Determining Software Requirements

A Configuration Manager 2012 primary site requires Windows 2008 64-bit SP2 or Windows Server 2008 R2. Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter Editions are supported.

The Configuration Manager Site Server must be installed on a member server in a Windows Active Directory domain. It is commonly recommended to keep the installation of Configuration Manager on a separate server or set of dedicated member servers that do not run any other applications that could interfere with normal operations.

A few other requirements critical to the success of Configuration Manager implementations are as follows:

• .NET Framework 3.51 SP1

• .NET Framework 4.0

• Remote Differential Compression feature

• Background Intelligent Transfer ...

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