Software Requirements for Site System Roles

To be able to install and configure Configuration Manager 2012 site system roles on your servers, the operating system must comply with some requirements. Site system roles are roles that can be installed and configured on Configuration Manager 2012 site systems. This section will describe the requirements for installing the different site system roles.

Operating Systems
Depending on the roles you want to install, you can choose which operating system you want to install the site system role on. Every site system role has certain requirements for which operating system it can be installed on. For instance, a management point site system role can be installed only on a 64-bit Windows Server operating system in contrast to the distribution point site system role, which is supported on a large number of operating systems. This section helps you to identify the operating system requirements for site system roles.

Site System Roles with the Same Operating System Requirements
Most site system roles require the same operating systems. The following site server roles have the same OS requirements:

◆ Central administration site
◆ Primary site server
◆ Secondary site server
◆ Site database server
◆ SMS provider
◆ Enrollment point
◆ Enrollment proxy point
◆ Fallback status point
◆ Management point
◆ Application Catalog web service point
◆ Application Catalog website point
◆ Asset Intelligence synchronization point
◆ Endpoint Protection point
◆ Out of band service point
◆ Reporting services point
◆ Software update point
◆ State migration point
◆ System health validator point

The site system roles are not supported on a Core installation of Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 Foundation, Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation, Windows Server 2012, or Windows Server 2012 R2 editions. Some of the site server roles can be installed on different operating systems than the ones required for the roles listed previously. The following site server roles can be installed and configured on many more operating systems:
◆ Distribution point
◆ Client status reporting host system

When using Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2003 R2 platforms, only the standard distribution point is supported. Enhanced features like PXE or Multicast are not supported. When using Windows Server 2008 SP2 Multicast on the Distribution Point is not supported.

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)