BizTalk Server 2020: Hardware and Software
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Introduction
In this article we will understand the details of hardware and software requirement for installing BizTalk Server 2020. Before we install BizTalk Server 2020, there are some prerequisites that we need to check, because without these prerequisites we might face issue in future or our BizTalk Server will not work as expected. So to avoid such behavior, we have to configure the BizTalk server accordignly. Let’s see what are the basis mandatory or optional Hardware and Software requirement we have here,
Hardware Requirements
Computer and processor:
- 1.4 GHz or higher for single processors
- Intel Pentium-compatible CPU, Not supported on Itanium-based systems
- Hyper-threading and multi-core processors are supported — BizTalk Server 64-bit requires a 64-bit operating system running on an x64-based machine. x64-based systems are those that use CPUs that are compatible with the AMD64 (x86-64) and Extended Memory 64-bit Technology (EM64T) processor architectures.
Memory: 4 GB or more
Hard Disk: 10 GB of Hard Disk (NTFS formatted)
Hardware and Software Requirements
| Software | Requirements | Required for BizTalk Component |
| Microsoft Windows |
Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 |
Mandatory for all BizTalk Component |
| Internet Information Services |
IIS is included with the Windows operating system | EDI, BAM, Management REST API, and the SharePoint adapter |
| Windows Identity Foundation |
Used in the Windows SharePoint Services |
Optional |
| Microsoft SharePoint |
SharePoint Services 2019, SharePoint Services 2016, SharePoint Services Online |
Optional, and required in SharePoint Services |
| Microsoft Office |
Microsoft Office Excel 2019, Microsoft Office Excel 2016 | Optional, and required in BAM |
| Microsoft .NET Framework |
.NET Framework 4.7.2 minimum | Mandatory for all BizTalk Server managed Component |
| Microsoft Visual Studio |
Visual Studio 2019 (Version 16.4.0) |
Optional, and required for BizTalk Server Developer Tools and SDK |
| Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable Package |
The x86 and x64 versions are required |
Mandatory |
| Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server |
Microsoft OLE DB Driver 18.3.0 for SQL Server | Mandatory for all BizTalk Server devices |
| Microsoft SQL Server |
Microsoft SQL Server 2019, Microsoft SQL Server 2017, Microsoft SQL Server 2016 SP2 CU7 | Mandatory |
| SSIS Catalog |
Optional, and required to use BAM |
|
| SQL Server Database Mail |
Optional, and required to use BAM alert |
|
| SQL Server Analysis Services ADOMD.NET |
SQL Server 2016 Analysis Services ADOMD.NET | Optional, and required to use BAM alert |
| WinSCP |
WinSCP version 5.15.4 | Mandatory for SFTP adapter |
| MQSeries adapter |
IBM WebSphere MQ 8, IBM WebSphere MQ 9 | Optional, and required in IBM WebSphere MQ |
| LOB and enterprise systems |
Mandatory for adapters in the BizTalk Adapter Pack |
References
The following table lists the minimum Hardware and Software requirements for our BizTalk Server computer. In a production environment, the volume of traffic may require greater hardware requirements for our servers.
| Microsoft Doc Ref | Click here |
| BizTalk Techie | Click here |
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