This topic describes the minimum and recommended hardware and software requirements for System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2008 R2 when installing all VMM components on a single computer. Actual requirements vary based on your system configuration and the number of hosts and virtual machines that the VMM server manages.

This scenario is recommended only if the VMM server is managing a small number of hosts. For better performance when the VMM server is managing a large number of hosts, it is recommended that you distribute workloads by installing individual VMM components on dedicated computers.

Hardware Requirements

The minimum and recommended hardware requirements to install and operate all VMM components on a single computer are listed in the following tables based on the number of hosts that the VMM server manages.

From 5 to 10 hosts

Hardware component Minimum Recommended

Processor

Pentium 4, 2 GHz (x64)

Dual-Core Pentium 4, 2 GHz (x64) or greater

RAM

2 GB

2 GB

Hard disk space

10 GB

40 GB

From 11 to 20 hosts

Hardware component Minimum Recommended

Processor

Pentium 4, 2.8 GHz (x64)

Dual-Core Pentium 4, 2 GHz (x64) or greater

RAM

2 GB

4 GB

Hard disk space

10 GB

50 GB
Note
This computer serves as a virtual machine host, so it must have hardware-assisted virtualization support and hardware-assisted virtualization support must be enabled in the BIOS to run the Hyper-V server role in Windows Server 2008.

Software Requirements

The following software must be installed prior to installing all VMM components on a single computer.

Software requirement Notes

A supported operating system

For more information, see Supported Operating Systems for VMM Components.

Windows PowerShell 1.0

This software is included in Windows Server 2008. If this software has been removed, the Setup Wizard automatically adds it.

Windows Remote Management (WinRM)

This software is included in Windows Server 2008 and the WinRM service is set to start automatically.

  • If the WinRM service is disabled and stopped, Setup will fail.

  • If the WinRM service is set to start automatically and is stopped, the Setup Wizard starts the service.

  • If the WinRM service is set to start manually and is stopped, the Setup Wizard starts the service and sets it to start automatically.

Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) 1.1

If this software has not been installed previously, the Setup Wizard automatically installs it.

Windows Server Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0

You must add the Web Server (IIS) role and then install the following server role services:

  • IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility

  • IIS 6 WMI Compatibility

  • Static Content

  • Default Document

  • Directory Browsing

  • HTTP Errors

  • ASP.NET

  • .NET Extensibility

  • ISAPI Extensions

  • ISAPI Filters

  • Request Filtering

Note
If the default port (80) for the VMM Self-Service Portal is used by another Web site, you must either use a different dedicated port or specify a host header for the portal. For more information about ports, see VMM Ports and Protocols (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=128912).

A supported version of Microsoft SQL Server

For more information about supported versions of SQL Server, see System Requirements: VMM Database.

See Also

For the most up-to-date Setup information, go to Virtual Machine Manager 2008 Deployment. To find additional Virtual Machine Manager 2008 documentation, go to the Virtual Machine Manager 2008 TechCenter Library.