Server Operating System Requirements for System Center 2012 R2
Updated: May 13, 2016
Applies To: System Center 2012 R2
Use this information to evaluate if your server-side operating system environment is ready to support the installation of or upgrade to System Center 2012 R2. Use this information whether you are deploying one or multiple components.
| System Center 2012 R2 server-side component | Windows Server 2008 | Windows Server 2008 SP2 | Windows Server 2008 R2 | Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 | Windows Server® 2012 Standard, Datacenter | Windows Server® 2012 R2 Standard, Datacenter |
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| App Controller Server | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| DPM Remote Administration console | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| DPM Server | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Operations Manager Management Server | ● .Net 3.5.1 must be installed on the Server |
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| Operations Manager Data Warehouse | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Operations Manager Gateway Server | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Operations Manager Web Console | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Operations Manager Operational Database | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Operations Manager Reporting Server | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Orchestrator management server | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Orchestrator runbook server | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Orchestrator web service | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Orchestrator Runbook Designer | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Service Manager Management Server | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Service Manager Data Warehouse Management Server |
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| Service Manager Database or Data Warehouse Database | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Service Manager Self-Service Portal (SharePoint Server and Web Content Server) | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Service Provider Foundation | ● | |||||
| Virtual Machine Manager Management Server | ● | ● | ||||
| Virtual Machine Manager Virtual Machine Hosts | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Virtual Machine Manager PXE Server | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Virtual Machine Manager Update Server | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Virtual Machine Manager Library | ● | ● | ● |
This information does not apply to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. For those system requirements, see Supported Configurations for Configuration Manager.
See Also
System Requirements for System Center 2012 R2
Preparing your environment for System Center 2012 R2 App Controller
Preparing your environment for System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager (DPM)
Preparing your environment for System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager
Preparing your environment for System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator
Preparing your environment for System Center 2012 R2 Service Manager
Preparing your environment for System Center 2012 R2 Service Provider Foundation
Preparing your environment for System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager