Technical Requirements

Overview

Hoozin is a Microsoft SharePoint-based solution. The hoozin platform can be deployed on SharePoint version 2013 or later. This section describes the different topologies that hoozin can be deployed with; it also covers the overall architecture as well as the database structure.

Deployment process

To get hoozin up and running with a minimum of effort and a positive experience for IT, you need to go through a few steps.

Some of those steps require hoozin tech support for validation. Below is a diagram of the steps:

It is very important to precisely meet the hoozin architecture's technical requirements. Hoozin Support will validate these requirements to make sure that you don't run into any short- or long-term issues.

Not meeting the hoozin technical requirements can cause clear issues, or worse, performance issues later on. See the Hoozin Deployment Guide for the entire install process.

Finally, we recommend some basic testing over a small audience prior to a full deployment. Hoozin Technical Support will remain available to you during the entire deployment process.

Software requirements

SharePoint 2013 or 2016

The hoozin platform can be deployed on SharePoint version 2013 or later:

  • SharePoint Foundation 2013

  • SharePoint Server 2013 Standard Edition

  • SharePoint Server 2013 Enterprise Edition

  • SharePoint Server 2016 Standard Edition

  • SharePoint Server 2016 Enterprise Edition

Database

For SharePoint 2013 only

  • SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition x64 SP1 with cumulative update 2

  • SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition x64 SP1 with cumulative update 2

  • SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition x64

  • SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition x64

  • SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition x64

  • SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Edition x64

For SharePoint 2013 and 2016

  • SQL Server 2014 Service pack 1 x64 (required for 2016 only)

The hoozin database can be stored on the same SQL instance as your current SharePoint data.

Operating system requirements

For SharePoint 2013 only

  • Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition x64 with SP2

  • Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition x64 with SP2

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition with SP1

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition with SP1

For SharePoint 2013 and 2016

  • Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition

  • Windows Server 2012 R2 Enterprise Edition

  • Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition

  • Windows Server 2016 Data Center Edition

Application directory

Hoozin uses the Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) instance to improve native SharePoint management of security and end-user profiles.

Hardware requirements

A minimum of three servers are required:

  • Database server

  • Application server

  • Frontal server

Each server has the following minimum hardware requirements:

Component

SharePoint 2013 or 2016

Processor

64-bit quad core

RAM

12 GB for production use on a single server or in a multiple server farm

Hard drive

80 GB system drive Note: Maintain twice as much free space as you have RAM for production environments

Since hoozin is based on Microsoft SharePoint, you must meet all Microsoft hardware and software requirements. For more information, see:

Network requirements

Network traffic must be authorized between servers in the farm.

The table below provides an overview. More information is available at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262849%28v=office.14%29.aspx.

In/out

From

Port

To

Inbound

Client IPs

TCP: 80 or 443

Web front-end(s)

Inbound

Index server

TCP: 80 or 443

Web front-end(s)

Outbound

All servers in the farm

TCP: 445, 135, 88, 389, 3269, or 3268 UDP: 500 or 636

Active Directory

Outbound

All servers in the farm

TCP: 53

UDP: 53

DNS

Outbound

Web front-end(s)

TCP:25

SMTP Server

Outbound

All servers in the farm

TCP: 1433

UDP: 1434

SQL Server

Outbound

Web front-end(s)

TCP: 445

UDP: 445

Search server

Outbound

Web front-end(s)

TCP: 135, 136, 137, 138, or139 UDP: 135, 136, 137, 138, or 139

Search server

Outbound

Web front-end(s)

TCP: 80 or 443

External search server

Inbound / Outbound

Web front-end(s)

TCP: 32843 or32845

Application server

Binaries

Before installing hoozin, you must install and configure Microsoft SharePoint on your server farm. If you have the licenses, you can download the setup files using the links below.

SharePoint 2013

SharePoint 2016

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