Plan and prepare for upgrade (SharePoint Foundation 2010)

Applies to: SharePoint Foundation 2010

Now that you have learned how the upgrade process works by reading the articles in About the upgrade process (SharePoint Foundation 2010), you can begin your upgrade planning. This section contains articles that help you plan and prepare for upgrading from Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 to Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010.

In this section:

• Determine upgrade approach (SharePoint Foundation 2010)

  Learn about the different upgrade approaches and choose the one that is best suited to your environment.

• Review upgrade best practices (SharePoint Foundation 2010)

  Avoid problems during the upgrade process by following these best practices.

• Review supported and unsupported upgrade paths (SharePoint Foundation 2010)

  Understand which installation types and topologies can be upgraded to SharePoint Foundation 2010.

• Review system requirements for upgrade (SharePoint Foundation 2010)

  Review the requirements to help ensure that your environment can be upgraded to SharePoint Foundation 2010.

• Determine how to handle customizations (SharePoint Foundation 2010)

  Learn how to identify and evaluate the customizations in your environment, and determine whether you will upgrade them, and how.

• Create a communication plan (SharePoint Foundation 2010)

  Create a plan to coordinate and communicate with the upgrade team, site owners and users, and stakeholders.

• Plan visual upgrade (SharePoint Foundation 2010)

  Learn about the different visual upgrade options and how to choose the option that best suits your business needs.

A worksheet is available so you can record information about your environment while you prepare for upgrade. Download the worksheet from https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=179928.

See Also

Other Resources

Downloadable book: Upgrading to SharePoint Foundation 2010
Resource Center: Upgrade and Migration for SharePoint Foundation 2010