April 2010 - Kent Del Castillo

Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 (aka Windows SharePoint Services 4.0) is out and available here. Please note the requirements:

Component	Minimum Hardware Requirements
Processor	64-bit, four cores
RAM	4 GB for developer or evaluation use 8 GB for single server and multiple server farm installation for production use
Hard disk	80 GB for system drive For production use, you need additional free disk space for day-to-day operations. Maintain twice as much free space as you have RAM for production environments.

Component

Minimum Hardware Requirements

Processor

64-bit, four cores

RAM

4 GB for developer or evaluation use

8 GB for single server and multiple server farm installation for production use

Hard disk

80 GB for system drive

For production use, you need additional free disk space for day-to-day operations. Maintain twice as much free space as you have RAM for production environments.

Minimum Software requirements

Environment	Minimum requirement
Database server in a farm	One of the following: The 64-bit edition of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Cumulative Update 2. From the Cumulative update package 2 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=165962) page, click the View and request hotfix downloads link and follow the instructions. On the Hotfix Request page, download the SQL_Server_2008_SP1_Cumulative_Update_2 file. When you install Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP1 on Windows Server 2008 R2, you might receive a compatibility warning. You can disregard this warning and continue with your installation. Note: We do not recommend that you use CU3 or CU4, but instead CU2, CU5, or a later CU than CU5. The 64-bit edition of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 with Service Pack 3 (SP3). From the Cumulative update package 3 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=165748) page, click the View and request hotfix downloads link and follow the instructions. On the Hotfix Request page, download the SQL_Server_2005_SP3_Cumulative_Update_3 file.
Single server with built-in database	The 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, Data Center, or Web Server with SP2. If you are running Windows Server 2008 without SP2, the Microsoft SharePoint Products Preparation Tool installs Windows Server 2008 SP2 automatically. The 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise, Data Center, or Web Server is also supported. Note: You must download an update for Windows Server 2008 before you run Setup. For Windows Server 2008 with SP2, see FIX: A hotfix that provides a method to support the token authentication without transport security or message encryption in WCF is available for the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=160770). For Windows Server 2008 R2, see FIX: A hotfix that provides a method to support the token authentication without transport security or message encryption in WCF is available for the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=166231). Web Server (IIS) role Application Server role Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.5 SP1 SQL Server 2008 Express with SP1 Microsoft Sync Framework Runtime v1.0 (x64) Microsoft Filter Pack 2.0 Microsoft Chart Controls for the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Windows PowerShell 2.0 SQL Server 2008 Native Client Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services ADOMD.NET ADO.NET Data Services v1.5 CTP2 Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) Note: If you have Microsoft “Geneva” Framework installed, you must uninstall it before you install the Windows Identity Foundation (WIF).
Front-end Web servers and application servers in a farm	The 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, Data Center, or Web Server with SP2. If you are running Windows Server 2008 with SP1, the Microsoft SharePoint Products Preparation Tool installs Windows Server 2008 SP2 automatically. The 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise, Data Center, or Web Server is also supported. Note: You must download an update for Windows Server 2008 before you run Setup. For Windows Server 2008 with SP2, see FIX: A hotfix that provides a method to support the token authentication without transport security or message encryption in WCF is available for the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=160770). For Windows Server 2008 R2, see FIX: A hotfix that provides a method to support the token authentication without transport security or message encryption in WCF is available for the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=166231). Web Server (IIS) role Application Server role Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.5 SP1 Microsoft Sync Framework Runtime v1.0 (x64) Microsoft Filter Pack 2.0 Microsoft Chart Controls for the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Windows PowerShell 2.0 SQL Server 2008 Native Client Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services ADOMD.NET ADO.NET Data Services v1.5 CTP2 Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) Note: If you have Microsoft “Geneva” Framework installed, you must uninstall it before you install the Windows Identity Foundation (WIF).
Client computer	A supported browser. For more information, see Plan browser support (SharePoint Foundation 2010).

Optional software

Environment	Optional software
Client computer	Microsoft Office 2010 client. For more information, see Microsoft Office 2010 Beta (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=179358). Microsoft Silverlight 3 Windows 7 or Windows Vista. For more information, see Setting Up the Development Environment for SharePoint Server (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=164557).

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