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System Requirements: VMM Console

Updated: March 27, 2013

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

Hardware requirements

The following requirements are the minimum and recommended hardware requirements for the VMM console, based on the number of hosts that you manage.

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

The following software must be installed 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 Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. Windows PowerShell 3.0 is included in Windows Server 2012. Otherwise, you can install Windows PowerShell 3.0 from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=262217.
Microsoft .NET Framework: For System Center 2012 – Virtual Machine Manager: At least Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1) For VMM in System Center 2012 SP1: Microsoft .NET Framework 4, or Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 For the VMM Console in System Center 2012 SP1: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 is required for computers running Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7	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 the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 feature is not installed (it is not installed by default), the VMM setup wizard will install the feature. On a computer that runs Windows 8 or/and Windows Server 2012, Microsoft .NET Framework 4 is included. Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 is available at the Visual Studio 2012 Download page.

Software

Notes

A supported operating system for the VMM console

For more information, see Supported operating systems in this topic.

Windows PowerShell:

Windows PowerShell 2.0 is included in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7.
Windows PowerShell 3.0 is included in Windows Server 2012. Otherwise, you can install Windows PowerShell 3.0 from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=262217.

Microsoft .NET Framework:

For System Center 2012 – Virtual Machine Manager: At least Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
For VMM in System Center 2012 SP1: Microsoft .NET Framework 4, or Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5
For the VMM Console in System Center 2012 SP1: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 is required for computers running Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7

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 the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 feature is not installed (it is not installed by default), the VMM setup wizard will install the feature.
On a computer that runs Windows 8 or/and Windows Server 2012, Microsoft .NET Framework 4 is included.
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 is available at the Visual Studio 2012 Download page.

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 or without Service Pack 1	Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate	x86 and x64
Windows Server 2012	Standard and Datacenter	64bit
Windows 8 Client	Professional and Enterprise	32bit and 64bit

The computer on which you install the VMM console must be a member of an Active Directory domain.
For information about how to install the VMM console, see Installing and Opening the VMM Console.

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