System requirements for Team Foundation Server Proxy

The proxy feature is available only if you installed Team Foundation Server on a server operating system. For a list of supported server operating systems, see System requirements for Team Foundation Server.

Review these hardware recommendations to determine the optimal hardware to use for Team Foundation Server Proxy. Unlike operating system requirements, hardware recommendations for proxy are different than those for setting up the application tier of Team Foundation Server. The application tier of TFS requires more robust hardware than the proxy feature does.

Tip

These recommendations apply only to the proxy feature of Team Foundation Server.

Hardware recommendations

These recommendations are guidelines for Team Foundation Server Proxy. Recommended hardware is based on the size of the team that will use the proxy server. Usually this is the team in your remote office. The larger the team, the more robust your hardware must be.

Remote team size

Hardware recommendations (CPU/RAM) for Team Foundation Server Proxy

450 or fewer users

1 processor, 2.2 GHz CPU, 2 GB RAM

Between 450 and 2,200 users

2 processors, 2.0 GHz CPU, 2 GB RAM

Between 2,200 and 3,600 users

4 processors, 2.0 GHz CPU, 2 GB RAM

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Concepts

System requirements for Team Foundation Server