Determining Server Requirements

Hardware and software requirements are usually based on the information gathered and the requirements set forth in the design and planning stages of a project. The necessary hardware and software requirements should always match the goals and objectives of the project. This information is very detailed and describes all the resources necessary for hardware and software.

IIS 8 does not have specific minimum server requirements tailored toward running IIS on Windows Server 2012. The minimum server requirements are based on Windows Server 2012. It is a best practice, however, to stick with multiple dual- or quad-core processors; to use fault-tolerant disks such as RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10; and to use as much RAM ...

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