Virtual Machine Manager System Requirements

This section provides the minimum and recommended system requirements for installing and running Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) in the following deployment scenarios:

• All VMM components installed on a single computer.
• Each VMM component installed on a separate computer.

In either scenario, each virtual machine host is always a separate computer.

For more information about installing VMM components, see the "Installing Virtual Machine Manager" topic in VMM Help (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=98643).

In This Section

• Virtual Machine Manager System Requirements -- Single Computer
  Provides the minimum and recommended hardware and software requirements for installing and running VMM on a single computer.

• Virtual Machine Manager System Requirements -- Multiple Computers
  Provides the minimum and recommended hardware and software requirements for installing and running VMM on multiple computers.

• Virtual Machine Host System Requirements
  Provides the minimum and recommended hardware and software requirements for virtual machine hosts.

• Virtual Machine Manager Reporting System Requirements
  Describes the software that must be installed to monitor and report on virtual machines in VMM.

• Virtual Machine Manager Network Requirements
  Describes the network requirements and related considerations for installing VMM.

• Software Requirements Installed During Virtual Machine Manager Setup
  Describes the software requirements that are installed during setup.

• Supported Operating Systems for Virtual Machine Manager
  Provides the supported operating systems for each VMM component and for physical-to-virtual (P2V) and virtual-to-virtual (V2V) conversions.