Determine hardware and software requirements (SharePoint Server 2010)

Updated: 2010-01-08

[This article is pre-release documentation and is subject to change in future releases.]

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Overview

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 provides for a number of installation scenarios. Currently, these installations include single server with built-in database installations and single-server or multiple-server farm installations.

Hardware requirements

The requirements in the following table apply to single server with built-in database installations and server farm installations that include a single server or multiple servers in the farm.

Component Minimum requirement

Processor

64-bit, four-core, 2.5 GHz minimum per core

RAM

4 GB for developer or evaluation use

8 GB for single server and multiple server farm installation for production use

Hard disk

80 GB for installation

For production use, you need additional free disk space for day-to-day operations. Add twice as much free space as you have RAM for production environments.

Software requirements

The requirements in the following tables apply to stand-alone installations and server farm installations that include a single server and multiple servers in the farm.

The Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products Preparation Tool — which you access from the SharePoint Server 2010 Start page — can assist you in the installation of the software prerequisites for SharePoint Server 2010. Ensure that you have an Internet connection, because some of these prerequisites are installed from the Internet. For more information, see Deploy a single server with SQL Server (SharePoint Server 2010), Deploy a single server with a built-in database (SharePoint Server 2010), and Multiple servers for a three-tier farm (SharePoint Server 2010).

Minimum requirements

Environment Minimum requirement

Database server in a farm

One of the following:

  • The 64-bit edition of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 with Service Pack 3 (SP3) with Cumulative update package 3 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=165748).

  • The 64-bit edition of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Cumulative Update 2 installed with Cumulative update package 2 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=165962). This cumulative update consists of two parts; ensure that you download both files. When you install Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP1 on Windows Server 2008 R2, you might receive a compatibility warning. You can disregard this warning and continue with your installation.

Single server with built-in database

Front-end Web servers and application servers in a farm

Client computer

Optional software

Environment Optional software

Single server with built-in database and front-end Web servers and application servers in a farm
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 to work with PowerPivot workbooks. For more information, see Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=179611).

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    Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 will be supported when it is released.

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services Add-in for SharePoint Technologies (SSRS) to use Access Services for SharePoint Server 2010

  • Microsoft Server Speech Platform to make phonetic name matching work correctly for SharePoint Search 2010.

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    Ensure that you apply these to all servers in the farm. You must update the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Speech Server\v10.0\Recognizers\Tokens\SR_MS_<LocalCode>_TELE_10.0\Attributes] registry key for every language that you install. Click Start, and then run regedit. Find the registry key, and then update the Vendor value to Microsoft Corporation. The Beta version of the Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies 2010 Preparation Tool does not install these updates.

Client computer
  • Microsoft Office 2010 client. For more information, see Microsoft Office 2010 Beta (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=179358).

  • Microsoft Silverlight 3

Installing software prerequisites

To install Windows Server 2008 or Microsoft SQL Server, you can go to the Web sites listed in this section. You can install all other software prerequisites through the SharePoint Server Start page. Most of the software prerequisites are also available from Web sites listed in this section. The Web Server (IIS) role and the Application Server role can be activated manually in Server Manager.

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