The following table describes the operating systems supported for Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 computer client installation. For a list of computer client hardware requirements, see Configuration Manager Supported Configurations.

Note

Microsoft provides support for the current service pack and, in some cases, the immediately preceding service pack. To find the support timelines for your product, visit the Lifecycle Supported Service Packs Web site at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=31975. For additional information about Microsoft support lifecycle policy, visit the Microsoft Support Lifecycle Support Policy FAQ Web site at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=31976.

¹Windows 2000 Datacenter Server and Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition are supported but not certified for Configuration Manager 2007 SP1. Hotfix support is not offered for issues specific to Windows 2000 Datacenter Server and Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition.

²Clients are supported on the Server Core installations and full installations of Windows Server 2008. However, desired configuration management and out of band management are supported only on full installations of Windows Server 2008. Desired configuration management is supported on Server Core installations of Windows Server 2008 R2 if the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 is included.

³ Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 support for x64 and Itanium-based systems is through 32-bit code running on 64-bit operating systems.

⁴Only Windows Embedded 2009 is supported for operating system deployment. For information about Windows Embedded support limitations, see Known Limitations in Configuration Manager Support for Windows Embedded.

⁵ Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 remote control is not supported on 64-bit Operating Systems. Additionally, remote assistance connections are not supported on 64-bit versions of Windows XP or Windows Server 2003.

⁶ Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 client installation is supported for the Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 operating systems with the hotfix applied as described in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article KB970093. More information about KB970093 is available at article KB970093 in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=154922).

⁷ Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 client installation is supported for the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems with the hotfix applied as described in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article 974236. For more information, see article KB974236 in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=164058).

The following table describes the operating systems supported for Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 mobile device client installation. For a list of mobile device hardware requirements, see Configuration Manager Supported Configurations.

Operating System	Edition
Windows Mobile for Pocket PC	2003, 2003 Second Edition, Phone Edition 2003, Phone Edition 2003 Second Edition, 5.0, or Phone Edition 5.0 Note Password management on Windows Mobile for Pocket PC 5.0 and Windows Mobile for Pocket PC Phone Edition 5.0 requires the Messaging and Security Feature Pack (MSPF). For more information, see the Windows Mobile Messaging and Security Feature Pack Web page (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=80392).
Windows Mobile	Smartphone 2003, 5.0 Smartphone, 6 Standard, 6 Professional, 6 Classic, 6.1 or 6.5 Note Password management is not supported for Windows Mobile Smartphone 2003. Password management on Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone requires the Messaging and Security Feature Pack (MSPF). For more information, see the Windows Mobile Messaging and Security Feature Pack Web page (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=80392).
Windows CE	4.2 (ARM processor only), or 5.0 (ARM and x86 processors) Note Windows CE 4.2 support requires the mobile device client distributed with the System Management Server (SMS) 2003 Device Management Feature Pack. This client supports hardware inventory, software inventory, file collection, and software distribution only in mixed mode. Windows CE 4.2 is not supported in native mode. For more information about the SMS 2003 Mobile Device Feature Pack, see SMS 2003 Device Management Feature Pack.

Some Configuration Manager 2007 client features, such as operating system deployment, are not supported for the mobile device client. For more information about managing devices with Configuration Manager, see Overview of Mobile Device Management.

The following sections list the site system operating system requirements for Configuration Manager 2007 core site system and Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 feature-specific site system role installations. For information about the minimum hardware requirements for Configuration Manager 2007 site systems, see Configuration Manager Supported Configurations.

Note

Microsoft provides support for the current service pack and, in some cases, the immediately preceding service pack. To find the support timelines for your product, visit the Lifecycle Supported Service Packs Web site at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=31975. For additional information about the Microsoft support lifecycle policy, visit the Microsoft Support Lifecycle Support Policy FAQ Web site at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=31976.

Feature-Specific Site System Requirements

• In Configuration Manager 2007 SP1, Network Access Protection is fully supported. Network Access Protection in Configuration Manager 2007 requires a System Health Validator Point running the Windows Server 2008 operating system.
  
  
• The out-of-band service point role has been added for Configuration Manager 2007 SP1. For more information, see Out of Band Management in Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 and Later.
  
  
• The Asset Intelligence synchronization point has been added for Configuration Manager 2007 SP1. For more information, see Asset Intelligence in Configuration Manager.
  
  

The following table lists the site system operating system requirements for Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 feature-specific site system role installation.

¹Site system roles are not supported on Server Core installations of Windows Server 2008. For more information about configuration requirements for hosting site system roles on Windows Server 2008, see How to Configure Windows Server 2008 for Site Systems.

²To use graphs in reports, Office Web Components (Microsoft Office 2000 SP2, Microsoft Office XP, or Microsoft Office 2003) must be installed. However, Office Web Components is not supported on 64-bit operating systems. If you want to use graphs in reports, use 32-bit operating systems for your reporting points. Additionally, some limitations apply when using Office Web Components as a server-side solution, which are documented in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 317316 at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=148270.

³Out of band service points are not supported on computers running Windows Server 2003 SP1. Out of band service points running Windows Server 2003 SP2 require KB 942841. For more information about KB942841, see KB942841 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=155114).

Unless explicitly specified, the list of unsupported operating system platforms has not changed for Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 from those listed in Configuration Manager Supported Configurations. However, additional operating systems can be past the service pack support dates.

To find the support timelines for your product, visit the Lifecycle Supported Service Packs Web site at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=31975. For additional information about the Microsoft support lifecycle policy, visit the Microsoft Support Lifecycle Support Policy FAQ Web site at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=31976.

The following information describes changes to supported operating systems in Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 from those listed in Configuration Manager Supported Configurations.

• Windows 2000 and Windows XP Tablet PC Edition are not supported for in-band provisioning when using the out of band management feature of Configuration Manager 2007 SP1.
  
  
• While the Windows 2000 SP4 operating system is supported for client installation, Windows 2000 SP4 clients are not supported for Configuration Manager 2007 sites operating in native mode.
  
  

Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 does not introduce changes to Active Directory schema extension requirements, and it is not necessary to re-extend the Active Directory schema for Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 if it has already been extended for Configuration Manager 2007.

When installing Configuration Manager 2007 SP1, the site database can be installed on either the default instance or a named instance of a supported SQL Server version installation. The instance used to host the site database can also be configured as a SQL Server failover cluster in an active/passive cluster, or multiple instance, configuration.

The following table describes the versions of SQL Server supported to host the Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 site database.

¹ You must apply the following update to the site server computer, SMS Provider computer, and any computers hosting a remote Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 Configuration Manager console: Microsoft article ID 955262 at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=134674. This update applies when you use SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2, and SQL Server 2008 R2 upgraded from SQL Server 2008.

Note
Installing the site database on Itanium 64-bit platforms is not supported.

Out of band management in Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 is supported for computers that have the Intel vPro chip set and Intel Active Management Technology (Intel AMT) for the following firmware versions:

• Intel AMT version 3.2 with a minimum revision of 3.2.1
  
  
• Intel AMT version 4.0 version 4.1, and version 4.2
  
  
• Intel AMT version 5.0, and version 5.2 with a minimum revision of 5.2.10
  
  

In-band provisioning is not supported on AMT-based computers running any version of Windows Server.

The out of band management console is not supported on workstations running Windows XP on versions earlier than Service Pack 3, and on servers running Windows Server 2003 on versions earlier than Service Pack 2.

Out of band communication to an AMT-based computer is not supported if it is running the Routing and Remote Access service in the client operating system. This service runs when Internet Connection Sharing is enabled, or if it is enabled by line-of-business (LOB) applications.

For more information about Out of Band Management in Configuration Manager 2007 SP1, see Out of Band Management in Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 and Later.

This section describes important upgrade considerations for Configuration Manager 2007 SP1. For additional information about upgrading to Configuration Manager 2007 SP1, see Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 Upgrade Checklist.

To review what has changed in Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 from Configuration Manager 2007, see What's New in Configuration Manager 2007 SP1.