System Requirements: VMM Administrator Console

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Applies To: Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2, Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 SP1

For System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2008 or VMM 2008 R2, the following are estimated system requirements for installing the VMM Administrator Console on a dedicated computer. If your computer does not meet the minimum requirements, you will not be able to install this component. Actual requirements vary based on your system configuration and the number of hosts and virtual machines that you manage.

It is recommended that you install a VMM Administrator Console on the same computer as the VMM server. You can install additional VMM Administrator Consoles on other computers to remotely access and manage one or more VMM servers. When you install the VMM Administrator Console, the Setup Wizard also installs Windows PowerShell — Virtual Machine Manager command shell.

Hardware Requirements

The following are the minimum and recommended hardware requirements for the VMM Administrator Console based on the number of hosts you manage.

Managing up to 150 hosts

Hardware component Minimum Recommended

Processor

Pentium 4, 550 MHz

Pentium 4, 1 GHz or greater

RAM

512 MB

1 GB

Hard disk space

512 MB

2 GB

Managing more than 150 hosts

Hardware component Minimum Recommended

Processor

Pentium 4, 1 GHz

Pentium 4, 2 GHz or greater

RAM

1 GB

2 GB

Hard disk space

512 MB

4 GB

Software Requirements

The following software must be installed prior to installing the VMM Administrator Console.

Software requirement Notes

A supported operating system for the VMM Administrator Console

For more information, see Supported Operating Systems for VMM Components.

Windows PowerShell 1.0 or 2.0

Windows PowerShell 1.0 is included in Windows Server 2008. If this feature has been removed in Windows Server 2008, the Setup Wizard automatically adds it.

Windows PowerShell 2.0 is included in Windows Server 2008 R2.

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
  • For Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 is not required.

  • For all other supported operating systems, if Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 is not installed; you can have the Setup Wizard install it.

See Also

Concepts

Supported Operating Systems for VMM Components
System Requirements: Installing VMM on a Single Computer
System Requirements: VMM Administrator Console
VMM System Requirements