Microsoft Dynamics^TM CRM System Requirements

The hardware and software requirements discussed on this page are provided as general system requirements for Microsoft Dynamics CRM. There are many factors that must be considered that can affect these system requirements, including:

Number of servers involved and how they are configured
Dependency of Microsoft Dynamics CRM on Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Number of users the Microsoft CRM implementation will support
Integration of Microsoft CRM with the Microsoft Exchange servers
Performance of your servers and the local area network
Whether or not you already have Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services installed

Microsoft CRM Professional Server system requirements

The following table shows the system requirements for Microsoft CRM Professional Server.

Requirement	Minimum	Recommended
Computer/processor	Dual 1.8 GHz Pentium (Xeon P4)	Dual 1.8 GHz Pentium (Xeon P4) or better
Memory (RAM)	1 GB RAM	2 GB RAM or more
Hard disk	400 MB free hard-disk space	400 MB free hard-disk space
Network card	10/100 Mbps	Dual 10/100/1000 Mbps
Operating system	Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard, Enterprise, or Web Editions (with SP2 or R2 or later) Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Small Business R2 Editions All with the latest service pack (SP)	Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard, Enterprise, or Web Editions (with SP2 or R2 or later) Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Small Business R2 Editions All with the latest SP, or Windows Server 2008 (when released)
Internet Information Services (IIS)	Version 6.0 (included with Windows Server 2003) or later	Version 6.0 or Version 7.0 (when released)
Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC)	Version 2.81 (included with Windows Server 2003)	Version 2.81 (included with Windows Server 2003)

Note: Microsoft Windows Server 2000 editions are not supported for installing and running this version of Microsoft Dynamics CRM server.

Please call us on 0845 850 1550, or email us at info@pythagoras.co.uk if you would like to discuss your system requirements as they are always being updated and changed.

You can find further information about Microsoft CRM and our customers at http://www.pythagoras.co.uk/microsoft_crm_customers.aspx.