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You can run Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) 2.5 in a stand-alone topology or in a Configuration Manager integration topology that integrates MBAM with System Center Configuration Manager. If you use the recommended configuration for either topology in a production environment, MBAM supports up to 500,000 MBAM clients. For information about the recommended architecture and features that are configured on each server for each topology, see High-level architecture for MBAM 2.5.
The following table shows the languages that are supported for the MBAM client, and the MBAM server in MBAM 2.5 SP1. The client languages also apply to the Self-Service Portal.
Client languages
Server languages
Czech (Czech Republic) cs-CZ
English (United States) en-US
Danish (Denmark) da-DK
French (France) fr-FR
Dutch (Netherlands) nl-NL
German (Germany) de-DE
English (United States) en-US
Italian (Italy) it-IT
Finnish (Finland) fi-FI
Japanese (Japan) ja-JP
French (France) fr-FR
Korean (Korea) ko-KR
German (Germany) de-DE
Portuguese (Brazil) pt-BR
Greek (Greece) el-GR
Russian (Russia) ru-RU
Hungarian (Hungary) hu-HU
Spanish (Spain) es-ES
Italian (Italy) it-IT
Simplified Chinese (PRC) zh-CN
Japanese (Japan) ja-JP
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) zh-TW
Korean (Korea) ko-KR
Norwegian, Bokmål (Norway) nb-NO
Polish (Poland) pl-PL
Portuguese (Brazil) pt-BR
Portuguese (Portugal) pt-PT
Russian (Russia) ru-RU
Slovak (Slovakia) sk-SK
Spanish (Spain) es-ES
Swedish (Sweden) sv-SE
Turkish (Türkiye) tr-TR
Slovenian (Slovenia) sl-SI
Simplified Chinese (PRC) zh-CN
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) zh-TW
MBAM server system requirements
MBAM server OS requirements
We strongly recommend that you run the MBAM client and MBAM server on the same line of operating systems. For example, Windows 10 with Windows Server 2016, Windows 8.1 with Windows Server 2012 R2, and so on.
The following table lists the operating systems that are supported for the MBAM server installation.
OS
Edition
Service pack
System architecture
Windows Server 2019
Standard or Datacenter
64-bit
Windows Server 2016
Standard or Datacenter
64-bit
Windows Server 2012 R2
Standard or Datacenter
64-bit
Windows Server 2012
Standard or Datacenter
64-bit
Windows Server 2008 R2
Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter
SP1
64-bit
The enterprise domain must contain at least one Windows Server 2008 or later domain controller.
MBAM server processor, RAM, and disk space requirements - stand-alone topology
Versions of Configuration Manager that MBAM supports
Important
Since all versions of Configuration Manager that MBAM supported are out of support, use of MBAM with Configuration Manager is no longer supported. Customers using MBAM with Configuration Manager should migrate to Configuration Manager BitLocker Management.
MBAM supports the following versions of Configuration Manager.
Supported version
Service pack
System architecture
Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch), versions up to 1902
64-bit
Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 1806
64-bit
Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (LTSB - version 1606)
64-bit
Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
SP1
64-bit
Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 or later
64-bit
Note
Although Configuration Manager 2007 R2 is 32-bit, you must install it and SQL Server on a 64-bit operating system in order to match the 64-bit MBAM software.
For a list of supported configurations for the Configuration Manager server, see the appropriate documentation for the version of Configuration Manager that you're using. MBAM has no other system requirements for the Configuration Manager server.
SQL Server database requirements
The following table lists the Microsoft SQL Server versions that are supported for the MBAM server features, which include the Recovery Database, Compliance and Audit Database, and the Reports feature. The required versions apply to the Stand-alone or the Configuration Manager integration topologies.
Install SQL Server with the SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS collation.
SQL Server version
Edition
Service pack
System architecture
Microsoft SQL Server 2019
Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter
64-bit
Microsoft SQL Server 2017
Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter
64-bit
Microsoft SQL Server 2016
Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter
SP1
64-bit
Microsoft SQL Server 2014
Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter
SP1, SP2
64-bit
Microsoft SQL Server 2012
Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter
SP3
64-bit
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2
Standard or Enterprise
SP3
64-bit
Note
MBAM has a maximum supported compatibility level of 140. The default compatibility level for new databases created on SQL Server 2019 is 150. After the database is created, use the ALTER DATABASE command to set the compatibility level to 140 or lower. Existing databases migrated from SQL server 2017 or earlier remain at their previous compatibility level and don't need to be changed.
SQL Server processor, RAM, and disk space requirements - stand-alone topology
The following table lists the recommended server processor, RAM, and disk space requirements for the SQL Server computer when you're using the stand-alone topology. Use these requirements as a guide. Your specific requirements might vary based on the number of client computers you're supporting in your organization. To view the requirements for the Configuration Manager integration topology, see SQL Server processor, RAM, and disk space requirements - Configuration Manager integration topology.
Hardware item
Minimum requirement
Recommended requirement
Processor
2.33 GHz
2.33 GHz or greater
RAM
8 GB
12 GB
Free disk space
5 GB
5 GB or greater
SQL Server processor, RAM, and disk space requirements - Configuration Manager integration topology
Run the MBAM client and MBAM server on the same line of operating systems. For example, Windows 10 with Windows Server 2016 or Windows 8.1 with Windows Server 2012 R2.
The following table lists the operating systems that are supported for MBAM client installation. The same requirements apply to the stand-alone and the Configuration Manager integration topologies.
OS
Edition
Service pack
System architecture
Windows 11
Enterprise
32-bit or 64-bit
Windows 10 IoT
Enterprise
32-bit or 64-bit
Windows 10
Enterprise
32-bit or 64-bit
Windows 8.1
Enterprise
32-bit or 64-bit
Windows 7
Enterprise or Ultimate
SP1
32-bit or 64-bit
Windows To Go
Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 Enterprise
32-bit or 64-bit
Client RAM requirements
There are no RAM requirements that are specific to the MBAM client installation.
MBAM group policy system requirements
The following table lists the operating systems that are supported for MBAM group policy templates installation.
OS
Edition
Service pack
System architecture
Windows 11
Enterprise
32-bit or 64-bit
Windows 10 IoT
Enterprise
32-bit or 64-bit
Windows 10
Enterprise
32-bit or 64-bit
Windows 8.1
Enterprise
32-bit or 64-bit
Windows 7
Enterprise, or Ultimate
SP1
32-bit or 64-bit
Windows Server 2012 R2
Standard or Datacenter
64-bit
Windows Server 2012
Standard or Datacenter
64-bit
Windows Server 2008 R2
Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter
SP1
64-bit
MBAM in Microsoft Azure
You can deploy the MBAM server in Azure on any of the supported OS versions. It can connect to an Active Directory hosted on premises or an Active Directory also hosted in Azure. For more information, see Safely virtualizing Active Directory Domain Services.
The MBAM client isn't supported on virtual machines and is also not supported on Azure IaaS.
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