SharePoint 2010 Requirements You Might Miss

Also True about SharePoint 2010

1. Windows Server 2003 is not supported
2. SQL Server 2000 is not supported
3. Your hardware, Operating System, SharePoint and SQL Server must all be 64-bit
4. Internet Explorer 6 is not a Tier 1 Browser in SharePoint 2010

Preparation Tips – Start Today!

1. Apply SharePoint 2007 Service Pack 2 for the bug fixes and the new upgrade check tool
2. Run stsadm –help preupgradecheck
3. Consider migrating from Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server 2000 if you are using them
4. Consider migrating to 64 bit OS and Database to get better performance and prepare for 2010
5. Create and use 64bit Virtual Machine SharePoint 2007 installs today
   1. The scope of change is hard to grasp until experienced.

For more information

• Announcing SharePoint Server 2010 Preliminary System Requirements, Microsoft SharePoint Product Team Blog
• SharePoint Server 2010 Official Hardware and Software Requirements, SharePoint Joel's SharePoint Land
• Can MOSS 32 bit and 64 bit exist in the same farm?, StackOverflow.com Thread
• Prepare for the future: Windows 2008 and 64bit, Shane Young SharePoint Administration MVP
• About performance and capacity planning (Office SharePoint Server), SharePoint 2007 Planning and Architecture, Microsoft TechNet, Updated: 2009-04-23

Update October 14th, 2009: Chad Schroeder pointed out one place where I wrote "SQL Server 2003", which isn't a real product. I corrected it above to "SQL Server 2000."