Microsoft SharePoint Deployment Requirements

At present the following typical SharePoint deployments are supported by Arcserve Continuous Availability for Microsoft SharePoint Server:

Standalone

• Installation type: Stand-alone
• All components (Web Front End, Application, database) are on a single server
• Cannot add another server to create a server farm
• The SharePoint 2007 database is local SQL Server 2005 Express Edition. The SharePoint 2010 database is local SQL Server 2008 Express Edition.

Note: Standalone deployment requires special Replica configuration. For more information, see the topic, Prepare the Replica Server for Standalone Deployment.

Server Farm (all-in-one)

• Installation type: Complete
• All components (Web Front End, Application, database) are on a single server
• Can add other servers to this server farm
• The SharePoint database is local SQL Server 2005/2008

Server Farm (distributed)

• SharePoint Server 2007 Installation type:
  • WFE server: Web Front End
  • Application server: Complete

• SharePoint Server 2010 Installation type:
  • Application Server: Complete

• Each component (Web Front End, Application or database) can have its own dedicated server (i.e., a typical medium farm includes two servers, one for WFE + Application roles and another for database role.)
• All the servers (Web Front End and Application) can be protected by SharePoint Replication or HA scenario.
• Can add other servers to this server farm
• The SharePoint database is local or remote SQL Server 2005/2008