Windows Central Management Server

This section contains the minimum requirements for the Windows operating system that is used for the CMS.

Operating system

Hardware

Software

Networking

Microsoft Windows Server(TM) 2003 R2
Microsoft Windows 2003, Standard or Enterprise Edition, for x86 with Service Pack 1 (running on x86 or x64/AMD64 platforms)
Microsoft Windows 2003 SMB, with Service Pack 1
Microsoft Windows 2003 for x64
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 4 for x86
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 4 for x86
Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 for x86

The CMS supports Microsoft Windows 2000 and 2003 International Server - French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Japanese (latest service pack available for each language).

Any HP ProLiant x86 system with the following configuration:

Minimum: 1.5-GHz processor with 1 GB RAM
500 MB free disk space recommended
Recommended: 2.4-GHz processor with 1.5 GB RAM
Note: If Microsoft SQL Server is installed on the CMS, an additional 500 MB of RAM should be installed.
Note: HP Netserver platforms can be used for the CMS as long as the Instant Toptools software is not installed and all other requirements are met.

MSDE 2000 with Service Pack 3a (bundled with HP Systems Insight Manager) or one of the following:

Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Standard Edition with Service Pack 3 or Service Pack 4 (for Standard Server operating system)
Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 3 or Service Pack 4 (for "Advanced Server" operating system)
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 running on Windows Server 2003
Note: SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is not supported.
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1
Oracle 9i Release 2
Oracle 10g
ProLiant Support Pack for Windows 6.30 or later
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 with Service Pack 1
Firefox 1.5

Static or dynamic host name resolution
TCP/IP
SNMP




	NOTE: HP SIM 5.1 can run on a Windows Virtual Machine (VM) provided the following requirements are met. The VM must be hosted on an ESX 3.0.1 or later server and the VM configuration must meet HP SIM hardware requirements and the CPU and Memory resources allocated to this VM must be always available to this VM (by reserving CPU and Memory resources).

The required Windows service packs must be installed for each of these operating systems.

Important: The Windows server must have at least one partition formatted for the NT File System (NTFS) on which the HP SIM server software is to be installed. NTFS provides the ability to restrict file access based on user accounts and groups. Without NTFS, the CMS cannot be adequately secured against unauthorized access, and potentially sensitive operations and data could be made available to unauthorized users.

Note: HP SIM on Windows XP Professional only supports a local MSDE2000 installation for the database.

Note: Service Essentials Remote Support Pack (Remote Support Pack) is not supported on Windows XP Professional. If you install HP SIM on Windows XP Professional, you will not be able to use Remote Support Pack.

Note: SQL Server 2005 is only supported if HP SIM is running on Windows Server 2003.

Note: You cannot run Internet Explorer 6.0 and Internet Explorer 7.0 simultaneously. However, if you uninstall Internet Explorer 7.0, Internet Explorer 6.0 will be restored.

Windows Central Management Server

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