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