Supported Hardware and Software

Data Tier Requirements

Each data tier host must meet the requirements for operating system, hardware, and available disk space.

Table 6: Host Operating System
Operating System Service Pack

Microsoft Windows XP; Professional (32-bit only)

SP2, SP3

Microsoft Windows Vista; Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate

SP2

Microsoft Windows 7; Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate

SP1

Microsoft Windows 8/8.1 Professional, Enterprise (32 and 64-bit)

 

Microsoft Windows 10 Professional, Enterprise (32 and 64-bit)

Microsoft Windows Server 2003; Standard or Enterprise

SP2

Microsoft Windows Server 2008; Standard or Enterprise

SP2

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2; Standard or Enterprise

SP1

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2  
Table 7: Hardware (minimum)
CPU RAM

Intel Core 2 Duo processor running at 2GHz or higher, or equivalent AMD processor

4GB

Table 8: Disk Space for Installation Only (minimum)
Component Required Space

Data tier servers

The required space increases as users, applications, and user data are added.

720MB