Operations Manager 2007 SP1 Supported Configurations

Updated: February 13, 2012

Applies To: Operations Manager 2007 SP1

This document provides information about supported operating systems, hardware configurations, software requirements, installation combinations, and security configurations for Systems Center Operations Manager 2007. This document focuses on the supported configurations and only mentions unsupported configurations when necessary. If operating systems, hardware configurations, software requirements, installation combinations, and security configurations are not presented here, they have not been tested and are not supported.

You can use the Operations Manager 2007 Prerequisite Viewer to check the hardware and software prerequisites and to create a report that lists which prerequisites your system meets or does not meet to install and use Operations Manager 2007.

Note
Operations Manager 2007 components can be installed on the same computers with Operations Manager 2005 components.

Note
Operations Manager 2007 SP1 is supported on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Both Windows Server 2008 and Operations Manager 2007 SP1 hotfixes are required. Official supported scenarios with the required hotfixes can be found at: System Center Operations Manager 2007 SP1 Update Rollup, http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=167911 Operations Manager 2007 R2 is supported on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, no hotfixes are required.

Note

Operations Manager 2007 SP1 is supported on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Both Windows Server 2008 and Operations Manager 2007 SP1 hotfixes are required. Official supported scenarios with the required hotfixes can be found at: System Center Operations Manager 2007 SP1 Update Rollup, http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=167911 Operations Manager 2007 R2 is supported on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, no hotfixes are required.

It is recommended that you also review the key concepts of Operations Manager 2007 and your deployment design and planning documents. Areas to review include the following:

The Operations Manager 2007 Release Notes to identify any changes that could affect planning for a new deployment of Operations Manager 2007.
The Microsoft Operations Manager 2007 security content provides detailed information about the security-related features and settings in Operations Manager 2007 that can affect your deployment.

Operations Manager 2007 Virtualization Support

Microsoft supports running all Operations Manager 2007 components in any physical or virtual environment that meets the minimum requirements that are stated in this document. There are some restrictions on virtualization functionality that can be used with Operations Manager 2007. Specifically, virtual computers running any Operations Manager 2007 component must not make use of any functionality where all activity on the virtual computer is not immediately committed to the virtual hard drive. This includes making use of point-in-time snapshots and writing changes to a temporary virtual hard drive. This is true no matter what virtualization technology is used with Operations Manager 2007.

Supported Operating Systems

The following table lists the operating systems supported by each Operations Manager 2007 component.

Operations Manager 2007 Component

Supported Microsoft Windows Operating Systems

Operations Manager Operations database

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008 R2

Management server or root management server

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008 R2

Operations console

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x64 Edition

Windows XP with SP2, Professional x86 Edition

Windows XP with SP2, Professional x64 Edition

Windows Vista, Ultimate x86 Edition

Windows Vista, Ultimate x64 Edition

Windows Vista, Business x86 Edition

Windows Vista, Business x64 Edition

Windows Vista, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Vista, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows 7

Reporting data warehouse

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008 R2

Reporting server

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008 R2

Gateway server

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008 R2

Web console server

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008 R2

Note
The Operations Manager 2007 Web console browser runs on any operating system that supports Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher.

Audit database

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008 R2

Management server with audit collector

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008 R2

Management server with Agentless Exception Monitoring file share

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008 R2

Agent

Windows 2000 with SP4, Server Edition

Windows 2000 with SP4, Professional Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Standard Edition for Itanium-based systems

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based systems

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-based systems

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Professional Edition for Itanium-based systems

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Standard Edition for Itanium-based systems

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based systems

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-based systems

Windows XP with SP2, Professional x86 Edition

Windows XP with SP2, professional x64 Edition

Windows Vista, Ultimate x86 Edition

Windows Vista, Ultimate x64 Edition

Windows Vista, Business x86 Edition

Windows Vista, Business x64 Edition

Windows Vista, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Vista, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Standard x86 Edition, Core role installed

Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition, Core role installed

Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x86 Edition, Core role installed

Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition, Core role installed

Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x86 Edition, Core role installed

Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition, Core role installed

Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based systems

Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows 7

Authoring console

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x86 Edition

Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP1 or SP2, Datacenter x64 Edition

Windows XP with SP2, Professional x86 Edition

Windows XP with SP2, Professional x64 Edition

Windows Vista, Ultimate x86 Edition

Windows Vista, Ultimate x64 Edition

Windows Vista, Business x86 Edition

Windows Vista, Business x64 Edition

Windows Vista, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Vista, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Standard x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x86 Edition

Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition

Windows Server 2008 R2

Minimum Hardware Requirements

The following table lists the minimum and the recommended hardware requirements for each Operations Manager 2007 component. If you want to install more than one component on the same computer, use the highest recommended hardware requirements for any of the combined components.

You can use the Operations Manager 2007 Prerequisite Checker in Setup to check the hardware and software prerequisites and to create a report that lists which prerequisites your system meets or does not meet to install and use Operations Manager 2007.

Supported Processors, Memory, and Disk Space

Note
Operations Manager 2007 does not support installing the 32-bit agent on a 64-bit operating system. Operations Manager 2007 provides native support for x86 and x64 for all components and support for agents on computers with 64-bit Itanium processors.

Operations Manager 2007 Component	Recommended Hardware Requirements
Operations Manager Operations database	2.8 GHz or faster 4 GB of RAM or higher 50 GB of available hard disk space
Root management server	2.8 GHz or faster 4 GB of RAM or higher 20 GB of available hard disk space
Management server	2.8 GHz or faster 2 GB of RAM or higher 20 GB of available hard disk space
Operations console	2.8 GHz or faster 2 GB of RAM or higher 20 GB of available hard disk space
Authoring console	2.8 GHz or faster 2 GB of RAM or higher 20 GB of available hard disk space
Reporting data warehouse	2.8 GHz or faster 4 GB of RAM or higher 100 GB of available hard disk space
Reporting server	2.8 GHz or faster 2 GB or higher 20 GB of available hard disk space
Gateway server	2.8 GHz or faster 2 GB of RAM or higher 20 GB of available hard disk space
Web console server	2.8 GHz or faster 2 GB of RAM or higher 20 GB of available hard disk space
Audit database	2.8 GHz or faster 4 GB of RAM or higher 100 GB of available hard disk space
Management server with audit collector	2.8 GHz or faster 2 GB of RAM or higher 50 GB of available hard disk space
Management server with Agentless Exception Monitoring file share	2.8 GHz or faster 2 GB of RAM or higher 30 GB of available hard disk space
Agent	Please refer to the recommended hardware requirement required by the operating system

Minimum Software Requirements

Operations Manager 2007 components require a supported operating system. For a list of the supported operating systems for each component, see the Supported Operating Systems section earlier in this document.

The following table lists the minimum software requirements for each Operations Manager 2007 component beyond the operating system. If you want to install more than one component on the same computer, you must install the prerequisite software for all the combined components.

Supported Software Requirements for Operations Manager 2007

Note
Operations Manager 2007 does not support a 32-bit Operations Manager Operations database, Reporting Server data warehouse, or Audit Collection database on a 64-bit operating system.

Important
With the application of SP1 update rollup 971541 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=167911), Operations Manager 2007 SP1 will support running its databases on SQL Server 2008 with SP1 or SQL Server 2008 with SP2. This is supported only if you are upgrading the database servers from SQL Server 2005. You can only upgrade SQL Server 2005 to the original release version of SQL Server 2008 (version 10.0.1600.22). After you complete the upgrade, we recommend that you install SQL Server 2008 SP1 and SQL Server 2008 SP2. Operations Manager 2007 SP1 will not support a new installation of its databases onto SQL Server 2008 with SP1 or SQL Server 2008 with SP2. For upgrade procedures, see Upgrading SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2008 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=169521).

Important

With the application of SP1 update rollup 971541 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=167911), Operations Manager 2007 SP1 will support running its databases on SQL Server 2008 with SP1 or SQL Server 2008 with SP2. This is supported only if you are upgrading the database servers from SQL Server 2005. You can only upgrade SQL Server 2005 to the original release version of SQL Server 2008 (version 10.0.1600.22). After you complete the upgrade, we recommend that you install SQL Server 2008 SP1 and SQL Server 2008 SP2. Operations Manager 2007 SP1 will not support a new installation of its databases onto SQL Server 2008 with SP1 or SQL Server 2008 with SP2. For upgrade procedures, see Upgrading SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2008 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=169521).

Operations Manager Component

Software Requirement(s)

Operations Manager Operations database

SQL Server 2005 Standard or SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 1, Service Pack 2, Service Pack 3, or Service Pack 4, or SQL Server 2008 with Service Pack 1.
SQL collation must be SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS, no other collation configurations are supported.

Management server and root management server

.NET Framework 2.0
.NET Framework 3.0
Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0

Reporting server

.NET Framework 3.0
SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services with Service Pack 1, Service Pack 2, Service Pack 3, or Service Pack 4 (See KB2591380), or SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services with Service Pack 1

Gateway server

.NET Framework 2.0
Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0

Reporting data warehouse

SQL Server 2005 Standard or SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 1, Service Pack 2, Service Pack 3, or Service Pack 4, or SQL Server 2008 with Service Pack 1.

Audit collection database

SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition or SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 1, Service Pack2, Service Pack 3, or Service Pack 4, or SQL Server 2008 with Service Pack 1.

Operations console

.NET Framework 2.0
.NET Framework 3.0
Optionally, Windows PowerShell. It is required for the Operations Manager 2007 Command Shell.
Optionally, Microsoft Office Word 2003 with the .NET Programmability feature and Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the Microsoft Office System. They are required to create or edit Management Pack knowledge data.

Web console server

.NET Framework 2.0
.NET Framework 3.0
Internet Information Services, an optional component of Windows Server 2003.
ASP.NET, an optional component of Windows Server 2003

Agent

Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0

Note
MSXML 6.0 requires Windows Installer 3.1

Authoring console

.NET Framework 2.0
.NET Framework 3.0
.NET Framework 3.5 SP1
Optionally, Microsoft Windows PowerShell. It is required for the Operations Manager 2007 Command Shell.
Optionally, Microsoft Office Word 2003 with the .NET Programmability feature and Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the Microsoft Office System. They are required to create or edit Management Pack knowledge data.

Supported Firewall Scenarios

The following table shows Operations Manager 2007 component interaction across a firewall, including information about the ports used for communication between the components, which direction to open the inbound port, and whether the port number can be changed.

Operations Manager 2007 Firewall Scenarios

Operations Manager 2007 Component A	Port Number and Direction	Operations Manager 2007 Component B	Configurable	Note
Root management server	1433 --->	Operations Manager database	Yes (Setup)
Management server	1433 --->	Operations Manager database	Yes (Setup)
Management server	5723, 5724 --->	Root management server	No	Port 5724 must be open to install this component and can be closed once this component has been installed.
management server	1433 -->	Reporting data warehouse	No
Gateway server	5723 --->	Root management server	No
Root management server	1433 --->	Reporting data warehouse	No
Reporting server	5723, 5724 --->	Root management server	No	Port 5724 must be open to install this component and can be closed once this component has been installed.
Operations console	5724 --->	Root management server	No
Connector framework source	51905 --->	Root management server	No
Web console server	5724 --->	Root management server	No
Web console browser	51908 --->	Web console server	Yes (IIS Admin)	Port 51908 is the default port used when selecting Windows Authentication. If you select Forms Authentication, you will need to install an SSL certificate and configure an available port for https functionality for the Operations Manager 2007 WebConsole Web site.
Connected root management server (Local)	5724 --->	Connected root management server (Connected)	No
Agent installed using MOMAgent.msi	5723 --->	Root management server	Yes (Setup)
Agent installed using MOMAgent.msi	5723 --->	Management server	Yes (Setup)
Agent installed using MOMAgent.msi	5723 --->	Gateway server	Yes (Setup)
Gateway server	5723 --->	Management server	Yes (Setup)
Agent (Audit Collection Services forwarder)	51909 --->	Management server Audit Collection Services collector	Yes (Registry)
Agentless Exception Monitoring data from client	51906 --->	Management server Agentless Exception Monitoring file share	Yes (Client Monitoring Wizard)
Customer Experience Improvement Program data from client	51907 --->	Management server (Customer Experience Improvement Program End) Point	Yes (Client Monitoring Wizard)
Operations console (reports)	80 --->	SQL Reporting Services	No	The Operations console uses Port 80 to connect to the SQL Reporting Services Web site.
Reporting server	1433 --->	Reporting data warehouse	Yes
Management server (Audit Collection Services collector)	1433 --->	Audit Collection Services database	Yes

In the preceding table, if SQL Server 2005 is installed using a default instance, the port number is 1433. If SQL Server is installed with a named instance, it is probably using a dynamic port. To identify the port, do the following:

Run SQL Server Configuration Manager.
Run SQL Server Configuration Manager.
Open SQL Server Network Configuration.
Open Protocols for INSTANCE1 (or the instance running under it).
Open TCP/IP.
Click IP Addresses.
The port is under IPAll (usually the TCP Dynamic Ports).

Minimum Network Connectivity Speeds

Operations Manager 2007 requires the following minimum network connectivity speeds between the specified components.

Component A	Component B	Minimum Requirement
Root management server\ management server	Agent	64 Kbps
Root management server\ management server	Agentless	1024 Kbps
Root management server\ management server	Database	256 Kbps
Root management server	Console	768 Kbps
Root management server	Management server	64 Kbps
Root management server\ management server	Data warehouse database	768 Kbps
Root management server	Reporting server	256 Kbps
Management server	Gateway server	64 Kbps
Local management group	Connected management group (tiering)	1024 Kbps
Web console server	Web console	128 Kbps
Reporting Data Warehouse	Reporting server	1024 Kbps
Console	Reporting server	768 Kbps
Audit collector	Audit database	768 Kbps

Supported Cluster Configurations

Operations Manager 2007 supports the clustering configurations for Operations Manager server roles as shown in the following table:

Server Role	Cluster	Notes
Operations Manager 2007 Operations database	Single Active-Passive cluster	Setup needs to be run only once on the active node of the cluster. Other Operations Manager 2007 server roles must not be installed on the cluster or nodes of the cluster.
Root management server	Single Active-Passive cluster	Setup needs to be run on every node of the cluster. Other Operations Manager 2007 server roles must not be installed on the cluster or nodes of the cluster.
Operations Manager 2007 Reporting data warehouse	Single Active-Passive cluster	Other Operations Manager 2007 server roles must not be installed on the cluster or nodes of the cluster.
Audit collection database	Single Active-Passive cluster	Other Operations Manager 2007 server roles must not be installed on the cluster or nodes of the cluster.

Note
A root management server is the first management server installed in a management group

Note
For clustering Operations Manager 2007 on Windows Server 2008 please see: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=119299

Supported, But Not Recommended Cluster Configurations

Operations Manager 2007 supports the following clustering configurations for Operations Manager server roles, as shown in the following table; however, because of a potential performance impact on your SQL Server-based computer, these configurations are not recommended:

Server Role	Cluster	Notes
Operations Manager 2007 Operations database and Operations Manager 2007 Reporting data warehouse	Active-Active cluster where the Operations Manager Operations database is installed on one node of the cluster and the Reporting data warehouse is installed on the other node of the cluster	There might be some performance issues with SQL in this configuration.
Operations Manager Operations database, Reporting data warehouse, and audit collection database	Single Active-Passive or Active-Active cluster where all three components are on a single cluster	There might be some performance issues with SQL in this configuration.
Operations Manager Operations database and audit collection database	Single Active-Passive cluster where both components are on a single cluster	There might be some performance issues with SQL in this configuration.
Operations Manager Operations database and Reporting data warehouse	Single Active-Passive cluster where both components are on a single cluster	There might be some performance issues with SQL in this configuration.
Reporting data warehouse and audit collection database	Single Active-Passive cluster where both components are on a single cluster	There might be some performance issues with SQL in this configuration

Non-supported Cluster Configurations

The cluster configurations listed in the following table are not supported:

Server Role	Cluster	Notes
Operations Manager Operations database and root management server	Single Active-Passive where both components are on the same node of the cluster	Not supported
Operations Manager Operations database and root management server	Active-Active-Passive cluster where the Operations Manager Operations database in one active node, the root management server is on the other active node, and the passive node acts as the failover node for both.	Not supported
Operations Manager Operations database and root management server	Active-Active cluster where the Operations Manager Operations database is on one active node, the root management server is on the other active node, and they each act as the passive node for the other component.	Not supported

Note
Geographically dispersed clusters or geo clusters are not supported for any Operations Manager 2007 roles.

Monitored Item Capacity

Operations Manager supports the following number of monitored items.

Monitored Item	Recommended Limit
Simultaneous Operations consoles	50
Agent monitored computers reporting to a management server	2,000
Agent monitored computers reporting to a gateway server	800
Agentless Exception Monitored computers per management server	25,000
Agentless Exception Monitored computers per management group	100,000
Collective client monitored computers per management server	2,500
Management servers per agent for multihoming	4
Agentless managed computers per management server	10
Agentless managed computers per management group	60
Agent-managed computers per management group	6,000

Support for Languages in Addition to English

Operations Manager supports the following languages: English, German, French, Japanese, Spanish, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Italian, and Portuguese (Brazil).

Supported components for different languages

If your systems run a language other than English, you can install Operations Manager 2007 for that language. You also have the option of installing English Operations Manager 2007 for your management group.

For instance, if you use a German version of Windows on all your servers, you can install German Operations Manager 2007 components for your entire management group. If you have a German version of Windows on all your servers, you can optionally install English Operations Manager 2007 components for your entire management group.

Agents for different languages

If you use an English management group, you can monitor any Windows Operating System Locale type.

If you use another language, you can monitor Windows operating systems for English and that language. For instance, if you use a German management group, you can monitor only English and German Windows operating systems.

Console for different languages

Operations Manager consoles are language independent. For example, you can use an Italian Operations Manager console to connect to a German management group.