Hardware and Software Requirements

Computer and processor

A computer with an Intel Pentium-compatible CPU that is:

• 1 GHz or higher for single processors
  
  
• 900 MHz or higher for double processors
  
  
• 700 MHz or higher for quad processors
  
  

Hyper-threading and dual-core processors are supported.

The 64-bit versions of BizTalk Server require a 64-bit operating system running on an x64-based system. Computers based on CPUs that are compatible with the AMD64 (x86-64) and Extended Memory 64-bit Technology (EM64T) processor architecture are considered x64-based systems.

BizTalk Server is not supported on Itanium-based systems.

Memory

2 GB of RAM

Hard disk

10 GB of available hard disk space for a complete installation including the operating system and all prerequisite software. The hard disk must be NTFS formatted.

Drive

CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive (shared or attached)

Microsoft Windows

Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.

Internet Information Services (IIS)

IIS version 8.0 and 7.5 are supported.

Provides a scalable Web application infrastructure and is required for EDI, BAM, WSS Adapter, and UDDI.

Windows Identity Foundation

When using the Windows SharePoint Services Client Side Object Model (CSOM), Windows Identity Foundation is needed.

Appendix B: Installing and Configuring Microsoft SharePoint lists the specific BizTalk Server Windows SharePoint Services adapter options.

SharePoint Services adapter or SharePoint Services Online when used with SharePoint Services Client Side Object Model (CSOM). It is not needed when using the SharePoint Services Web Service, which is deprecated. Appendix B: Installing and Configuring Microsoft SharePoint provides specific information on the BizTalk Server SharePoint Services adapter installation options.

Microsoft SharePoint

The BizTalk Server Windows SharePoint Services adapter supports several Windows SharePoint Services versions, depending on your BizTalk Server installation options. Appendix B: Installing and Configuring Microsoft SharePoint lists the specific BizTalk Server Windows SharePoint Services adapter options.

If you plan to receive or send messages from SharePoint Services, then a SharePoint Services computer is required. It can be installed on the same computer as BizTalk Server, or preferably on a separate computer.

Appendix B: Installing and Configuring Microsoft SharePoint lists the specific BizTalk Server Windows SharePoint Services adapter options.

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office Excel 2010 or 2013.

Note
BizTalk Server 2013 supports only 32-bit version of Microsoft Office.

Required by Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) to display a real-time view of business processes

Microsoft .NET Framework

.NET Framework 4.5

This is required for all BizTalk Server managed components

Microsoft Visual Studio

Visual Studio 2012

Provides a development environment for building BizTalk Server applications. Ultimate Edition is recommended, but Premium and Professional are also supported. This is required for BizTalk Server Developer Tools and SDK component

Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package

On an x86 computer, install only the x86 version of the package. On an x64 computer, install both x86 and x64 versions of the package. The installer is available as part of the BizTalk Server installation media under \Platform\SSO\Platform.

Microsoft SQL Server

SQL Server 2012 or SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1

For optimal performance, Microsoft recommends the Enterprise Edition of SQL Server. In order to fully use the BizTalk Server 2013 SDK, or deploy BizTalk Server applications from a Visual Studio development environment, you must also install the SQL Server Development Tools.

Important

If you install SQL Server 2012, you must configure SQL Server Database Mail to use BAM Alerts. For instructions on how to configure database mail, see Configure Database Mail. BAM real-time aggregation (RTA) is not supported in the Standard Edition of SQL Server. In order to use BAM RTA, you must install SQL Server Enterprise Edition. Using SQL Server Express Edition in a production environment is not recommended. The Express edition does not include certain features needed by BizTalk Server.

This is required for BizTalk Server Runtime, EDI, and BAM

SQL Server 2005 Notification Services

If you are configuring the BAM Alerts feature in BizTalk Server 2013 and you are using a SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 database, you must install SQL Server 2005 Notification Services. Notification Services is not included with SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 and must be downloaded and installed separately. You can download SQL Server 2005 Notification Services from Feature Pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - December 2008

Enables the use of BAM Alerts

SQLXML 4.0 with Service Pack 1

To install SQLXML 4.0 SP1, see Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=189325)

This is required for BizTalk Server Runtime, Administrative Tools, and BAM. Enables XML support for your SQL Server database and allows developers to bridge the gap between XML and relational data. You can create an XML view of your existing relational data and work with it as if it were an XML file.