HP

Virtualizing Microsoft SharePoint 2010 on HP Converged Infrastructure

Andy Ginn — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 09:37:00 GMT

Virtualizing Microsoft SharePoint 2010 with Hyper-V R2 can be a cost effective way to reduce costs in day to day operations. This paper outlines best practices for a virtual deployment of SharePoint with Windows Server 2008 R2 on HP VirtualSystem

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/getdocument.aspx?docname=4AA3-4686ENW&cc=us&lc=en

Performance brief for HP Business Decision Appliance

Andy Ginn — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:21:00 GMT

The HP Business Decision Appliance was designed to simplify the installation, configuration and management of PowerPivot for SharePoint. HP engineers examine the performance of the HP BDA to provide a baseline expectation.

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=4AA3-3086ENW&cc=us&lc=en

Recommended mid-market configurations for Microsoft SharePoint 2010 and HP 3PAR F-Class storage arrays

Andy Ginn — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:14:00 GMT

HP 3PAR storage arrays are highly capable, flexible, and reliable. This paper focuses on mid-range offerings of the HP 3PAR F200 and F400 storage systems and how they benefit mid-range storage customer needs in a Microsoft SharePoint 2010 environment

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=4AA3-3688ENW&cc=us&lc=en

Microsoft SharePoint 2010 social networking performance with HP servers and storage

Andy Ginn — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:56:00 GMT

This paper discusses performance of Microsoft SharePoint 2010 social networking and business possibilities to expose useful information about users, their skills and the content they create.

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/getdocument.aspx?docname=4AA0-1294ENW&cc=us&lc=en

Recommended configurations for Microsoft SharePoint 2010: HP ProLiant BL400c G7 server blades supporting SMB solutions

Andy Ginn — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:16:00 GMT

This paper presents recommended configurations for deploying Microsoft SharePoint 2010 in SMB environments using the HP ProLiant BL400c G7 server platform.

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/getdocument.aspx?docname=4AA3-1209ENW&cc=us&lc=en

Recommended configurations for Microsoft SharePoint 2010: HP ProLiant DL500 G7 servers supporting SMB solutions

Andy Ginn — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:13:00 GMT

This paper presents recommended configurations for deploying Microsoft SharePoint 2010 in SMB environments using the HP ProLiant DL500 G7 server platform, focusing especially on virtualized solutions.

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/getdocument.aspx?docname=4AA1-9650ENW&cc=us&lc=en

SharePoint 2010 Sizer Tool and Support Material

Andy Ginn — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:53:00 GMT

HP has released the following items for SharePoint 2010.

The HP Sizer Tool for SharePoint 2010

http://h71019.www7.hp.com/activeanswers/Secure/548230-0-0-0-121.html

A how-to guide that describes using the HP Sizer for SharePoint Server 2010 to create HP Insight Dynamics infrastructure orchestration templates.

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/getdocument.aspx?docname=4AA3-1657ENW&cc=us&lc=en

Recommended configurations for Microsoft SharePoint 2010: HP ProLiant DL300 G7 supporting SMB solutions

Andy Ginn — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:15:00 GMT

This paper presents recommended configurations for deploying Microsoft SharePoint 2010 in SMB environments using the HP ProLiant DL300 G7 server platform.

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=4AA1-2650ENW&cc=us&lc=en

HP Supports the SharePoint 2010 Launch With Whitepapers and Tools

Andy Ginn — Fri, 14 May 2010 10:17:00 GMT

HP has released the following items for SharePoint 2010.

Recommended configurations for Microsoft SharePoint 2010: HP ProLiant DL300 G7 supporting SMB solutions

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA1-2650ENW.pdf

HP performance and configuration guide for Microsoft SharePoint 2010

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA1-4068ENW.pdf

The HP Sizer Tool for SharePoint 2010

http://h71028.www7.hp.com/activeanswers/Secure/548230-0-0-0-121.html

Best practices for deploying Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 SMB solutions using AMD-based HP ProLiant G6 servers

Andy Ginn — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:10:00 GMT

This paper describes HP ProLiant G6 server and storage configurations for SMB solutions. It discusses best practice recommendations for G6 server deployments, and highlights the increased processing performance of AMD-based HP ProLiant G6 servers. http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/getdocument.aspx?docname=4AA0-1906ENW&cc=us&lc=en

Running Microsoft applications with HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform (HP SVSP)

Andy Ginn — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:07:00 GMT

This white paper is intended to familiarize you with deploying Microsoft applications on HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform (HP SVSP). http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=4AA0-4652ENW&cc=us&lc=en

27th January 2010 - SUG Presentation

Andy Ginn — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:16:00 GMT

For those who would like a copy of my slides

SharePoint and VMWare

Andy Ginn — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:20:00 GMT

In this white paper, HP outlines the best practices for using VMware ESXi 4.0 Server for deploying Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=4AA2-9968ENW&cc=us&lc=en

SharePoint and Hyper-V

Andy Ginn — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:18:00 GMT

HP has published several more white papers on the configuration of SharePoint in a Hyper-V environment, providing additional deployment options, as well as updating some older papers, since I published my original enty. Updates are listed here.

New Publications

“Best practices" for virtualizing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 with Hyper-V can be a cost effective way to reduce costs in day to day operations. This paper outlines best practices for a virtual deployment of MOSS with Windows Server 2008 R2.

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=4AA2-9906ENW&cc=us&lc=en

Previoulsly Published

“Best practices” for creating high availability virtualized solutions when deploying Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 on HP ProLiant servers and HP BladeSystem servers

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=4AA2-5211ENW&cc=us&lc=en

Utilizing the HP ProLiant BL680c G5 Server and Hyper-V to virtualize a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 environment

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=4AA2-6916ENW&cc=us&lc=en

Utilizing the HP ProLiant DL585 G5 Server and Hyper-V to virtualize a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 environment

http://h71028.www7.hp.com/ERC/cache/49205-0-0-0-121.aspx?bodycontentparams=607480-0-0-0-121&ERL=true

Utilizing the HP ProLiant DL580 G5 Server and Hyper-V to virtualize a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 environment

http://h71028.www7.hp.com/ERC/cache/49205-0-0-0-121.aspx?bodycontentparams=607495-0-0-0-121&ERL=true

Best practices for deploying Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 with Hyper-V on HP ProLiant servers

http://h71028.www7.hp.com/ERC/cache/49205-0-0-0-121.aspx?bodycontentparams=608001-0-0-0-121&ERL=true

HP Blade System reference architecture for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 virtualization (Hyper-V)

http://h71028.www7.hp.com/ERC/cache/49205-0-0-0-121.aspx?bodycontentparams=607503-0-0-0-121&ERL=true

Best practices for a Microsoft Hyper-V Dynamic Data Center in an HP Blade System environment

http://h71028.www7.hp.com/ERC/cache/49205-0-0-0-121.aspx?bodycontentparams=608090-0-0-0-121&ERL=true

Best practices for deploying Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 SMB solutions using Intel-based HP ProLiant G6 servers

Andy Ginn — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:10:00 GMT

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/getdocument.aspx?docname=4AA1-3904ENW&cc=us&lc=en