System Requirements

Review this Forefront Client Security information to make sure you have the required hardware and software to run the product.

Management Server

Configuration	Processor and memory	Operating system	Software	Hard disk
Management Server	1-gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor 1 gigabyte (GB) of RAM or more recommended	Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later, Standard or Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Standard or Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Standard SP1 or later, or Windows Server 2008 Enterprise SP1 or later x64 editions not supported	.NET Framework 2.0 Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) with SP1 Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 3.0	512 megabytes (MB) or more

Collection Server Without Database

Configuration	Processor and memory	Operating system	Software	Hard disk
Collection server without database	1-GHz or faster processor 512 MB of RAM or more	Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later, Standard or Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Standard or Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Standard SP1 or later, or Windows Server 2008 Enterprise SP1 or later x64 editions not supported	.NET Framework 2.0	1 GB or more

Collection Server with Database or Collection Database Server

Configuration	Processor and memory	Operating system	Software	Hard disk
Collection server with database or collection database server	Dual 2-GHz or faster processors 2 GB of RAM or more	Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later, Standard or Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Standard or Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Standard SP1 or later, or Windows Server 2008 Enterprise SP1 or later x64 editions not supported	SQL Server 2005 with SP1 or later, Enterprise or Standard (including Database Services and Workstation components)	30 GB or more

Reporting Server Without Database

Configuration	Processor and memory	Operating system	Software	Hard disk
Reporting server without database	1-GHz or faster processor 512 MB of RAM or more	Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later, Standard or Enterprise x64 editions not supported	SQL Server 2005 with SP1 or later, Enterprise or Standard (Reporting Services) Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 and ASP.NET	512 MB or more

Reporting Server with Database or Reporting Database Server

Configuration	Processor and memory	Operating system	Software	Hard disk
Reporting server with database or reporting database server	Dual 2-GHz or faster processors 2 GB of RAM or more	Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later, Standard or Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Standard or Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Standard SP1 or later, or Windows Server 2008 Enterprise SP1 or later x64 editions not supported	SQL Server 2005 with SP1 or later, Enterprise or Standard (including Database Services, Integration Services, Reporting Services, and Workstation components)	75 GB or more

Distribution Server

Configuration	Processor and memory	Operating system	Software	Hard disk
Distribution server	See Design the WSUS Deployment	Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later, Standard or Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Standard or Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Standard SP1 or later, or Windows Server 2008 Enterprise SP1 or later x64 editions not supported	IIS 6.0 and ASP.NET .NET Framework 2.0 Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 2.0 with SP1 or later For database requirements, see Design the WSUS Deployment	See Design the WSUS Deployment

Combined: Management, Collection, and Reporting Server

Configuration	Processor and memory	Operating system	Software	Hard disk
Combined: Management, collection, and reporting server	Dual 2.85-GHz or faster processors 4 GB of RAM or more	Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later, Standard or Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Standard or Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Standard SP1 or later, or Windows Server 2008 Enterprise SP1 or later x64 editions not supported	SQL Server 2005 with SP1 or later, Enterprise or Standard (including Database Services, Integration Services, Reporting Services, and Workstation components) .NET Framework 2.0 GPMC with SP1 WSUS 2.0 with SP1 or later IIS 6.0 and ASP.NET MMC 3.0	100 GB or more

Combined: Collection Database and Reporting Database

Configuration	Processor and memory	Operating system	Software	Hard disk
Combined: Collection database and reporting database	Dual 2.85-GHz or faster processors 4 GB of RAM or more	Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later, Standard or Enterprise x64 editions not supported	SQL Server 2005 with SP1 or later, Enterprise or Standard (including Database Services, Integration Services, Reporting Services, and Workstation components)	100 GB or more

Combined: Single-Server Production Topology (All Components on One Server)

Configuration	Processor and memory	Operating system	Software	Hard disk
Combined: Single-server production topology (all components on one server)	Dual 2.85-GHz or faster processors 4 GB of RAM or more	Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later, Standard or Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Standard or Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Standard SP1 or later, or Windows Server 2008 Enterprise SP1 or later x64 editions not supported	SQL Server 2005 with SP1 or later, Enterprise or Standard (including Database Services, Integration Services, Reporting Services, and Workstation components) .NET Framework 2.0 GPMC with SP1 WSUS 2.0 with SP1 or later IIS 6.0 and ASP.NET MMC 3.0	100 GB or more

Combined: Single-Server Evaluation Topology (All Components on One Server)

Configuration	Processor and memory	Operating system	Software	Hard disk
Combined: Single-server evaluation topology (all components on one server)	1-GHz or faster processor 1 GB of RAM or more	Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later, Standard or Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Standard or Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Standard SP1 or later, or Windows Server 2008 Enterprise SP1 or later x64 editions not supported	SQL Server 2005 with SP1 or later, Enterprise or Standard (including Database Services, Integration Services, Reporting Services, and Workstation components) .NET Framework 2.0 GPMC with SP1 WSUS 2.0 with SP1 or later IIS 6.0 and ASP.NET MMC 3.0	6 GB or more

Client Computer

Configuration	Processor and memory	Operating system	Software	Hard disk
Client Computer	700-megahertz (MHz) or faster processor 256 MB of RAM or more	Windows 2000 Professional with SP4 and Update Rollup 1 Windows 2000 Server with SP4 and Update Rollup 1 Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 and Update Rollup 1 Windows 2000 Datacenter Server with SP4 and Update Rollup 1 Windows XP Professional with SP2 or later Windows XP Home with SP2 or later Windows XP Tablet PC Edition with SP2 or later Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or later Windows Server 2008 Standard or Enterprise Edition Windows Server 2008 Standard or Enterprise Edition Server Core installation Windows Vista Business, Enterprise, Home, or Ultimate Windows Vista Business, Enterprise, Home, or Ultimate with SP1 Servers running Terminal Services are supported as client computers. x64 (except Itanium) operating system installations are supported for client computers. Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008 clustered nodes are supported as client computers.	Windows Update Agent 2.0 Windows Installer 3.1	350 MB or more

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