Deployment and Upgrade

System Requirements

To implement a SharePoint? 2010 environment, your infrastructure must meet the following minimum requirements:

Windows Server® 2008 64-bit operating system with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later, or Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft SQL Server® 2005 64-bit with SP3 and Cumulative Update 3 or later, or SQL Server 2008 64-bit with SP1 and Cumulative Update 2 or later, or SQL Server 2008 R2

For the complete and updated list of prerequisites for installing SharePoint? 2010, see "Determine hardware and software requirements (SharePoint? 2010)" ( http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166546) on the Microsoft TechNet? Web site.

Browser Requirements

SharePoint? 2010 supports several commonly used Web browsers. Different browsers offer different levels of support and functionality. Browser support for SharePoint? 2010 can be divided into three categories:

• Supported

A supported Web browser is a Web browser that is known to fully tested with all features and functionality to work with SharePoint? Server 2010. If you encounter any issues, support can help you to resolve these issues.

• Supported with known limitations

A supported Web browser with known limitations works with most features and functionality, however if there is a feature or functionality that does not work or is disabled by design, documentation on how to resolve these issues is readily available.

• Not tested

A Web browser that is not tested means that its compatibility with SharePoint? Server 2010 is untested, and there may be issues with using the particular Web browser.

SharePoint? Server 2010 works best with up-to-date, standards-based Web browsers. The following are supported browser running on the Windows® operating system:

Internet Explorer 7 32-bit
Internet Explorer 8 32-bit

The following are supported browser options with known limitations:

Internet Explorer 7 64-bit
Internet Explorer 8 64-bit
Firefox 3.6 32-bit on Windows operating systems

Firefox 3.6 on non-

Deployment and Upgrade

System Requirements

To implement a SharePoint? 2010 environment, your infrastructure must meet the following minimum requirements:

· Windows Server® 2008 64-bit operating system with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later, or Windows Server 2008 R2

· Microsoft SQL Server® 2005 64-bit with SP3 and Cumulative Update 3 or later, or SQL Server 2008 64-bit with SP1 and Cumulative Update 2 or later, or SQL Server 2008 R2

Browser Requirements

SharePoint 2010 supports several commonly used Web browsers. Different browsers offer different levels of support and functionality. Browser support for SharePoint? 2010 can be divided into three categories:

• Supported

• Supported with known limitations

• Not tested

A Web browser that is not tested means that its compatibility with SharePoint? Server 2010 is untested, and there may be issues with using the particular Web browser.

SharePoint Server 2010 works best with up-to-date, standards-based Web browsers. The following are supported browser running on the Windows® operating system:

· Internet Explorer 7 32-bit

· Internet Explorer 8 32-bit

The following are supported browser options with known limitations:

· Internet Explorer 7 64-bit

· Internet Explorer 8 64-bit

· Firefox 3.6 32-bit on Windows operating systems Firefox 3.6 on non-

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