Hardware
Finding NUMA boundaries on modern server processors
Core count is a headline. Memory locality is the detail that decides whether those cores work together efficiently.
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Hardware
Processors, memory, NUMA boundaries and the physical assumptions beneath a SharePoint farm.
Virtualisation hides hardware until performance or licensing forces it back into view. These entries examine the physical details that still shape a healthy SharePoint platform.
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Outside reading
Useful references
Keep the current product documentation close when applying advice from an older entry.
- Microsoft Learn: Windows Server documentation (opens in a new tab)Current guidance for Windows Server roles, networking, storage and management.
- Microsoft Learn: SQL Server documentation (opens in a new tab)Official reference material for database engine configuration, performance and recovery.
- Microsoft Learn: Soft NUMA in SQL Server (opens in a new tab)Background on SQL Server NUMA configuration for large processor layouts.
- Microsoft Learn: Hyper V on Windows (opens in a new tab)Documentation for virtual machines, virtual switches and host configuration.
- Microsoft Learn: SharePoint documentation (opens in a new tab)The starting point for current SharePoint administration, development and hybrid guidance.
- Microsoft Learn: SharePoint administration (opens in a new tab)Operational guidance for service settings, site management and the modern admin experience.
- Microsoft Learn: SharePoint search (opens in a new tab)Documentation for search architecture, crawling and result management.
- Microsoft Learn: PowerShell documentation (opens in a new tab)Language reference, cmdlet documentation and guidance for repeatable automation.