I put together a collection of white papers and diagrams from Microsoft site, which are related to SharePoint 2010 deployment and configuration. Some of them are extremely useful when it comes to planning a new SharePoint installation or preparing technical documentation. I organized SharePoint Server 2010 resources into three categories, trying to match MOF phases – plan, deliver, operate. All other resources are grouped under specific server they relate to, namely Foundation, Search, FAST, Project Server, etc.
Planning phase
Getting started with Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 (SharePtServGetStarted.doc)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=91B175B1-01D0-48DD-9147-58B6E96C500B
Capacity planning for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 (SharePtServPlanCap.doc)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=5F403AD5-0352-4C9B-841B-D73D4CB88F45
Planning guide for server farms and environments for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 (SharePtServPlanPlatfm.doc)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=BBD414C5-00FE-4A65-8A35-D52C9AA84609
Topologies for SharePoint Server 2010 (Topologies_SharePointServer2010.vsd)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=FD686CBB-8401-4F25-B65E-3CE7AA7DBEAB
Extranet Topologies for SharePoint 2010 Products (OIT2010_Model_ExtranetTopologies.vsd)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=EB4BFF25-BABA-4112-B518-F2FC442D5467
Planning guide for sites and solutions for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, Part 1 (SharePtServPlanSandS1.doc)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=10104E47-7DFE-4AE5-A9EA-459E6AEBD34E
Planning guide for sites and solutions for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, Part 2 (SharePtServPlanSandS2.doc)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=11A9EACD-78C9-442E-AA5A-EE66D9CD5F77
SharePoint 2010 Virtualization Guidance and Recommendations (oit2010-whitepaper-virtualization-guidance.docx)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=7b50c3ec-abb6-4416-a454-c461bff22e78
SharePoint Server 2010 design samples: Corporate portal with classic authentication or with claims-based authentication
(SPS_2010_Design Sample_Corporate Portal_ClaimsAuth.vsd; SPS_2010_Design Sample_Corporate Portal_ClassicAuth.vsd)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=704C984D-2245-4A7D-8FF5-1E57C9A473A8
Delivery phase
Deployment guide for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 (SharePtServDeployment.doc)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=A54C7191-EB05-489E-A7CA-6453ABA8877C
SharePoint 2010 Products Deployment (Deployment_SharePoint2010Products.vsd)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=7604212E-67A6-407D-AE5C-9BB9D6325E17
SharePoint 2010 Products: Virtualization Process (SharePoint2010_ServerVirtualization.vsd)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=87F00C5D-1F62-4D3F-AC92-B91EB70D317E
Hosting Environments for SharePoint 2010 Products (Hosting_SharePointProducts2010.vsd)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=326845D1-95DB-4E55-B65A-218509DEBE24
Services in SharePoint 2010 Products (SvsSingleFarm_SharePointProducts2010.vsd)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=B9CA7745-FFA4-43CA-A638-E1AD868187CE
Cross-farm Services in SharePoint 2010 Products (SvsCrossFarm_SharePointProducts2010.vsd)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=5141C91C-0922-44FC-AAF4-64C5156209EF
Configuring Kerberos Authentication for Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products (SP2010 Kerberos Guide.docx)
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=23176
Remote BLOB storage for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 (SharePtServBLOB.doc)
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=2002
Operational phase
Operations guide for servers and server farms for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 (SharePtServOperations.doc)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=944519E8-E130-4E7A-8A8D-978B10AF77C1
Technical reference for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 (SharePtServTechRef.doc)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=A3B9FA1B-0300-489E-8D67-F14DEB4C3A56
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Technical Library in Compiled Help format (SharePtServer2010.chm)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=3629425D-1505-456E-89E2-EDE95F75FFE5
Business continuity management for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 (SharePtServContinuity.doc)
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=9623
SP 2010 Foundation Resources
Getting started with Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 (SharePtFoundGetStart.doc)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=2D789716-2293-4007-A485-E092CA5EDC60
Deployment guide for Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 (SharePointFoundDeplo.doc)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=4CF799A5-5C53-4BE7-B8DD-43DC8C49A1D4
Planning guide for Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 (SharePointFoundPlan.doc)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=206A9F99-C42D-42B2-9094-A3B2EF4FCD12
Operations guide for SharePoint Foundation 2010 (SharePointFoundOps.doc)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=71434993-E26F-43BE-B1BC-1DCAE65D46B5
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Technical Library in Compiled Help format (SharePtFound2010.chm)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=C8CF1631-0F48-4A02-A18D-54B04EB7F0A7
Technical reference for Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 (SharePointFoundTecR.doc)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=32AE8CBE-A657-481D-A1D6-46140495231A
Business continuity management for Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 (SharePtFoundContinuit.doc)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=288C1D67-E980-477D-9EDD-F0865C3E533B
Search
Getting Started with Enterprise Search in SharePoint 2010 Products (Getting Started with Enterprise Search in SharePoint 2010 Products.docx)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=96663B95-E9F5-48C8-BEB9-A15AD119C499
Search Technologies for SharePoint 2010 Products (Search Model 1 of 4 – Search Technologies.vsd)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=D7C0091E-5766-496D-A5FE-94BEA52C4B15
Search Environment Planning for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 (Search Model 2 of 4 – Search Environment Planning.vsd)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=5655EACA-22DF-4089-BCD3-38A1F5318140
Search Architectures for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 (Search Model 3 of 4 – Search Architectures.vsd)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=22FFC029-2C08-457D-8311-CA457C6D160E
Design Search Architectures for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 (Search Model 4 of 4 – Farm-level design.vsd)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=5A3CA177-FB9A-4901-9797-0C384277DB7C
Microsoft Search Server 2010 Technical Library in Compiled Help format (SearchServer2010.chm)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=73B58B97-847A-4D86-892E-464826603D2B
FAST Search
Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint Enterprise Search Evaluation Guide (FASTSearchServer2010_SearchEvalGuide.docx)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=F1E3FB39-6959-4185-8B28-5315300B6E6B
FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint Capacity Planning (FASTSearchSharePoint2010CapacityPlanningDoc.docx)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=65B799E3-825C-4398-8CD7-3311D3297997
Deployment guide for FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint (FASTDeployment.doc)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=36411DA5-EA48-4AB5-8114-21ADB21259DE
Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint Technical Library in Compiled Help format (FASTSearch2010.chm)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=EAD44C66-7D02-4EDF-9E56-2F56C6F59F22
Virtualization
Virtualization Overview, Methods, and Models
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=884E2E2A-E4D5-43C5-AAAF-5C1E6D793D9C
IT Manager: Platform Solution Blueprint – Virtualization
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=1D7B4A0C-F21A-4E07-A779-F9F61A6D45D1