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 Verifying your system requirements
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Verifying your system requirements

The baseline requirements for your system are described in the following table.

Important:
If you want to install virtual machines on a host server that is running Windows Server® 2008 Hyper-V™ technology, prior to creating the virtual machines, you must install the latest updates on the host server. For more information about installing the latest updates, see this knowledge base article (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=125926).
Important:
If you want to install server components on a server running Windows Server 2008, you must follow instructions specific to Windows Server 2008. For more information, see Release Notes for Client Security SP1 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=126287).

Hardware Processor and memory Operating system Software Hard disk

Management server

1 -gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor

1 gigabyte (GB) of RAM or more recommended

Supported:

  • Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later, Standard or Enterprise
  • Windows Server 2008 Standard or Windows Server 2008 Enterprise

Not supported:

  • Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation
  • x64 and Itanium server editions

Microsoft .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

1-GHz or faster processor

512 MB of RAM or more

Supported:

  • Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later, Standard or Enterprise
  • Windows Server 2008 Standard or Windows Server 2008 Enterprise

Not supported:

  • Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation
  • x64 and Itanium server editions

.NET Framework 2.0

1 GB or more

Collection server with database or collection database server

Dual 2-GHz or faster processors

2 GB of RAM or more

Supported:

  • Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later, Standard or Enterprise
  • Windows Server 2008 Standard or Windows Server 2008 Enterprise

Not supported:

  • Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation
  • x64 and Itanium server editions

SQL Server 2005 with SP1 or later, Enterprise Edition or Standard Edition (including Database Services and Workstation components)

30 GB or more

Reporting server without database

1-GHz or faster processor

512 MB of RAM or more

Supported:

  • Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later, Standard or Enterprise

Not supported:

  • x64 and Itanium server editions

SQL Server 2005 with SP1 or later, Enterprise Edition or Standard Edition (Reporting Services)

Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 and ASP.NET

512 MB or more

Reporting server with database or reporting database server

Dual 2-GHz or faster processors

2 GB of RAM or more

Supported:

  • Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later, Standard or Enterprise
  • Windows Server 2008 Standard or Windows Server 2008 Enterprise

Not supported:

  • Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation
  • x64 and Itanium server editions

SQL Server 2005 with SP1 or later, Enterprise Edition or Standard Editing (including Database Services, Integration Services, Reporting Services, and Workstation components)

75 GB or more

Distribution server

See Design the WSUS Deployment

(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=77980)

Supported:

  • Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later, Standard or Enterprise
  • Windows Server 2008 Standard or Windows Server 2008 Enterprise

Not supported:

  • Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation
  • x64 and Itanium server editions

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

(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=77980)

See Design the WSUS Deployment

(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=77980)

Combined:

Management, collection, and reporting server

Dual 2.85-GHz or faster processors

4 GB of RAM or more

Supported:

  • Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later, Standard or Enterprise
  • Windows Server 2008 Standard or Windows Server 2008 Enterprise

Not supported:

  • Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation
  • x64 and Itanium server editions

SQL Server 2005 with SP1 or later, Enterprise Edition or Standard Edition (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

Dual 2.85-GHz or faster processors

4 GB of RAM or more

Supported:

  • Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later, Standard or Enterprise

Not supported:

  • x64 and Itanium server editions

SQL Server 2005 with SP1 or later, Enterprise Edition or Standard Edition (including Database Services, Integration Services, Reporting Services, and Workstation components)

100 GB or more

Combined:

Single-server production topology (all components on one server)

Dual 2.85-GHz or faster processors

4 GB of RAM or more

Supported:

  • Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later, Standard or Enterprise
  • Windows Server 2008 Standard or Windows Server 2008 Enterprise

Not supported:

  • Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation
  • x64 and Itanium server editions)

SQL Server 2005 with SP1 or later, Enterprise Edition or Standard Edition (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)

1-GHz or faster processor

1 GB of RAM or more

Supported:

  • Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later, Standard or Enterprise
  • Windows Server 2008 Standard or Windows Server 2008 Enterprise

Not supported:

  • Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation
  • x64 and Itanium server editions

SQL Server 2005 with SP1 or later, Enterprise Edition or Standard Edition (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

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 Windows Server 2008 Enterprise

Windows Server 2008 Standard Server Core or Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 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

  • If you are installing multiple Client Security deployments, you must use unique computer names for each collection database server and reporting database server, as well as unique Management group names. Unique names allow you to use the Client Security Enterprise Manager tool to aggregate reporting and to manage your Client Security environment from a single Client Security console.
  • The operating system, the software prerequisites (including SQL Server and WSUS), and the installation of Client Security on the servers must all be in the same language version. You can, however, install the English version of Client Security on a server with an operating system of a different language version.
  • Client Security server components are not supported for x64 and Itanium operating systems; however, Client Security client components are supported for x64 (but not Itanium) operating systems.
  • Client Security supports:
    • Installing Client Security client components on clustered nodes.
    • Running Client Security server components on a 32-bit guest hosted on Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V.
  • Client Security does not support:
    • Installing Client Security server components on a domain controller.
    • Using a clustered installation of SQL Server for Client Security server components.
    • Running the server components of Client Security within a Microsoft Virtual Server environment.
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