May 11, 2010 - 0 Comments

SharePoint Foundation 2010 Service Applications and Services - Overview

SharePoint 2010 comes in a lot of different versions: Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Internet, with or without Search Server, FAST and Office Web Apps. This article should give you an overview about service applications and services you can deploy with SharePoint Foundation 2010.

Update: I updated the service applications and the services of Search Server 2010 (Express) compared to SharePoint Foundation 2010.

Legend:

NC – Not configurable

SharePoint Foundation 2010

Services

NC: Application Discovery and Load Balancer Service
Business Data Connectivity Service
Central Administration
Claims to Windows Token Service
NC: Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Administration
NC: Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Database
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Incoming E-Mail
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Sandboxed Code Service
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Subscription Settings Service
NC: Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Timer
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Web Application
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Workflow Timer Service
SharePoint Foundation (Help) Search

Service Applications

SharePoint Foundation 2010 with Search Server 2010 (Express)

Actually Search Server 2010 (Express) includes SharePoint Foundation 2010 and enhances the functionality.

This configuration has the services and service applications of

SharePoint Foundation 2010 and
additionally the following services and service applications:
- Services
  - Lotus Notes Connector
  - Search Query and Site Settings Service
  - Secure Store Service
  - SharePoint Server Search
  - Web Analytics Data Processing Service
  - Web Analytics Web Service
- Service Applications
  - Search Service Application
  - Secure Store Service
  - Web Analytics Service Application

Note: There are not detail pages right now.

SharePoint Foundation 2010 with Office Web Apps 2010

This configuration has the services and service applications of

SharePoint Foundation 2010 and
additionally the following services and service applications:
- Services
- Service Applications

Note: All links above open the same page.

Summary

SharePoint Foundation 2010 comes out-of-the-box with the Business Data Connectivity Service Application and can be enhanced using Search Server 2010 (Express) and / or Office Web Apps 2010.