Table below details the minimum and recommended installation requirements for
SharePoint Portal Server 2003.
| Item |
Minimum Requirement |
Recommended Requirement |
| Operating System |
Windows Server 2003 (any version), although the Web Edition does not support local installation of SQL Server or MSDE. |
Windows Server 2003 Standard and Enterprise Editions with all Service Packs and hotfixes applied. |
| CPU |
CPU running at 700 MHz |
CPU running at 1 GHz+ |
| RAM |
512 MB RAM. |
512 MB of RAM, with an additional 256 MB for every 512 MB of content that will be used at a given time. |
| Disk Space (Pre-Installation) |
300 MB free disk space on boot partition, 200 MB free disk space in the Program Files installation directory, and 75 MB free disk space in the Data Files installation directory. |
500 MB plus the amount of RAM installed of free space on the boot partition, and 1GB of free disk space in the Data Files installation directory. |
| Disk Space (Post Installation) |
Minimum 700 MB free disk space in the Data Files installation directory, and 2.0 GB free disk space in the Database (SQL 2000 or MSDE 2000) directory. |
Minimum 1 GB free disk space in the Data Files installation directory, and 2.0 GB or more free disk space in the Database (SQL 2000 or MSDE 2000) directory. |
| Disk Configuration |
Separate drives to store boot partition, pagefile, transaction logs, and databases. |
Mirrored drive for boot and system partition, mirrored drive for transaction logs, RAID 5 configuration for databases, and single disk drive for pagefile. |
| File System |
Any partition that will host SharePoint Portal Server data must be formatted with NTFS. |
NTFS |
| Database |
Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (MSDE) or SQL Server 2000 is compatible on all versions of Windows Server 2003 except when using Web Edition—in this case, SQL Server 2000 must be installed on a remote server and the SQL Server Desktop Engine cannot be used. |
SQL Server 2000 with the most current Service Packs and hotfixes applied. |
| Browser |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 with the latest Service Pack and hotfixes applied. |