Viewing a Sample Single-Server SharePoint Deployment

The most straightforward deployment of SharePoint 2010 is one that involves a single, all-in-one server that runs the database components and the web and all service application roles. This type of server deployment, shown in Figure 2.1, has the distinct advantage of being simple to deploy and administer.

Figure 2.1. Viewing a sample single-server SharePoint farm.

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In this type of deployment, the server takes on all the roles of the environment, including the following:

• SharePoint Central Administration tool

• Content databases and other SharePoint databases

• All site collections and sites ...

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