SharePoint 2013 Hardware Requirements - SharePoint 15

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In this article:

• Overview
  
• Hardware requirements—web servers, application servers, and single server installations
  
• Hardware requirements—database servers
  
• Software requirements
  
• Optional software
  
• Links to applicable software
  
• Prerequisite installer operations and command-line options
  

Important:

The information in this article applies to SharePoint Foundation 2013 Preview and SharePoint Server 2013 Preview. For information about features that each version supports, see SharePoint 2013 Product Page. In addition, the hardware requirement values in this article are based on test results from SharePoint 2010 Products and may not represent the final values for SharePoint 2013 Preview. This article will be updated with appropriate values and republished when SharePoint 2013 Preview is released.

Overview

SharePoint 2013 Preview provides for several installation scenarios. Currently, these installations include single server with built-in database installations, single-server farm installations, and multiple-server farm installations. This article describes the hardware and software requirements for SharePoint 2013 Preview in each of these scenarios.

Hardware and software requirements for other SharePoint 2013 Preview capabilities

If you plan to use capabilities that are offered through SharePoint 2013 Preview or through other integration channels, such as SQL Server or Exchange Server, you also need to meet the hardware and software requirements that are specific to that capability. The following list provides links to hardware and software requirements for some SharePoint 2013 Preview capabilities:

• Hardware and software requirements (Project Server 2013)
  Pay additional attention to the supported web browsers for Project Web App users.
  
• Software requirements for business intelligence (SharePoint 2013 Preview)
  

Hardware requirements—web servers, application servers, and single server installations

The values in the following table are minimum values for installations on a single server with a built-in database and for web and application servers that are running SharePoint 2013 Preview in a multiple server farm installation. For information about the deployment types that are used in this table, see the SharePoint 2010 Products: Deployment model. You can download this model from the Installation and deployment for SharePoint 2013 IT Pros Resource Center.
For all installation scenarios, you must have sufficient hard disk space for the base installation and sufficient space for diagnostics such as logging, debugging, creating memory dumps, and so on. For production use, you must also have additional free disk space for day-to-day operations. In addition, maintain two times as much free space as you have RAM for production environments. For more information, see Capacity management and sizing for SharePoint Server 2010.

Installation Scenario	Deployment type and scale	RAM	Processor	Hard disk space
Single server with a built-in database or single server that uses SQL Server	Development or evaluation installation of SharePoint Foundation 2013 Preview	8 GB	64-bit, 4 cores	80 GB for system drive
Single server with a built-in database or single server that uses SQL Server	Development or evaluation installation of SharePoint Server 2013 Preview	24 GB	64-bit, 4 cores	80 GB for system drive
Web server or application server in a three-tier farm	Pilot, user acceptance test, or production deployment of SharePoint Server 2013 Preview	12 GB	64-bit, 4 cores	80 GB for system drive

Hardware requirements—database servers

The requirements in the following table apply to database servers in environments that have multiple servers in the farm.

Component	Minimum requirement
Processor	64-bit, 4 cores for small deployments 64-bit, 8 cores for medium deployments
RAM	8 GB for small deployments 16 GB for medium deployments For large deployments, see the "Estimate memory requirements" section in Storage and SQL Server capacity planning and configuration (SharePoint Server 2010). These values are larger than those recommended as the minimum values for SQL Server because of the distribution of data that is required for a SharePoint 2013 Preview environment. For more information about SQL Server system requirements, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2008 R2.
Hard disk	80 GB for system drive Hard disk space depends on how much content that you have in your deployment. For information about how to estimate the amount of content and other databases for your deployment, see Storage and SQL Server capacity planning and configuration (SharePoint Server 2010).

Software requirements

The requirements in the following section apply to the following installations:

• Single server with built-in database
  
• Server farm with a single server in the farm
  
• Server farm with multiple servers in the farm
  

Important:
SharePoint 2013 Preview does not support single label domain names. For more information, see Information about configuring Windows for domains with single-label DNS names.

The Microsoft SharePoint Products Preparation Tool can assist you in the installation of the software prerequisites for SharePoint 2013 Preview. Ensure that you have an Internet connection, because some prerequisites are installed from the Internet. For more information about how to use the Microsoft SharePoint Products Preparation Tool, see Install SharePoint 2013 Preview on a single server with SQL Server and Install SharePoint 2013 Preview across multiple servers for a three-tier farm.

Minimum software requirements

This section provides minimum software requirements for each server in the farm.
Minimum requirements for a database server in a farm:

• The 64-bit edition of SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1.
  For more information about the benefits of using SQL Server with SharePoint 2013 Preview, see SQL Server 2008 R2 and SharePoint 2010 Products: Better Together white paper.
  
• The 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter or the 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter.
  
• KB 2554876 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2554876)
  
• Windows KB -IIS Configuration Changes KB 2708075 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2708075)
  
• Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.5 Release Candidate (RC)
  

Minimum requirements for a single server with built-in database:

• The 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter or the 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter.
  
• KB 2554876 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2554876)
  
• Windows KB -IIS Configuration Changes KB 2708075 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2708075)
  
• The Setup program installs the following prerequisite for a single server with built-in database:
  
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 - Express Edition
    
• The Microsoft SharePoint Products Preparation Tool installs the following prerequisites for a single server with built-in database:
  
  • Web Server (IIS) role
    
  • Application Server role
    
  • Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.5 Release Candidate (RC)
    
  • SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Native Client
    
  • Microsoft WCF Data Services 5.0
    
  • Microsoft Information Protection and Control Client (MSIPC)
    
  • Microsoft Sync Framework Runtime v1.0 SP1 (x64)
    
  • Windows Management Framework 3.0 Release Candidate (RC) which includes Windows PowerShell 3.0
    
  • Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) 1.0 and Microsoft Identity Extensions (previously named WIF 1.1).
    
  • Windows Server AppFabric
    
  • Cumulative Update Package 1 for Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server (KB 2671763)
    

Minimum requirements for front-end web servers and application servers in a farm:

• The 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter or the 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter.
  
• KB 2554876 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2554876)
  
• Windows KB -IIS Configuration Changes KB 2708075 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2708075)
  
• The Microsoft SharePoint Products Preparation Tool installs the following prerequisites for front-end web servers and application servers in a farm:
  
  • Web Server (IIS) role
    
  • Application Server role
    
  • Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.5 Release Candidate (RC)
    
  • SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Native Client
    
  • Microsoft WCF Data Services 5.0
    
  • Microsoft Information Protection and Control Client (MSIPC)
    
  • Microsoft Sync Framework Runtime v1.0 SP1 (x64)
    
  • Windows Management Framework 3.0 Release Candidate (RC) which includes Windows PowerShell 3.0
    
  • Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) 1.0 and Microsoft Identity Extensions (previously named WIF 1.1)
    
  • Windows Server AppFabric
    
  • Cumulative Update Package 1 for Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server (KB 2671763)
    

Minimum requirements for client computers

• A supported browser. For more information, see Plan browser support in SharePoint 2013 Preview.
  

Optional software

Environment	Optional software
Single server with built-in database, front-end web servers, and application servers in a farm	.NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server (part of Microsoft .NET Framework) .NET Framework Data Provider for OLE DB (part of Microsoft .NET Framework) Windows Azure Workflow 1.0 Preview. This server is pre-release software that is available from the download center. This server can be installed on a dedicated computer. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services Add-in for Microsoft SharePoint Technologies. This add-in is used by Access Services for SharePoint 2013 Preview. Microsoft Data Services for .NET Framework 4 and Silverlight 4 (formerly ADO.NET Data Services) Exchange Web Services Managed API, version 1.2 Windows 7. For more information, see Setting Up the Development Environment for SharePoint Server. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Remote Blob Store which is part of the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Feature Pack. SQL Server 2008 R2 Analysis Services ADOMD.NET If you are running a geo-distributed deployment and your servers are running Windows Server 2008 R2, then installing KB 2472264 can optimize network latency in a dedicated datacenter network. For more information, and to download the software, see You cannot customize some TCP configurations by using the netsh command in Windows Server 2008 R2 For additional requirements for Business Intelligence, see Software requirements for business intelligence (SharePoint 2013 Preview).
Client computer	Office 2013 Preview. For more information, see Microsoft Office on the download center. Silverlight 3.

Links to applicable software

To install Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate, SQL Server, or SharePoint 2013 Preview, you can go to the web sites that are listed in this section. You can install most software prerequisites through the SharePoint 2013 Preview Start page. The software prerequisites are also available from web sites that are listed in this section. You can enable the Web Server (IIS) role and the Application Server role in Server Manager. Office 2013 Preview is available for download from the download center.
In scenarios where installing prerequisites directly from the Internet is not possible you can download the prerequisites and then install them from a network share. For more information, see Install prerequisites for SharePoint 2013 Preview from a network share.

• Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) (KB 976932)
  
• KB 2554876 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2554876)
  
• Windows KB -IIS Configuration Changes KB 2708075 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2708075)
  
• Windows Server 2012 release candidate, Datacenter Edition, Standard Edition
  
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
  
• Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.5 Release Candidate (RC)
  
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 - Express Edition
  
• WCF Data Services 5.0 for OData
  
• Microsoft Information Protection and Control Client (MSIPC)
  
• Windows Management Framework 3.0 Release Candidate (RC) which includes Windows PowerShell 3.0
  
• Microsoft Sync Framework Runtime v1.0 SP1 (x64)
  
• Windows Identity Foundation 1.0 for Windows Server 2008 R2
  
• Windows Identity Extensions for Windows Server 2008 R2
  
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Feature Pack which includes the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Native Client and the SQL Server Remote BLOB Store
  
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Feature pack which includes Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 ADOMD.NET
  
• Microsoft Silverlight 3
  
• Exchange Web Services Managed API, version 1.2
  
• Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Feature Pack which includes the following optional components:
  
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native Client 64-bit edition - ENU\x64\sqlncli.MSI
    
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Data-Tier Application (DAC) Framework 64-bit edition - ENU\x64\dacframework.msi
    

Prerequisite installer operations and command-line options

The SharePoint 2013 Preview prerequisite installer (prerequisiteinstaller.exe) installs the following software, if it has not already been installed on the target server, in this order:

1. Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.5 Release Candidate (RC)
   
2. Windows Management Framework 3.0 Release Candidate (RC)
   
3. Application Server Role, Web Server (IIS) Role
   
4. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Native Client
   
5. Windows Identity Foundation (KB974405)
   
6. Microsoft Sync Framework Runtime v1.0 SP1 (x64)
   
7. Windows Identity Extensions
   
8. Microsoft Information Protection and Control Client
   
9. Microsoft WCF Data Services 5.0
   
10. Windows Server AppFabric
    
11. Cumulative Update Package 1 for Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server (KB 2671763)
    

You can run prerequisiteinstaller.exe at a command prompt with the following options. When you run prerequisiteinstaller.exe at a command prompt, you may be asked to restart the server one or more times during the installation process. After rebooting, you should continue the prerequisite installation by running prerequisiteinstaller.exe with the /continue option.

• /? Display command-line options
  
• /continue This is used to tell the installer that it is continuing from a restart
  
• /unattended No user interaction
  

The installer installs from the file that you specify in the command-line options described in the following list. In this list, <file> signifies the file from which you want to install. If you do not specify the <file> option, the installer downloads the file from the Internet and installs it. If the option does not apply to the current operating system, it is ignored.

• /SQLNCli:<file> Install Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP1 Native Client from <file>
  
• /PowerShell:<file> Install Windows Management Framework 3.0 Release Candidate (RC) from <file>
  
• /NETFX:<file> Install Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.5 from <file>
  
• /IDFX:<file> Install Windows Identity Foundation (KB974405) from <file>
  
• /IDFX11:<file> Install Windows Identity Foundation v1.1 from <file>
  
• /Sync:<file> Install Microsoft Sync Framework Runtime SP1 v1.0 (x64) from <file>
  
• /AppFabric:<file> Install Windows Server AppFabric from <file> (AppFabric must be installed with the options /i CacheClient,CachingService,CacheAdmin /gac)
  
• /KB2671763:<file> Install Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server (AppFabric 1.1) from <file>
  
• /MSIPCClient:<file> Install Microsoft Information Protection and Control Client from <file>
  
• /WCFDataServices:<file> Install Microsoft WCF Data Services from <file>
  

Installation options

Certain prerequisites are installed by the prerequisite installer with specific options. Those prerequisites with specific installation options are listed below with the options used by the prerequisite installer.

• Windows AppFabric
  /i CacheClient,CachingService,CacheAdmin /gac
  
• Microsoft WCF Data Services
  /quiet
  

The prerequisite installer creates log files at %TEMP%\prerequisiteinstaller...log. You can check these log files for specific details about all changes the installer makes to the target computer.