SharePoint Team Services Requirements

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Before you install SharePoint™ Team Services from Microsoft® on your Web server, make sure that you have installed the required hardware and software.

Hardware requirements

Hardware requirements vary depending on the operating system you use. The following table describes the hardware requirements for the supported operating systems.

Operating System

Requirements

Recommendations for ISPs

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server or Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

200 MHz Intel Pentium processor

Minimum: 128 MB RAM

Recommended: 192 MB RAM

70 MB free hard-disk space, plus 5 MB minimum for each provisioned Web site

1 GHz or higher Intel Pentium III

1 GB RAM

70 MB free hard-disk space, plus 5 MB minimum for each provisioned Web site

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

200 MHz Intel Pentium processor

Minimum: 64 MB RAM

Recommended: 128 MB RAM

70 MB free hard-disk space, plus 5 MB minimum for each provisioned Web site

 

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Note   The security features of SharePoint team Web sites require the NTFS file system. Microsoft Windows 2000 includes a conversion utility (Convert.exe) that you can use to convert an existing file allocation table (FAT) volume to NTFS - without losing data.

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Software requirements

To run SharePoint Team Services, you must first install the following software on your server:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Server, or Advanced Server edition with Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 or later with the World Wide Web service installed (Windows 2000 Server only)

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later

    - or -

    Netscape Navigator version 4 or later

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Note   The security features of SharePoint team Web sites require the NTFS file system. Windows 2000 includes a conversion utility (Convert.exe) that you can use to convert an existing file allocation table (FAT) volume to NTFS - without losing data.

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Database requirements

In addition to the operating system and Web server software, you must also have a database installed on your server to run SharePoint Team Services. The following databases are supported:

  • Microsoft SQL Server™ 7.0 or later

  • Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) 7.0 or later

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Note   If you do not have SQL Server installed on your server, MSDE is installed automatically when you install SharePoint Team Services. If you are using the command-line interface to install SharePoint Team Services, or are using a script to run the installation, you can specify a separate server to use for your database.

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Client requirements

Any Windows, Macintosh®, or UNIX client can use SharePoint team Web site features, providing the client runs the following software:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later, or Netscape Navigator 4 or later

  • A client program, such as Microsoft Office XP (required if the user contributes documents to a Web site, but not necessary for browsing)