Wednesday, December 17, 2014

SharePoint 2013 system requirements

1.    Minimum Hardware Requirements:
v WFE/App Server
Processor:        64 bit, 4 Cores
            RAM:              Single Server Farm : 24 GB
                                    WFE or app in 3 tier – 12 GB
Hard Disk:       80 GB free for system drive

NOTE: Microsoft recommends to maintain atleast 2X free space as available as RAM.

v Database Server
Processor:      Small deployment 64 bit 4 cores
                                   Medium 64 bit 8 core
RAM:             8GB for small
           16 GB for medium
Hard Disk:      80 GB free for system drive

NOTE: Overall RAM depends on usage models and data size.

2.    Software Requirements:
v WFE/App Server:
64 bit edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Standard Enterprise or Data Center.
                                          OR
Windows Server 2012 Standard or Datacenter

v Database Server : 64 bit edition of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 or Microsoft SQL Server 2012 (For BI Scenarios SQL 2012 SP1 is required)

3.     Client Computer Requirements: 
v Microsoft Office: Microsoft Office 2010 or 2013.

v  SharePoint Designer: SharePoint Designer 2010 only works for 2010 mode sites. SharePoint Designer 2013 works for both 2010 and 2013 mode sites.

v SharePoint Workspace: SharePoint Workspace 2010 works for 2010 mode sites.
SP 2013 introduces new SkyDrive Pro to replace this product – Part of the office client installation.

v Browser Compatibility: IE 8,9 & 10 with 32 bit gives best experience. Since Active x controls doesn't work in 64 bit, IE 8 -10 with 64 bit is supported with limitations.
NOTE: Mozilla, Safari, Google Chrome latest versions is also supported in SP2013 with limitations.