System requirements for Release Management server/client for VS 2015 and TFS 2015
| TFS 2015 | Previous version
Important
Release Management features have been integrated into Azure Pipelines and Team Foundation Server (TFS). For more information, see Build and Release in Azure Pipelines.
The newer web-based version is the recommended alternative to the server and client version described in this topic. If you do not already have Release Management installed, we encourage you to use the web-based version in TFS 2015 Update 2 and above or Azure Pipelines instead of the version described here. If you are already using an earlier server and client version, you should be aware that no new features will be added to these versions.
Before you install Release Management Server, its client, or the Microsoft Deployment Agent, make sure your system meets the operating system and hardware requirements described in this topic.
Release Management server
These are the software requirements for the Release Management server.
Operating systems:
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2008 R2, Service Pack 1
Tip
You must install Release Management server on server-class operating system.
Team Foundation Server (TFS)
Release Management is typically used with TFS to deploy builds produced by TFS and to synchronize users managed in TFS. Release Management can be used with the following versions of TFS:
- Team Foundation Server 2017
- Team Foundation Server 2015
- Team Foundation Server 2013
- Team Foundation Server 2012
- Team Foundation Server 2010
Note
TFS is not a mandatory requirement. Release Management can be used in a standalone mode to deploy applications.
SQL Server:
You can use the same SQL Server instance you used for TFS, install a new instance, or use an instance that matches the following requirements:
- SQL Server 2016
- SQL Server 2014
- SQL Server 2012
- SQL Server 2008 R2
- SQL Server 2008
These are the hardware requirements for the Release Management server.
| Requirement | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 1 GHz Pentium processor or equivalent | 2 GHz Pentium processor or equivalent |
| RAM | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Hard disk | 2.2 GB (due to the .NET Framework dependency) | 3.2 GB for the first year. Your database could grow up to 1 GB per year or it could be as low as 10 MB. It depends on usage. |
| Display | 1024 x 768 high color, 16-bit colors | 1280 x 1024 high color, 32-bit |
Release Management client
These are the software requirements for the Release Management client.
Operating systems:
- Windows 10
- Windows 8.1
- Windows 8
- Windows 7, Service Pack 1
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2008 R2, Service Pack 1
Team Foundation Server (TFS)
Release Management client can connect to the following versions of TFS:
- Team Foundation Server 2017
- Team Foundation Server 2015
- Team Foundation Server 2013
- Team Foundation Server 2012
- Team Foundation Server 2010
Note
TFS is not a mandatory requirement. Release Management Client can connect to Azure Pipelines to deploy applications.
These are the hardware requirements for the Release Management client.
| Requirement | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 1 GHz Pentium processor or equivalent | 2 GHz Pentium processor or equivalent |
| RAM | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Hard disk | 2.2 GB (due to the .NET Framework dependency) | Same as minimum |
| Display | 1024 x 768 high color, 16-bit colors | 1280 x 1024 high color, 32-bit |
Microsoft deployment agent
These are the software requirements for all the agents in your environment.
Operating systems:
- Windows 10
- Windows 8.1
- Windows 8
- Windows 7, Service Pack 1
- Vista, Service Pack 2 and PowerShell 4.0
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2008 R2, Service Pack 1
- Windows Server 2008, Service Pack 2 and PowerShell 2.0
The .NET Framework:
- The .NET 3.5 Framework. If this is not present, we automatically install the latest appropriate version such as 4.6 or higher.
These are the hardware requirements for all the agents in your environment.
| Requirement | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 400 MHz Pentium processor or equivalent | 1 GHz Pentium processor or equivalent |
| RAM | 256 MB | 512 MB |
| Hard disk | 2.2 GB (due to the .NET Framework dependency) | In addition to the minimum disk space required for the deployment agent, you'll also require enough disk space to deploy your application. |
| Display | 1024 x 768 high color, 16-bit colors | 1280 x 1024 high color, 32-bit |
Related topics
- Overview of Release Management
- Install Release Management
- Install Release Management server and client
- Install deployment agents
- Connect Release Management to TFS
- Manage users, groups, and permissions
- Manage your release
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