It is strongly recommended that you install a System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2008 R2 Administrator Console on the same computer as the VMM server. You can install additional VMM Administrator Consoles on other computers to remotely access and manage the VMM server. When you install the VMM Administrator Console, the Setup Wizard also installs Windows PowerShell — Virtual Machine Manager command shell.
If you plan to use the reporting feature of VMM, you must install a VMM Administrator Console on the same computer as the VMM server. The reporting feature of VMM relies upon System Center Operations Manager 2007. For Operations Manager administrators to perform tasks on hosts and virtual machines from within the Server Virtualization Management Pack requires that the Windows PowerShell — Virtual Machine Manager command shell be installed on the VMM server.
The following are the system requirements for installing the VMM Administrator Console on a dedicated computer. If your computer has less than the minimum requirements, you will not be able to install this component. Actual requirements vary based on your system configuration and the number of hosts and virtual machines that the VMM server manages.
Hardware Requirements
The following are the minimum and recommended hardware requirements for the VMM Administrator Console based on the number of hosts you manage.
Managing up to 150 hosts
Hardware component | Minimum | Recommended |
---|---|---|
Processor |
Pentium 4, 550 MHz |
Pentium 4, 1 GHz or greater |
RAM |
512 MB |
1 GB |
Hard disk space |
512 MB |
2 GB |
Managing more than 150 hosts
Hardware component | Minimum | Recommended |
---|---|---|
Processor |
Pentium 4, 1 GHz |
Pentium 4, 2 GHz or greater |
RAM |
1 GB |
2 GB |
Hard disk space |
512 MB |
4 GB |
Software Requirements
The following software must be installed prior to installing the VMM Administrator Console.
Software requirement | Notes |
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A supported operating system for the VMM Administrator Console |
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. |
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 |
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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.