Section 6.1. Requirements

6.1. Requirements

To use Windows SharePoint Services, you will need a server that meets the minimum requirements. Table 6-1 outlines the hardware, software, and client requirements to run Windows SharePoint Services. Keep in mind that these are only minimum requirements, and most applications require more processing power, memory, and hard disk space.

Table 6-1. Minimum hardware and software requirements for SharePoint Services

Component	Description
Hardware requirements	Intel Pentium III-compatible processor 512 MB RAM 550 MB of free disk space
Software requirements	One of the following operating systems: Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition Windows Server 2003, Web Edition (requires a full version of SQL Server 2000) Microsoft ASP.NET 1.0 or greater (installed as part of the .NET Framework) Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0, containing the following add-ins: Common Files Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) service World Wide Web Publishing Service One of the following versions of SQL Server 2000: SQL Server 2000, with the latest service pack SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition, with the latest service pack SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000) SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine for Windows (WMSDE)
Client requirements	One of the following web browsers: Internet Explorer 5.01 with Service Pack (SP) 2 Internet Explorer 5.5 with SP 2 Internet Explorer 6.0 Netscape Navigator 6.2 or later Mozilla 1.4 or later

If you have not used or installed Windows 2003 before, it is highly advisable to read up on the technology. Microsoft made many changes to the Windows 2003 installation and configuration process. Most notably, IIS is not installed by default with Windows Server 2003, but it is required for Windows SharePoint Services.