Hardware requirements

Update 2013-01-28 – New note added : Certain Installation Scenarios not supported

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Listed below are all of the Hardware requirements that have been announced for SharePoint 2013 and it’s connected services and products.
Covered in the list are, in this order:

	SharePoint Forundation 2013
	SharePoint Server 2013
	Office Web Applications 2013
	Project Server 2013
	SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services in Integrated mode
	SQL Server 2012 PowerPivot
	SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services Server
	Reference links

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Note: In addition to the listed HW requirements below, note that certain Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 installation scenarios are not supported
Not supported are: Dynamic Memory, ReFS(Resilient File system), Install on a DC, Install in a Workgroup, Install on Windows Web Server.
see Microsoft KB: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2764086

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SharePoint Foundation 2013	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	8 GB	64-bit, 4 cores	80 GB for system drive
Web and application server in a two-tier farm	Pilot, user acceptance test, or production deployment of SharePoint Foundation 2013	8 GB	64-bit, 4 cores	80 GB for system drive
database servers in a two-tier farm	Pilot, user acceptance test, or production deployment of SharePoint Foundation 2013	8 GB	64-bit, 4 cores	80 GB for system drive

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SharePoint Server 2013	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 Server 2013	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	12 GB	64-bit, 4 cores	80 GB for system drive
database servers in environments that have multiple servers in the farm/multi tier	Small deployments	8 GB	64-bit, 4 cores	80 GB for system drive
database servers in environments that have multiple servers in the farm/multi tier	Medium deployments	16 GB	64-bit, 8 cores	80 GB for system drive
database servers in environments that have multiple servers in the farm/multi tier	Large deployments	See link	See link	See link

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Office Web Applications 2013	Deployment type and scale	RAM	Processor	Hard disk space

Office Web Apps server	Development or evaluation installation of Office Web Apps	8 GB	64-bit, 4 cores	80 GB for system drive
Office Web Apps server	Pilot, user acceptance test, or production deployment of Office Web Apps	12 GB	64-bit, 4 cores	80 GB for system drive

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Project Server 2013, Small dataset scenario	Deployment type and scale	RAM	Processor	Hard disk space

Minimum requirement, single–server deployment	Development or evaluation installation of Project Server 2013	24 GB	64-bit, 4 cores	80 GB for system drive
Front-end web and Application server hardware	Development or evaluation installation of Project Server 2013	8 GB	64-bit, 4 cores	80 GB for system drive
Front-end web and Application server	Pilot, user acceptance test, or production deployment of Project Server 2013	16 GB	64-bit, 4 cores	80 GB for system drive
Database server	Pilot, user acceptance test, or production deployment of Project Server 2013	16 GB	64-bit, 4 cores	80 GB for system drive

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Project Server 2013, Medium dataset scenario	Deployment type and scale	RAM	Processor	Hard disk space

Minimum requirement, front-end web server	Development or evaluation installation of Project Server 2013	8 GB	64-bit, 4 cores	80 GB for system drive
Minimum requirement, application server	Development or evaluation installation of Project Server 2013	8 GB	64-bit, 4 cores	80 GB for system drive
Minimum requirement, database server	Development or evaluation installation of Project Server 2013	16 GB	64-bit, 4 cores	100 GB for system drive
Recommended, front-end web server	Pilot, user acceptance test, or production deployment of Project Server 2013	16 GB	64-bit, 4 cores	80 GB for system drive
Recommended, application server	Pilot, user acceptance test, or production deployment of Project Server 2013	16 GB	64-bit, 4 cores	100 GB for system drive
Recommended, database server	Pilot, user acceptance test, or production deployment of Project Server 2013	32 GB	64-bit, 8 cores	160 GB for system drive

Note: Ideally, you should separate and prioritize data among disks. Place your data files and your SQL Server transaction logs on separate physical hard disks. RAID 5 should provide a good compromise between reliability, and throughput.

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Project Server 2013, Large dataset scenario	Deployment type and scale	RAM	Processor	Hard disk space

Recommended, front-end web server	Pilot, user acceptance test, or production deployment of Project Server 2013	16 GB	64-bit, 4 cores	80 GB for system drive
Recommended, application server	Pilot, user acceptance test, or production deployment of Project Server 2013	16 GB	64-bit, 4 cores	100 GB for system drive
Minimum requirement, database server	Pilot, user acceptance test, or production deployment of Project Server 2013	32 GB	64-bit, 4 cores	250 GB for system drive
Recommended, database server	Pilot, user acceptance test, or production deployment of Project Server 2013	64 GB	64-bit, 8 cores	300 GB or more

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SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services, SharePoint Integrated mode	Deployment type and scale	RAM	Processor	Hard disk space

Reporting Services 2012 Add-on	Must be Installed on a SharePoint Server 2013 Web Server	12 GB	64-bit, 4 cores	80 GB for system drive
Reporting Services 2012 Service Application	Must be Installed on a SharePoint Server 2013 Application Server	12 GB	64-bit, 4 cores	80 GB for system drive

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PowerPivot in SharePoint Mode	Deployment type and scale	RAM	Processor	Hard disk space

Standalone PowerPivot for SharePoint 2013 server that is not part of the SharePoint farm	Minimum requirement	8 GB	64-bit, 2 cores	80 GB or more
Standalone PowerPivot for SharePoint 2013 server that is not part of the SharePoint farm	Recommended	64 GB	64-bit, 16 cores	80 GB or more

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SQL Server 2012 SP1 Analysis Server in SharePoint mode	Deployment type and scale	RAM	Processor	Hard disk space

SQL Server 2012 SP1 Analysis Server in SharePoint mode	Runs outside a SharePoint 2013 farm	SQL, see link	SQL, see link	SQL, see link

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References:

Software, hardware, and configuration requirements for Office Web Apps Server
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219435.aspx#software

Hardware and software requirements for SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262485(v=office.15)#hwforwebserver

Hardware and software requirements for Project Server 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee683978

Hardware and Software Requirements for Reporting Services Server in SharePoint Mode for SharePoint 2013
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj714188.aspx

Hardware and Software Requirements for Analysis Services Server in SharePoint Mode (SQL Server 2012 SP1)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fb86ca0a-518c-4c61-ae78-7680c57fae1f

Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2012
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/09bcf20b-0a40-4131-907f-b61479d5e4d8

Certain Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 installation scenarios are not supported
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2764086

Use best practice configurations for the SharePoint 2013 virtual machines and Hyper-V Environment
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff621103.aspx

I know I will use this to make my life easier until I get it all memorized…I hope that it may help you as well. Any feedback or recommended additions to the tables will be appreciated.
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