this section. You can install all other software prerequisites through the SharePoint Server 2010 Start page. Most of the software prerequisites are also available from Web sites listed in this section. The Web Server (IIS) role and the Application Server role can be activated manually in Server Manager.
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP1 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166490)
- Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP3 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166496)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard SP2 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166500)
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=131037)
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition Service Pack 1 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166503)
- Microsoft "Geneva" Framework (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=165752)
- Microsoft Sync Framework v1.0 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=141237&clcid=0x409)
- Microsoft Filter Pack 2.0 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166504)
- Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=141512)
- Windows PowerShell 2.0 CTP3 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=165758)
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Native Client (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166505)
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services ADOMD.NET (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130651)
- Microsoft Silverlight 3.0 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166506)
- ADO.NET Data Services v1.5 CTP2 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=158354) for Windows Server 2008 SP2
- ADO.NET Data Services v1.5 CTP2 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=159780) for Windows Server 2008 R2