Server Operating System Requirements for System Center 2012 R2

 

Updated: May 13, 2016

Applies To: System Center 2012 R2

Use this information to evaluate if your server-side operating system environment is ready to support the installation of or upgrade to System Center 2012 R2. Use this information whether you are deploying one or multiple components.

System Center 2012 R2 server-side component Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 SP2 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Windows Server® 2012 Standard, Datacenter Windows Server® 2012 R2 Standard, Datacenter
App Controller Server
DPM Remote Administration console
DPM Server
Operations Manager Management Server

.Net 3.5.1 must be installed on the Server
Operations Manager Data Warehouse
Operations Manager Gateway Server
Operations Manager Web Console
Operations Manager Operational Database
Operations Manager Reporting Server
Orchestrator management server
Orchestrator runbook server
Orchestrator web service
Orchestrator Runbook Designer
Service Manager Management Server
Service Manager

Data Warehouse Management Server
Service Manager Database or Data Warehouse Database
Service Manager Self-Service Portal (SharePoint Server and Web Content Server)
Service Provider Foundation
Virtual Machine Manager Management Server
Virtual Machine Manager Virtual Machine Hosts
Virtual Machine Manager PXE Server
Virtual Machine Manager Update Server
Virtual Machine Manager Library

This information does not apply to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. For those system requirements, see Supported Configurations for Configuration Manager.

See Also

System Requirements for System Center 2012 R2
Preparing your environment for System Center 2012 R2 App Controller
Preparing your environment for System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager (DPM)
Preparing your environment for System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager
Preparing your environment for System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator
Preparing your environment for System Center 2012 R2 Service Manager
Preparing your environment for System Center 2012 R2 Service Provider Foundation
Preparing your environment for System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager