System Requirements for Team Foundation Server Proxy

Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012 v4

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 server operating systems:

  • 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2008 with SP2 (Standard or Enterprise Edition)

  • 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2008 R2 (Standard or Enterprise Edition)

  • 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2012

NoteNote

Team Foundation Server Proxy does not support the Server Core installation option.

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

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

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