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System Requirements: VMM Console in System Center 2012 and in System Center 2012 SP1

 

Updated: May 13, 2016

Applies To: System Center 2012 SP1 - Virtual Machine Manager, System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager

Hardware requirements

The following requirements are the minimum and recommended hardware requirements for the System Center 2012 – Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) console, based on the number of hosts that you manage.

Managing up to 150 hosts

Hardware component Minimum
Processor Pentium 4, 1 gigahertz (GHz) or greater
RAM 2 gigabytes (GB)
Hard disk space 2 GB

Managing more than 150 hosts

Hardware component Minimum
Processor Pentium 4, dual processor, 2 GHz or greater
RAM 4 GB
Hard disk space 4 GB

Software requirements

You must install the following software before you install the VMM console.

Software Notes
A supported operating system for the VMM console For more information, see Supported operating systems in this topic.
Windows PowerShell:

- For System Center 2012 – Virtual Machine Manager: Windows PowerShell 2.0
- For VMM in System Center 2012 SP1: Windows PowerShell 3.0
- Windows PowerShell 2.0 is included in the Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 operating systems.
- Windows PowerShell 3.0 is included in Windows Server 2012. Otherwise, you can install Windows PowerShell 3.0 from Installing Windows PowerShell.
Microsoft .NET Framework:

- For System Center 2012 – Virtual Machine Manager: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1
- For VMM in System Center 2012 SP1: Microsoft .NET Framework 4 or Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5
- On a computer that runs Windows 7, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 is installed by default.
- On a computer that runs Windows Server 2008 R2, if Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 is not installed (it is not installed by default), the VMM setup wizard will install it.
- On a computer that runs Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012, Microsoft .NET Framework 4 is included.
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 is available at the Visual Studio Downloads page.

Supported operating systems

Operating system for System Center 2012 – Virtual Machine Manager Edition System architecture
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 or earlier (full installation) Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter x64
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or earlier Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate x86 and x64
Operating system for VMM in System Center 2012 SP1 Edition System architecture
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (full installation) Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter x64
Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate x86 and x64
Windows Server 2012 Standard and Datacenter 64-bit
Windows 8 Professional and Enterprise 32-bit and 64-bit

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