Exploring Sample Virtualized SharePoint 2010 Architecture

There are many ways to deploy SharePoint 2010 in a virtualized environment. However, some designs are more widespread than others and reflect common needs across many organizations. For example, high availability is becoming a must for the critical document management and collaboration functionality in SharePoint. All the new high-availability options in SharePoint 2010 are available for virtual environments and can actually be easier to deploy because of the flexibility that virtualization provides.

Figure 12.1 illustrates a small virtualized SharePoint 2010 environment with all components running on a single virtual host. This type of deployment doesn’t have any built-in high availability ...

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