Hardware and Software Requirements
Visual Studio Team System Team Foundation Server consists of two logical tiers: a Team Foundation application tier, made up primarily of Web services, and a Team Foundation data tier, made up primarily of a SQL Server 2005 database. You can deploy these logical tiers on one physical server or across multiple physical servers. This depends on how you install and configure your deployment. Your hardware and software requirements will depend on how many users you want to support, how many projects you want to support, and how you want to deploy the Team Foundation logical tiers across the physical servers in your infrastructure.
Hardware and Software Requirements
Operating System Requirements
All components of Team Foundation Server are fully supported on 32-bit server operating systems from Microsoft. Microsoft also provides 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2003. You can install some, but not all, Team Foundation components on these 64-bit operating systems. The following sections describe what components are appropriate for each operating system.
Installation on 32-bit Server Operating Systems
The following 32-bit server operating systems are supported for installing Team Foundation Server:
Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, operating system with Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, with SP1 installed
Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition, with SP1 installed
Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition
Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
Windows Server 2003 R2, Datacenter Edition
Windows Server 2008
Installation on 64-bit Server Operating Systems
Microsoft provides 64-bit versions of Windows for both workstation and server computers. A 64-bit system requires special design considerations that differ from the 32-bit operating system design. These considerations relate to firmware, hard disk partitions, device drivers, and other issues.
For more information about 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2003, visit the Microsoft Web site. Team Foundation Server supports running the Team Foundation data-tier and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 on both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. Team Foundation Server requires that the application tier run in a native 32-bit environment. The application tier does not support WOW64 or native modes. The following table shows the components that you can install on specific 64-bit operating systems.
Team Foundation Application
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64-bit Operating System
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Mode
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Team Foundation Server1
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None
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None
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Team Foundation Server (Team Foundation data-tier)2
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Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1), Standard x64 Edition
Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Enterprise x64 Edition
Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Datacenter x64 Edition
Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition
Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition
Windows Server 2003 R2, Datacenter x64 Edition
Windows Server 2008 Standard
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter
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Native
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Team Foundation Server (Team Foundation application-tier)2
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None
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None
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Team Foundation Server (Team Foundation Server proxy)
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None
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None
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Team Foundation Server (build computer)
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Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Standard x64 Edition (WOW)
Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Enterprise x64 Edition (WOW)
Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Datacenter x64 Edition (WOW)
Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition (WOW)
Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition (WOW)
Windows Server 2003 R2, Datacenter x64 Edition (WOW)
Windows Server 2008 Standard
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter
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WOW64
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1 Team Foundation Server single-server deployment.
2 Team Foundation Server dual-server deployment.
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Windows Server 2003, Web Edition, is not supported.
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Language Requirements
You can configure a logical deployment of Team Foundation Server, whether it is deployed on one physical server or many physical servers, to support only one language. If you deploy Team Foundation Server on many servers, all those servers require the same configuration for both the Team Foundation Server language and the operating system language. The only exception to this requirement is on English-language versions of Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008. You can install another language version of Team Foundation Server on an English-language server.
For example, you can install an English version of Team Foundation Server on an English or Japanese version of an operating system. However, you must install Team Foundation Server localized for another language on the same language operating system or on an English operating system. If you are deploying a Japanese version of Team Foundation Server, you can install it only on a Japanese version of the operating system or an English version of the operating system. You cannot, for example, install it on a French version of the operating system.
You must also install the SharePoint Products and Technologies language pack that matches the language version of Team Foundation Server. For example, if you deploy the English version of Team Foundation Server on an operating system that is localized for another language, you must install the English language pack for SharePoint Products and Technologies. If you deploy a Japanese version of Team Foundation Server on an English version of an operating system, you must install the Japanese language pack for SharePoint Products and Technologies.