Hardware and software requirements for SharePoint 2013

28 March 2014

Hardware requirements—web servers, application servers, and single server installations

Installation Scenario	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 or SharePoint Foundation 2013 with the minimum recommended services for development environments.	8 GB	64-bit, 4 cores	80 GB for system drive
Single server with a built-in database or single server that uses SQL Server	Development or evaluation installation of SharePoint Server 2013 or SharePoint Foundation 2013 running Visual Studio 2012 and the minimum recommended services for development environments.	10 GB	64-bit, 4 cores	80 GB for system drive
Single server with a built-in database or single server that uses SQL Server	Development or evaluation installation of SharePoint Server 2013 running all available services.	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 or SharePoint Foundation 2013.	12 GB	64-bit, 4 cores	80 GB for system drive

Minimum recommended services for development environments

The following are the minimum SharePoint 2013 services and service applications that are recommended for development environments:

Minimum software requirements

This section provides minimum software requirements for each server in the farm.

Minimum requirements for a database server in a farm:

One of the following:
- The 64-bit edition of Microsoft SQL Server 2012.
- The 64-bit edition of SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
The 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter or the 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2012 Standard or Datacenter
Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.5

The SharePoint parsing process crashes in Windows Server 2008 R2 (KB 2554876)
FIX: IIS 7.5 configurations are not updated when you use the Server Manager class to commit configuration changes (KB 2708075)
Hotfix: ASP.NET (SharePoint) race condition in .NET 4.5 RTM:
- Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (KB 2759112)
- Windows Server 2012 (KB 2765317)

Minimum requirements for a single server with built-in database:

The 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter or the 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2012 Standard or Datacenter
The SharePoint parsing process crashes in Windows Server 2008 R2 (KB 2554876)
FIX: IIS 7.5 configurations are not updated when you use the Server Manager class to commit configuration changes (KB 2708075)
Hotfix: ASP.NET (SharePoint) race condition in .NET 4.5 RTM:
- Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (KB 2759112)
- Windows Server 2012 (KB 2765317)
The Setup program installs the following prerequisite for a single server with built-in database:
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 - Express Edition
The Microsoft SharePoint Products Preparation Tool installs the following prerequisites for a single server with built-in database:
- Web Server (IIS) role
- Application Server role
- Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.5
- SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Native Client
- Microsoft WCF Data Services 5.0
- Microsoft Information Protection and Control Client (MSIPC)
- Microsoft Sync Framework Runtime v1.0 SP1 (x64)
- Windows Management Framework 3.0 which includes Windows PowerShell 3.0
- Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) 1.0 and Microsoft Identity Extensions (previously named WIF 1.1)
- Windows Server AppFabric
- Cumulative Update Package 1 for Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server (KB 2671763)

Minimum requirements for front-end web servers and application servers in a farm:

The 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter or the 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2012 Standard or Datacenter.
The SharePoint parsing process crashes in Windows Server 2008 R2 (KB 2554876)
FIX: IIS 7.5 configurations are not updated when you use the Server Manager class to commit configuration changes (KB 2708075)
Hotfix: ASP.NET (SharePoint) race condition in .NET 4.5 RTM:
- Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (KB 2759112)
- Windows Server 2012 (KB 2765317)
The Microsoft SharePoint Products Preparation Tool installs the following prerequisites for front-end web servers and application servers in a farm:
- Web Server (IIS) role
- Application Server role
- Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.5
- SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Native Client
- Microsoft WCF Data Services 5.0
- Microsoft Information Protection and Control Client (MSIPC)
- Microsoft Sync Framework Runtime v1.0 SP1 (x64)
- Windows Management Framework 3.0 which includes Windows Power Shell 3.0
- Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) 1.0 and Microsoft Identity Extensions (previously named WIF 1.1)
- Windows Server AppFabric
- Cumulative Update Package 1 for Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server (KB 2671763)