This is due to the underlying architecture of the Lync High Availability in an Enterprise environment is based on Windows Fabric component, which is part of the Windows Server Operating System.

Note: Unlike the predecessors of the Lync family, the underlying Operating System will be playing a key role for Skype for Business Server 2015. Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or latest service pack.Standard/Enterprise Edition or Datacenter Edition can use any of the following: Skype for Business Server supports the same hardware as Lync Server 2013 Hardware ComponentĦ4-bit dual processor, hex-core, 2.26 gigahertz (GHz) or higher.Intel Itanium processors are not supported for Skype for Business Server server roles.Ĩ or more 10,000 RPM hard disk drives with at least 72 GB free disk space.-Two of the disks should use RAID 1, and six should use RAID 10.OR-Solid state drives (SSDs) which provide performance similar to 8 10,000-RPM mechanical disk drives.ġ dual-port network adapter, 1 Gbps or faster (2 recommended, which requires teaming with a single MAC address and single IP address).

Hardware requirements for skype