Prerequisite Software Requirements

Prerequisite Software Requirements
The following software must be installed and, if needed, configured before you can install Configuration Manager 2012:
◆ Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2
◆ Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1
◆ Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (for Windows Server 2008)
◆ Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (of Windows Server 2012)
◆ Active Directory schema extended with Configuration Manager 2012 classes
◆ Windows ADK 8.1

The following SQL Server versions are supported:
◆ SQL Server 2008 SP2 (Standard or Enterprise) with a minimum of Cumulative Update 9
◆ SQL Server 2008 SP3 (Standard or Enterprise) with a minimum of Cumulative Update 4
◆ SQL Server 2008 R2 (Standard or Enterprise) with SP1 with a minimum of Cumulative Update 6
◆ SQL Server 2008 R2 (Standard or Enterprise) with SP2
◆ SQL Server 2012 (Standard or Enterprise) with a minimum of Cumulative Update 2
◆ SQL Server 2012 (Standard or Enterprise) with SP1
◆ SQL Server Express 2008 R2 with SP1 with a minimum of Cumulative Update 6 (secondary sites only)
◆ SQL Server Express 2008 R2 with SP2 (secondary sites only)
◆ SQL Server Express 2012 and a minimum of Cumulative Update 2 (secondary sites only)
◆ SQL Server Express 2012 with SP1 (secondary sites only)

The collation of the SQL Server and the site databases must be SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_ CI_AS to be able to install Configuration Manager 2012 R2. As with Configuration Manager 2007, several roles and features of Windows Server need to be installed and configured:
◆ Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)
◆ Remote Differential Compression
◆ IIS7 (with IIS6 Management compatibility, ASP.NET, Static Content Compression, and the common IIS and security features)