Minimum Server Requirements

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Applies to: Forefront Server Security Management Console

Note that administrators must have domain rights and local administrator rights. The following are the minimum requirements necessary to install the FSSMC on a server:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP 2 (32-bit) or Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-bit). Windows Server 2008 or higher is not supported. FSSMC cannot be installed on a 64-bit computer, however, FSSMC (deployed on a 32-bit computer) can manage Forefront server security products that are deployed on 64-bit computers, including Small Business Server (SBS) and Essential Business Server (EBS). Additionally, FSSMC can be deployed on appropriate 32-bit computers running within a Hyper-V virtual environment.  
  • 512 megabytes (MB) of available memory
  • 186 MB of available disk space for prerequisites, which are listed in the Prerequisites section
  • 65 MB of available disk space for the Forefront Server Security Management Console