System requirements (SharePoint Foundation 2010)

 

Applies to: SharePoint Foundation 2010

Before you install Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010, you must ensure that you have installed all required hardware and software. To effectively plan your deployment, you must understand the level of support provided for the Web browsers that you will be using in your environment and how support for IP versions 4 and 6 is implemented in SharePoint Foundation 2010. You must also understand the URL and path length restrictions in SharePoint Foundation 2010.

The articles in this section help you prepare for the installation of SharePoint Foundation 2010 by providing information about the prerequisites that you need to run SharePoint Foundation 2010.

• Hardware and software requirements (SharePoint Foundation 2010)

  This article describes the hardware and software requirements that you must meet to successfully install SharePoint Foundation 2010.

• Plan browser support (SharePoint Foundation 2010)

  This article describes levels of support for Web browsers to use with SharePoint Foundation 2010.

• URL path length restrictions (SharePoint Foundation 2010)

  This article discusses the specific URL path length and character restrictions in SharePoint Foundation 2010, Internet Explorer 7, and Internet Explorer 8 that you should be aware of when planning sites, navigation, and structure.

• IP support (SharePoint Foundation 2010)

  This article describes SharePoint Foundation 2010 support for IP version 4 (IPv4) and IP version 6 (IPv6).