MBAM 1.0 Supported Configurations

This topic specifies the necessary requirements to install and run Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) in your environment.

MBAM server system Requirements

Server operating system requirements

The following table lists the operating systems that are supported for the Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring Server installation.

Note
Microsoft provides support for the current service pack and, in some cases, the immediately preceding service pack. To find the support timelines for your product, see the Lifecycle Supported Service Packs. For additional information about Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy, see Microsoft Support Lifecycle Support Policy FAQ.

Operating System Edition Service Pack System Architecture

Windows Server 2008

Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, or Web Server

SP2 only

32-bit or 64-bit

Windows Server 2008 R2

Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, or Web Server

64-bit

Warning
There is no support for installing MBAM services, reports, or databases on a domain controller computer.

Server random access memory (RAM) requirements

There are no RAM requirements that are specific to MBAM Server installation.

SQL Server Database requirements

The following table lists the SQL Server versions that are supported for the MBAM Server feature installation.

MBAM Server Feature SQL Server Version Edition Service Pack System Architecture

Compliance and Audit Reports

Microsoft SQL Server 2008

R2, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, or Developer Edition

SP2

32-bit or 64-bit

Recovery and Hardware Database

Microsoft SQL Server 2008

R2, Enterprise, Datacenter, or Developer Edition

Important

SQL Server Standard Editions are not supported for MBAM Recovery and Hardware Database Server feature installation.

SP2

32-bit or 64-bit

Compliance and Audit Database

Microsoft SQL Server 2008

R2, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, or Developer Edition

SP2

32-bit or 64-bit

MBAM Client system requirements

Client operating system requirements

The following table lists the operating systems that are supported for MBAM Client installation.

Note
Microsoft provides support for the current service pack and, in some cases, the immediately preceding service pack. To find the support timelines for your product, see the Lifecycle Supported Service Packs. For additional information about Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy, see Microsoft Support Lifecycle Support Policy FAQ.

Operating System Edition Service Pack System Architecture

Windows 7

Enterprise Edition

None, SP1

32-bit or 64-bit

Windows 7

Ultimate Edition

None, SP1

32-bit or 64-bit

Client RAM requirements

There are no RAM requirements that are specific to the MBAM Client installation.

Planning to Deploy MBAM 1.0

MBAM 1.0 Deployment Prerequisites