Review system requirements for upgrade (Windows SharePoint Services)
Applies To: Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
Topic Last Modified: 2008-03-17
In this article:
Stand-alone installation
Server farm installation
Worksheet
Not only do you need to meet the system requirements to run the new version, but your system must have the appropriate processor power and memory to run the upgrade process. Before you begin the upgrade process, make sure your system meets the recommendations below for your servers.
Warning
It is important that your hardware meets these recommendations; otherwise, you may run into issues during the upgrade process. For example, if your database server does not have enough memory or processor power, it may not be able to keep up with the number of transactions that occur during the upgrade process, and the upgrade may fail with an error and a comment in the upgrade log. The Upgrade.log file is located at %COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\LOGS. If you experience problems with your hardware capacity, you can increase the capacity, and then try running the upgrade again by using the following command on the command line:
stsadm -o upgrade
For more information about running upgrade from the command line, see Upgrade sites (Windows SharePoint Services).
For more information about system requirements, see Determine hardware and software requirements (Windows SharePoint Services) in the Planning Guide.
To learn about the process of mapping your solution design to a farm size and set of hardware that will support your business goals, see Plan for performance and capacity (Windows SharePoint Services).
Important
It is important to track the three resource components for a server running SQL Server: CPU, memory, and I/O subsystem. When one or more of the components seem at capacity, analyze the appropriate course of action based on the current and projected work load, and determine whether to add more resources or to scale out to a new server running SQL Server. In general, we recommend that you consider scaling out, in addition to adding more resources.
We recommend that you deploy an additional server running SQL Server when you have more than four fully loaded, front-end Web servers.
Stand-alone installation
You can install Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 on a single computer by either choosing Basic, or choosing Advanced and then selecting Stand-alone in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Setup.
Hardware requirements
The following table lists the minimum and recommended hardware requirements for deploying Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, including the deployment of Windows Internal Database, for a stand-alone installation.
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
Processor |
2.5 gigahertz (GHz) |
Dual processors that are each 3 GHz or faster |
RAM |
1 gigabyte (GB) |
2 GB |
Disk |
NTFS file system–formatted partition with a minimum of 3 GB of free space |
NTFS file system–formatted partition with 3 GB of free space plus adequate free space for your Web sites |
Drive |
DVD drive |
DVD drive or the source copied to a local or network-accessible drive |
Display |
1024x768 |
1024x768 or higher resolution monitor |
Network |
56 kilobits per second (Kbps) connection between client computers and server |
56 Kbps or faster connection between client computers and server |
Server farm installation
The primary difference between a single server and a server farm topology is that you can use one or more computers to host the following server roles:
Front-end Web server
Database server
This section details the minimum and recommended system requirements for each server role. If you install more than one role onto a single computer, ensure that the computer meets the minimum requirements for both roles.
Front-end Web server
The following table lists the minimum and recommended hardware requirements for deploying a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 front-end Web server.
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
Processor |
2.5 GHz |
Dual processors that are each 3 GHz or faster |
RAM |
2 GB |
More than 2 GB |
Disk |
NTFS file system–formatted partition with a minimum of 3 GB of free space |
NTFS file system–formatted partition with 3 GB of free space plus adequate free space for your data storage requirements |
Drive |
DVD drive |
DVD drive or the source copied to a local or network-accessible drive |
Display |
1024x768 |
1024x768 or higher resolution monitor |
Network |
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Worksheet
Use the Upgrade server requirements worksheet (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=76765&clcid=0x409) to determine if you need to increase your server capacity before upgrade.