BizTalk Server 2020: Hardware and Software
Introduction
This article provides details of the hardware and software requirement for installing BizTalk Server 2020.
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
Memory: 4 GB or more
Hard Disk: 10 GB of Hard Disk (NTFS formatted)
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, and |
| 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
See Also
Another important place to find an extensive amount of BizTalk related articles is the TechNet Wiki itself. The best entry point is BizTalk Server Resources on the TechNet Wiki.