Microsoft Server Applications Supported on Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is the next generation of the Windows Server operating system and provides significant improvements to the base operating system over Windows Server 2003. Notable improvements include those in networking, advanced security features, remote applications access, centralized server role management, performance and reliability monitoring tools, failover clustering, deployment, and the file system. Because of these improvements to the base operating system, backward compatibility of all applications could not be ensured.
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The lists below show which Microsoft products and technologies are compatible with Windows Server 2008 and which are not. Some products require a service pack to run directly on Windows Server 2008.
This list will be updated periodically.
Currently Compatible Applications
* Supported on 32-bit OS only
** As a second server on the domain
*** This does not include Management Server roles
# This includes only client and agent support
## Windows Server 2008 Standard is supported as a guest OS
Future Compatible Applications and Windows Server 2008 SKUs
Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5
Microsoft Biztalk Server 2006 R3
Microsoft Dynamics NAV 4.0 Service Pack 3 (SP3)
Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
Microsoft Dynamics SL 7 FP1
Microsoft Host Integration Server 2006 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager 2009
Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager
Microsoft Windows Essential Business Server 2008
Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008
Incompatible Applications
Microsoft BizTalk 2004 and earlier
Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 and earlier
Microsoft Compute Cluster Server 2003
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 and earlier versions of Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
Microsoft Forefront Security for Office Communications Server
Microsoft Forefront Server Security Management Console
Microsoft Host Integration Server 2004 and earlier
Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 and earlier
Microsoft Speech Server 2004 R2
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and earlier
Microsoft System Center Reporting Manager 2006
Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
