why you need a separate services farm

And answers to other Mysteries of the Universe.Just kidding about that “solving mysteries of the universe” line.

Why you need a separate Services Farm

Unless “Do I need a SharePoint Services farm?” is really your mystery question of the universe. If so, prepare to be blown away by my wisdom. (Just kidding about the wisdom part) (oh yeah… umm ask me about SP2013 at the end.)

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Bio Marrell Sanders –

[email protected] MS Group IT Senior Web Consultant / Owner Senior SharePoint Administrator Applications Instructor @TechRevMarrell

Farm Topologies


Standalone (Single Server) Web Front End

(WFE) Applications/CA SQL


Single Server Farm + SQL

SQL Server

Web Front End (WFE)

Applications/CA


Two Tier Server Farm

SQL Server

Web Front End (WFE)

Applications/CA


Three Tier Server Farm

SQL Server

Web Front Ends (WFE)

Application Server



SQL Server


Application Server

So we need lots of boxes. Check?


What about Web Applications? OOB can be boring Let’s write code? Code needs to be

deployed Deploy it as Solutions


What about Web Applications? Solution here Solution there Solution here, Solutions

there Solutions EVERYWHERE!


Web Applications

SQL Server

(WFE)

Application Server

Farm AFarm B


Web Applications

SQL Server

(WFE)

Application Server

Farm AFarm B

Farm C


Web Applications

SQL Server

(WFE)

Application Server

Farm AFarm B

Farm C

Farm D

Nothing wrong with this right?


Any Failure Points?


Web Applications

SQL Server

(WFE)

Application Server

Farm AFarm B

Farm C

Farm D


Web Applications

SQL Servers

Application Servers Farm

Farm A

Farm B

Farm C

Farm D


What do we Gain Scalability

You can keep adding servers to your Application Farm

Performance / Stability Load Balance Service Applications

across other servers in the farm Architect

Like A Boss

What’s the Catch?

Seriously what’s the Catch?


Okay here’s the Catch Administrative Headache

How often do you change passwords? Monitoring General Juggling Cost $$$

Licensing Hardware Manpower


Demo? Publishing/Consuming Services

Oh Btw…Guess what changes on SP2013?


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