Hardware requirements for all SharePoint 2013 components summarized



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


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_logo_small  SharePoint Forundation 2013
 SharePoint_logo_small  SharePoint Server 2013
 Office_logo_small  Office Web Applications 2013
 Project_logo_small  Project Server 2013
 SQL_logo_small  SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services in Integrated mode
 SQL_logo_small  SQL Server 2012 PowerPivot
 SQL_logo_small  SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services Server
 blksthl_B_small  Reference links




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

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
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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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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