Hardware and software requirements (SharePoint Server 2010)
Applies to: SharePoint Server 2010
This article lists the minimum hardware and software requirements to install and run Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010.
Important
If you contact Microsoft technical support about a production system that does not meet the minimum hardware specifications described in this document, support will be limited until the system is upgraded to the minimum requirements.
In this article:
Overview
Hardware requirements—Web servers, application servers, and single server installations
Hardware requirements—Database servers
Software requirements
Access to applicable software
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.
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If you plan on installing Microsoft Project Server 2010 with SharePoint Server 2010, see Hardware and software requirements (Project Server 2010). Especially note the supported Web browsers for Project Web App users.
Hardware requirements—Web servers, application servers, and single server installations
The requirements in the following table apply both to installations on a single server with a built-in database and to servers running SharePoint Server 2010 in a multiple server farm installation.
| Component | Minimum requirement |
|---|---|
Processor |
64-bit, four cores |
RAM |
|
Hard disk |
80 GB for system drive You must have sufficient space for the base installation and sufficient space for diagnostics such as logging, debugging, creating memory dumps, and so on. For production use, you also need additional free disk space for day-to-day operations. Maintain twice as much free space as you have RAM for production environments. For more information, see Capacity management and sizing for SharePoint Server 2010. |
Hardware requirements—Database servers
The requirements in the following table apply to database servers in production environments with multiple servers in the farm.
Note
Our definitions of small and medium deployments are those described in the "Reference Architectures" section in Capacity management and sizing for SharePoint Server 2010.
| Component | Minimum requirement |
|---|---|
Processor |
|
RAM |
For large deployments, see the "Estimate memory requirements" section in Storage and SQL Server capacity planning and configuration (SharePoint Server 2010). Note These values are higher than those recommended as the minimum values for SQL Server because of the distribution of data required for a SharePoint Products 2010 environment. For more information about SQL Server system requirements, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2008 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=129377). |
Hard disk |
80 GB for system drive Hard disk space is dependent on the size of your SharePoint content. For information about estimating the size of content and other databases for your deployment, see Storage and SQL Server capacity planning and configuration (SharePoint Server 2010). |
Software requirements
The requirements in the following tables apply to single server with built-in database installations and server farm installations that include a single server and multiple servers in the farm.
Important
SharePoint Server 2010 does not support single label domain names. For more information, see Information about configuring Windows for domains with single-label DNS names.
Important
SharePoint Server 2010 is not supported on Microsoft SQL Server 2014. Version support is determined by the equation in the following Note:
Note
In order to maintain SharePoint and SQL Server compatibility we use the “SharePoint N-1 on SQL Server N+1” equation to determine version support. Using SharePoint Server 2010 as an example, the N release of SQL Server is 2008/2008 R2 and N+1 is SQL Server 2012. For Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 the N release of SQL Server is 2012 and the N+1 is SQL Server 2014.
The Microsoft SharePoint 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:
For more information about choosing a version of SQL Server, see SQL Server 2008 R2 and SharePoint 2010 Products: Better Together (white paper) (SharePoint Server 2010). |
Single server with built-in database |
The preparation tool installs the following prerequisites:
|
Front-end Web servers and application servers in a farm |
The preparation tool installs the following prerequisites:
|
Client computer |
|
Optional software
| Environment | Optional software |
|---|---|
Single server with built-in database and front-end Web servers and application servers in a farm |
The preparation tool installs the following optional software:
|
Client computer |
|
Access to applicable software
To install Windows Server 2008, Microsoft SQL Server, or SharePoint Server, you can go to the Web sites listed in this section. You can install most software prerequisites through the SharePoint Server Start page. 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 enabled manually in Server Manager.
In scenarios where installing prerequisites directly from the Internet is not possible or not feasible, you can install the prerequisites from a network share. For more information, see Install prerequisites from a network share (SharePoint Server 2010).
SharePoint Server 2010 Standard Trial (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=197413)
SharePoint Server 2010 Enterprise Trial (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=197414)
2010 Server Language Packs for SharePoint Server 2010, Project Server 2010, Search Server 2010, and Office Web Apps 2010 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=197415)
Windows Server 2008 R2 and SharePoint Server 2010: Better Together (white paper)
Windows Server 2008 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=197426)
Windows Server 2008 R2 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=197428)
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=214566)
SQL Server 2008 R2 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=197429)
SQL Server 2008 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=179611)
SQL Server 2005 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=197431)
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP1 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=166490)
Cumulative update package 2 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=165962)
Cumulative update package 5 for SQL Server 2008 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=197434). Download the SQL_Server_2008_RTM_CU5_SNAC file.
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP3 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=166496)
Cumulative update package 3 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=165748)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=166500)
Windows Server 2008 with SP 2 FIX: A hotfix that provides a method to support the token authentication without transport security or message encryption in WCF is available for the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=160770)
Windows Server 2008 R2 FIX: A hotfix that provides a method to support the token authentication without transport security or message encryption in WCF is available for the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=166231)
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=131037)
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition Service Pack 1 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=166503)
Windows Identity Foundation for Windows Server 2008 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=160381)
Windows Identity Foundation for Windows Server 2008 R2 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=166363)
Microsoft Sync Framework v1.0 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=141237)
Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Packs (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=191851)
Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=141512)
Windows PowerShell 2.0 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=161023)
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Native Client (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=166505)
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services ADOMD.NET (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=160390)
KB979917 - QFE for Sharepoint issues - Perf Counter fix & User Impersonation (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=192577)
For Windows Server 2008 SP2, download the Windows6.0-KB979917-x64.msu (Vista) file.
For Windows Server 2008 R2, download the Windows6.1-KB979917-x64.msu (Win7) file.
ADO.NET Data Services Update for .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=163519) for Windows Server 2008 SP2
ADO.NET Data Services Update for .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=163524) for Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
Microsoft Silverlight 3 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=166506)
Microsoft Office 2010 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=195843)
SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services Add-in for Microsoft SharePoint Technologies 2010 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=192588)
SQL Server Remote BLOB Store installation package from the Feature Pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2. For the download, go to the Download Center (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=177388).
Microsoft Server Speech Platform (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=179612)
Speech recognition language for English (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=179613)
Speech recognition language for Spanish (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=179614)
Speech recognition language for German (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=179615)
Speech recognition language for French (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=179616)
Speech recognition language for Japanese (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=179617)
Speech recognition language for Chinese (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=179618)
Office Communicator 2007 R2 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196930)
Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010 (32-bit) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196931)
Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010 (64-bit) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196932)
See Also
Other Resources
Resource Center: Capacity Management for SharePoint Server 2010
Resource Center: Enterprise Search in SharePoint Server 2010