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Nemanja Trifunovic2-Nov-12 16:17

Nemanja Trifunovic

2-Nov-12 16:17

AspDotNetDev wrote:
Except the minimum recommended RAM for a SharePoint Server installation used for development (not production) is 24GB.

Meh - I was developing SPS 2013 until a few months ago and my best machine had 12 GB. Now I am developing SAP HANA and my dev machine has 256 GB RAM (not a typo).

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AspDotNetDev2-Nov-12 16:37

2-Nov-12 16:37

Good to know! I hate when recommendations are listed as requirements.

Nemanja Trifunovic wrote:
my dev machine has 256 GB RAM

I just simultaneously puked and sh*t my pants in disbelief and amazement! Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

Mark_Wallace3-Nov-12 9:34

Mark_Wallace

3-Nov-12 9:34

What's best is that it's all in 128kb memory cards, so he can cook five pizzas on the memory array while processing mid-sized transaction files.

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

Nish Nishant4-Nov-12 13:36

Nish Nishant

4-Nov-12 13:36

Nemanja Trifunovic wrote:
my dev machine has 256 GB RAM (not a typo).

Regards,
Nish

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CDP18022-Nov-12 21:56

CDP1802

2-Nov-12 21:56

So you have not yet run into that young and promising programmer who lectured you about the things you 'nowadays' don't have to think about anymore? Stuff like measuring the performance or managing memory?

Jörgen Andersson2-Nov-12 22:49

Jörgen Andersson

2-Nov-12 22:49

I can think of many reasons not to buy a fruit.
But not being able to run a sharepoint server on it, is not one of them. Smile | :)

People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.

CDP18022-Nov-12 23:14

CDP1802

2-Nov-12 23:14

Wait until I buy my next Rolls Royce to drive the potatoes to the market Smile | :)

Jörgen Andersson3-Nov-12 1:46

Jörgen Andersson

3-Nov-12 1:46

You do that, and I'll pick you up in my Case Steiger Quadtrac on the way to the casino in Monte Carlo.

People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.

CDP18023-Nov-12 2:05

CDP1802

3-Nov-12 2:05

You mean to say that picking me up will be even more absurd than delivering potatos with a Rolls or running Sharepoint on a fruitcake? Smile | :)

Jörgen Andersson3-Nov-12 2:24

Jörgen Andersson

3-Nov-12 2:24

Definitely, but I also thought that arriving at the Casino in Monte Carlo in a tractor costing more than most cars there would also be priceless.
And if I ever do, I want a witness that appreciates the absurdity.

People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.

JimmyRopes4-Nov-12 10:53

JimmyRopes

4-Nov-12 10:53

AspDotNetDev wrote:
it still makes me cry that the first thing I set a goal to do is something my stupidly expensive new computer can't handle.

You wanted to be iAspDotNetDev. Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

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AspDotNetDev4-Nov-12 11:32

4-Nov-12 11:32

Hmmm, iAspDotNetDev.com isn't taken yet...

Poke tongue | ;-P

wizardzz4-Nov-12 19:04

wizardzz

4-Nov-12 19:04

Isn't it odd that you are demanding that a development server installation, run on a laptop?

AspDotNetDev4-Nov-12 19:12

4-Nov-12 19:12

Isn't it odd that phones are more powerful than desktops were in 1999? Hardware capability is what matters, not form factor.

I suppose I could try running it on my home desktop (4GB) or my work desktop (8GB), but I think I'll stick with my laptop (16GB).

I've very nearly got it running on Mac OS X in a VirtualBox VM that has Windows Server 2012 installed, but I'm getting some obscure error during the configuration wizard (which is technically after installation). Grumble grumble. I'm beginning to see why people dislike SharePoint so much.

wizardzz5-Nov-12 4:05

wizardzz

5-Nov-12 4:05

It isn't necessarily about the speed of hardware improvements. Using your home or work desktop is still not using a server. I don't think any of our actual servers have as low as 16G of RAM.

AA 25-Nov-12 3:12

AA 2

5-Nov-12 3:12

That does suck, but the right tool for the right job.
Why would you waste a MacBook pro on a bloated sharepoint server?
I would seriously use something cheap you can throw a lot of RAM in.
I use the Macbook because of its user interface, smooth multi-touch pad, and the ability to carry around Windows, OSX UNIX, and even Android in one little machine. I think any notebook is probably wasted on sharepoint, just make a cheap desktop.
No $2,000 laptop can open a simple beer bottle either, but that doesn't make me lament its limitations and call it crappy, just use the right tool for the right job.
Seriously though, good luck making it work right for you!
I think some software is just greedy or bloated, like when I found out Photoshop will grab 32GB RAM, "allocating" memory it doesn't need IMHO. I can see a SQL server large db really using double digit RAM but I'm skeptical of some of these other software packages wanting double digit RAM serving or editing 100 MB files for one to a few people.

Bill Ross - Pax EDI5-Nov-12 4:08

Bill Ross - Pax EDI

5-Nov-12 4:08

The suggested minimum RAM for a production install of Sharepoint is 50 GB. But this is not about software bloat but rather about levering a small investment in hardware to obtain blindingly fast business intelligence. In-memory column store database analysis is fantastic stuff. And hardware just gets cheaper and cheaper for the bang. I'm not griping.

What I lack in youth I make up for in immaturity...

exitender5-Nov-12 7:35

exitender

5-Nov-12 7:35

Not sure if this will apply to you, but I've had to do SP development on my mac for several projects now.

System specs:
1) using Sharepoint 2010 for development installed on a virtual running Windows 7
2) RAM allocation 4GB. Minimum required 2GB (I believe) recommened at least 4GB.
3) Virtual VMWareFusion (nothing special).

To setup SharePoint 2010 on your local you'll need to do a few things, the installment guide + links to required resources can be found here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee554869.aspx[^]

Good luck.

AspDotNetDev5-Nov-12 8:02

5-Nov-12 8:02

Since I'm working with SharePoint 2013, I'll be following this guide: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp179923(v=office.15).aspx

I actually was doing those steps yesterday without referring to that guide, and I ran into an error I was unsure of how to solve. I guess I'll try again tonight by following that guide closely.

Member 3187111 wrote:
Virtual VMWareFusion

I just did a search and apparently this will run Windows Server 2012, so that may work. However, SharePoint 2013 requries at least 4 processors (it didn't like when I tried with only 1 processor in VirtualBox), and my Mac only has 4 cores (VirtualBox seems to be able to create virtual cores, while VMware Fusion seems to take up those cores completely), so I'll have to see if I can get this working. I may have to do this from Boot Camp, as when I run Windows it seems to have 8 virtual cores.

AspDotNetDev5-Nov-12 8:04

5-Nov-12 8:04

Looks like I spoke too soon; it seems Mac OS is indeed running 8 CPU cores. VMware Fusion may work after all.

MichaelLuna5-Nov-12 7:57

MichaelLuna

5-Nov-12 7:57

Why would you expect to run server software on a laptap?

AspDotNetDev5-Nov-12 8:06

5-Nov-12 8:06

Because I'm a developer and I have a fairly capable laptop. Not capable enough, according to the minimum "requirements". Luckily, though, it seems these requirements are actually just recommendations (except for the CPU cores... you actually do need 4 or the setup will fail).