Legacy Update: Get back online, activate, and install updates on your legacy Windows PC

This model describes the three basic approaches to upgrading to SharePoint 2010 Products: in-place, database attach, or a hybrid of the two.

• This model helps you understand the in-place, database attach, and hybrid approaches to upgrading from Office SharePoint Server 2007 or Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 to SharePoint 2010 Products. It illustrates farm topologies before, during, and after upgrade, and compares the advantages of each type of upgrade approach.

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File	Size
Upgrade_Approaches_SharePointProducts.pdf SHA1: c1c65c9d5722b74721010d4c47426ff2f04b82c4	343 KB
Upgrade_Approaches_SharePointProducts.vsd SHA1: 9bcf3b77020a77586a54ed85cf6ccef7e5979bda	1.22 MB
Upgrade_Approaches_SharePointProducts.xps SHA1: dfdac650c47b18b9b94a071991487dd903354836	565 KB

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• • To edit the Visio version of the model, you must have Microsoft Office Visio 2007. You can also use Microsoft Internet Explorer and the Visio 2007 Viewer to view the model.
  • To view the PDF version of the model, you must have a PDF viewer, such as Adobe Reader
  • To view the XPS version of the model, you must have Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP with .NET Framework 3.0, or XPS Essentials Pack.

• Click Download, and then save the file to your computer. Use an appropriate application to open the file.