Supported Deployment Topologies

The following topologies are supported for System Center Essentials deployment:

The Essentials 2007 Management Server, database server, and console are all installed on a single computer.
The database server is installed on a different computer than the Essentials 2007 management server.
In addition to the Essentials 2007 console, which is installed on the Management Server, an Essentials 2007 console can be installed as a stand-alone component on a computer other than the Management Server. No more than 10 remote Essentials 2007 consoles can be used at a time.
Any Essentials 2007 component can be installed on a domain controller.
Essentials 2007 can manage computers or network devices that are in a different domain from the Essentials 2007 server, as long as the domains are in the same Active Directory forest.

Supported Topologies and Scalability in Essentials 2007

The following table provides a list of Essentials 2007 components and describes the related topologies that are supported or unsupported.

Component	Supported Number	Supported Topologies	Unsupported Topologies
Management Server	1	Installed with or without the database server. Installed on a domain controller.	Installed in a separate domain.
Database server	1	Installed as a stand-alone component or with any of the other server components. Installed with the Management Server on a domain controller.	Installed on a separate domain. Installed as the only component on a domain controller.
Essentials 2007 remote console	Up to 10	Installed as a stand-alone component or with any of the other server components. Installed on a domain controller. Installed in a trusted domain.	Installed in an untrusted domain.
Managed computers	Up to 30 Microsoft Windows-based servers. Up to 500 Microsoft Windows client computers.	Installed on a domain controller. Installed in a trusted domain. Installed behind a firewall.	Installed in an untrusted domain.
Network devices	Up to 50	Anywhere network accessible.	N/A.