Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 System Requirements
A successful deployment of Visual Studio Team System includes deploying the hardware and software necessary for it to run. The following sections summarize the various hardware and software requirements of Team System components.
For more information, see Requirements for Team Foundation, Team Foundation Server Requirements, and Team Foundation Server Team Project Limits.
System Requirements Summary
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Software requirements |
Hardware requirements |
Clients (Visual Studio Team Suite and Editions) |
32-bit operating system: Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Vista
64-bit operating system: Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition with SP1(WOW)
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition with SP1 (WOW)
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition with SP1 (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 XP Professional x64 Edition (WOW)
Windows Vista
Client software prerequisites: Internet Explorer 6.0 with SP1, Microsoft Office 2003 with SP1 or
Microsoft Office 2007 system, MDAC 9.0, the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 |
Minimum: 2.0-GHz CPU, 512 MB RAM, 8-GB hard drive
Recommended: 2.6-GHz CPU, 1 GB RAM, 20-GB hard drive |
Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Data tier |
32-bit operating system: Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition with SP1
Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition with SP1
Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition with SP1
Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition
Windows Server 2008
Team Foundation Server Data Tier does not support 64-bit operating systems on single-server deployments
64-bit operating system (dual-server deployment only): Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition with SP1
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition with SP1
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition with SP1
Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition
Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition
Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter x64 Edition |
Minimum: single processor, 2.2 GHz, 8-GB HD, 1 GB RAM
The server that is running Team Foundation Server should have a reliable network connection with a minimum bandwidth of 1 Mbps and a latency maximum of 350ms.
Recommended: See next section for details |
Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Application tier |
32-bit operating system: Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition with SP1
Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition with SP1
Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter EditionSP1
Windows Server 003 R2 Datacenter Edition
Windows Server 2008
Team Foundation Server Application Tier does not support 64-bit operating systems. |
Minimum: single processor, 2.2 GHz, 8-GB HD, 1 GB RAM
The server that is running Team Foundation Server should have a reliable network connection with a minimum bandwidth of 1 Mbps and a latency maximum of 350ms.
Recommended: See next section for details |
Visual Studio Team Build |
32-bit operating system: Windows Server 2003 with SP1, SP2, Windows Server 2003 R2, or Windows XP Professional, .NET Framework 2.0
64-bit operating system: Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition with SP1 (WOW)
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition with SP1 (WOW)
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition with SP1 (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 XP Professional x64 Edition (WOW) |
Minimum: single processor, 766 MHz, 8-GB HD, 256 MB RAM
Recommended: See next section for details |
Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Proxy |
32-bit operating system: Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition with SP1
Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition with SP1
Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition with SP1
Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition
Windows Server 2008
Team Foundation Server Proxy does not support 64-bit operating systems. |
Minimum: single processor, 2 GHz, 40-GB HD, 2 GB RAM
The server should have a reliable network connection with a minimum bandwidth of 1 Mbps and a latency maximum of 350 ms. |
Test rig |
Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows XP Professional with SP2, or Microsoft Windows 2000 with SP 4, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, .NET Framework 2.0 |
Minimum: single processor, 600 MHz, 1-GB HD, 512 MB RAM
Recommended: See next section for details |
Recommended Hardware Configurations
Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Application Tier Recommended Hardware Configurations
Configuration |
CPU |
HD |
Memory |
Comments |
Fewer than 20 users |
Single processor, 2.2 GHz |
8 GB |
1 GB |
Installed on the same computer with the logical data tier (single-server) |
20 to 50 users |
Single processor, 2.2 GHz |
30 GB |
1 GB |
Installed on the same computer with the logical data tier (single-server) |
50 to 100 users |
Single processor, 3.4 GHz |
30 GB |
1 GB |
Installed on the same computer with the logical data tier (single-server) |
100 to 200 users |
Single processor, 3.4 GHz |
40 GB |
2 GB |
Installed on the same computer with the logical data tier (single-server) |
200 to 400 users |
Dual processors, 3.4 GHz |
80 GB |
2 GB |
Installed on the same computer with the logical data tier (single-server) |
400 to 800 users |
Single processor, 2.8 GHz |
20 GB |
1 GB |
Installed on a different computer from the logical data tier (dual-server) |
800 to 2,000 users |
Dual processor, 2.8 GHz |
40 GB |
4 GB |
Installed on a different computer from the logical data tier (dual-server) |
Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Data Tier Recommended Hardware Configurations
Configuration |
CPU |
HD |
Memory |
Comments |
Fewer than 20 users |
Single processor, 2.2 GHz |
8 GB |
1 GB |
Installed on the same computer with the logical application tier (single-server) |
20 to 50 users |
Single processor, 2.2 GHz |
30 GB |
1 GB |
Installed on the same computer with the logical application tier (single-server) |
50 to 100 users |
Single processor, 3.4 GHz |
30 GB |
1 GB |
Installed on the same computer with the logical application tier (single-server) |
100 to 200 users |
Single processor, 3.4 GHz |
40 GB |
2 GB |
Installed on the same computer with the logical application tier (single-server) |
200 to 400 users |
Dual processors, 3.4 GHz |
80 GB |
2 GB |
Installed on the same computer with the logical application tier (single-server) |
400 to 800 users |
Dual processors, 2.8 GHz |
80 GB |
2 GB |
Installed on a different computer from the logical application tier (dual-server) |
800 to 2,000 users |
Quadruple processors, 2.8 GHz |
150 GB |
4 GB |
Installed on a different computer from the logical application tier (dual-server) |
Microsoft Visual Studio Team Build Recommended Hardware Configurations
Configuration |
Build time |
CPU |
HD |
Memory |
Minimal, 1-2 projects, 5-20 users |
30 minutes |
Single processor, 766 MHz |
8 GB |
256 MB |
Small, 2-20 projects, 20-100 users |
30 minutes to 2 hours |
Single processor, 1.5 GHz |
30 GB |
512 MB |
Medium, more than 20 projects, 100 to 250 users |
2 hours to 5 hours |
Single processor, 2.6 GHz |
50 GB |
1 GB |
Large, more than 50 projects, 250 to 500 users |
3 hours to 7 hours |
Dual processors, 2.8 GHz |
80 GB |
2 GB |
Test Rig Requirements for Microsoft Visual Studio Team System Recommended Hardware Configurations
Configuration |
Component |
CPU |
HD |
Memory |
Minimal, 1-2 projects, 5-20 users |
Test agent |
Single processor, 600 MHz |
1 GB |
256 MB |
Minimal, 1-2 projects, 5-20 users |
Test controller |
Single processor, 600 MHz |
1 GB |
256 MB |
Minimal, 1-2 projects, 5-20 users |
Both |
Single processor, 600 MHz |
1 GB |
512 MB |
Small, 2-20 projects, 20-100 users |
Test agent |
Single processor, 2.0 GHz |
5 GB |
512 MB |
Small, 2-20 projects, 20-100 user |
Test controller |
Single processor, 1.0 GHz |
8 GB |
512 MB |
Small, 2-20 projects, 20-100 users |
Both |
Single processor, 2.0 GHz |
8 GB |
1 GB |
Medium, more than 20 projects, 100 to 250 users |
Test agent |
Single processor, 2.6 GHz |
5 GB |
2 GB |
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