System Requirements for Team Foundation Server Proxy
You can install Team Foundation Server Proxy only on computers that are running the operating systems that this topic describes. In addition, you should review the hardware recommendations in this topic to determine what you need for optimal performance based on the size of your remote team. In general, you do not need as robust hardware for Team Foundation Server Proxy as you do for Team Foundation Server. However, you need more robust hardware for larger teams.
Operating-System Requirements
You can install Team Foundation Server Proxy on a server that is running one of the following operating systems:
Note
Team Foundation Server Proxy does not support the Server Core installation option for either Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2.
32-bit versions of Windows Server 2003 (Datacenter Edition, Enterprise Edition, or Standard Edition) with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
32-bit versions of Windows Server 2003 R2 (Datacenter Edition, Enterprise Edition, or Standard Edition)
32-bit versions of Windows Server 2003 R2 (Datacenter Edition, Enterprise Edition, or Standard Edition) with SP2
Windows Server 2008 with SP2
Windows Server 2008 R2
Note
If you are installing Team Foundation Server Proxy on Windows Server 2008 R2, you must have the .NET Framework 3.5 installed. On Windows Server 2008 R2, you can install this framework by using the Add Features Wizard from Server Manager. For more information, see the following page on the Microsoft website: Adding Server Roles and Features.
Hardware Recommendations
In the following table, you should find the row that best describes your team size and then use the corresponding hardware recommendation as a guideline for the hardware to use for Team Foundation Server Proxy.
Remote team size |
Hardware Recommendations (CPU/RAM) for Team Foundation Server Proxy |
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Teams that have 450 or fewer users |
1 processor, 2.2 GHz CPU, 2 GB RAM |
Teams that have between 450 and 2,200 users |
2 processors, 2.0 GHz CPU, 2 GB RAM |
Teams that have between 2,200 and 3,600 users |
4 processors, 2.0 GHz CPU, 2 GB RAM |