Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Software and Hardware requirement.
Hardware Requirement:-
• Lync Server 2010 is available only in 64-bit., which requires 64-bit hardware and 64-bit editions of Windows Server.
• Lync Server 2010 is not available in a 32-bit version.
• Lync Server 2010 required multiple processor groups (dynamic hardware partitioning)
Software Requirement:-Operating Systems for Server Roles
Microsoft Lync Server 2010 supports the 64-bit editions of the following operating systems:
• The Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard operating system (required) or latest service pack (recommended)
• The Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise operating system (required) or latest service pack (recommended)
• The Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter operating system (required) or latest service pack (recommended)
• The Windows Server 2008 Standard operating system with Service Pack 2 (SP2) (required) or latest service pack (recommended)
• The Windows Server 2008 Enterprise operating system with SP2 (required) or latest service pack (recommended)
• The Windows Server 2008 Datacenter operating system with SP2 (required) or latest service pack (recommended).
• To deploy Lync Server 2010 on a computer that is running either the Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter operating system or the Windows Server 2008 Datacenter operating system with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
Lync Server 2010 is not supported on the following operating systems:
• The Server Core installation option of Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2008
• The Windows Web Server 2008 R2 operating system or the Windows Web Server 2008 operating system
• Windows Server 2008 R2 HPC Edition or Windows Server 2008 HPC Edition
Backend server (SQL) requirement:-• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express database software, which is installed by default when you install Lync Server 2010, to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express.
• The SQL instance name is RTC for a Standard Edition server back-end database and RTCLocal for the local configuration store (on each server role).
• A server running Lync Server 2010 Standard Edition has both SQL instances, and each needs to be upgraded separately.
Hardware Requirement:-
• Lync Server 2010 is available only in 64-bit., which requires 64-bit hardware and 64-bit editions of Windows Server.
• Lync Server 2010 is not available in a 32-bit version.
• Lync Server 2010 required multiple processor groups (dynamic hardware partitioning)
Software Requirement:-Operating Systems for Server Roles
Microsoft Lync Server 2010 supports the 64-bit editions of the following operating systems:
• The Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard operating system (required) or latest service pack (recommended)
• The Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise operating system (required) or latest service pack (recommended)
• The Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter operating system (required) or latest service pack (recommended)
• The Windows Server 2008 Standard operating system with Service Pack 2 (SP2) (required) or latest service pack (recommended)
• The Windows Server 2008 Enterprise operating system with SP2 (required) or latest service pack (recommended)
• The Windows Server 2008 Datacenter operating system with SP2 (required) or latest service pack (recommended).
• To deploy Lync Server 2010 on a computer that is running either the Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter operating system or the Windows Server 2008 Datacenter operating system with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
Lync Server 2010 is not supported on the following operating systems:
• The Server Core installation option of Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2008
• The Windows Web Server 2008 R2 operating system or the Windows Web Server 2008 operating system
• Windows Server 2008 R2 HPC Edition or Windows Server 2008 HPC Edition
Backend server (SQL) requirement:-• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express database software, which is installed by default when you install Lync Server 2010, to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express.
• The SQL instance name is RTC for a Standard Edition server back-end database and RTCLocal for the local configuration store (on each server role).
• A server running Lync Server 2010 Standard Edition has both SQL instances, and each needs to be upgraded separately.
