Following are general site system prerequisites for hosting the various Configuration Manager 2007 site system roles:

• All site servers must be a member of an Active Directory domain.
  
  

  Note
  It is not supported to change the domain membership or computer name of a Configuration Manager 2007 site system after it is installed.

• Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 or later is required if the system will perform any of the following site system roles:
  
  

  Note
  When configuring IIS 7.0 in preparation for site system installation, additional configuration steps might be required. For more information about configuring IIS 7.0 for site system installation, see How to Configure Windows Server 2008 for Site Systems.

  • Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)-enabled distribution point. This role requires BITS server extensions and Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) extensions. IIS is not required if the distribution point will not be BITS-enabled.
    
    

    Important
    The WebDAV component is not included in Windows Server 2008 operating system. You must download, install, and configure WebDAV manually on BITS-enabled distribution points running Windows Server 2008. For more information, see How to Configure Windows Server 2008 for Site Systems.

  • Management point. This role requires BITS server IIS extensions and WebDAV IIS extensions.
    
    

    Important
    The WebDAV component is not included in Windows Server 2008 operating system. You must download, install, and configure WebDAV manually on management points running Windows Server 2008. For more information, see How to Configure Windows Server 2008 for Site Systems.

  • Reporting point. This role requires Active Server pages.
    
    

    Note
    When you install ASP and ASP.NET on a Windows Server 2008 operating system reporting point, you must also manually enable Windows Authentication.

  • Fallback status point. This role requires BITS server IIS extensions.
    
    
  • Software update point
    
    
  • Server locator point.
    
    
• All Configuration Manager distribution point systems using BITS bandwidth throttling require BITS 2.0 or later.
  
  
• Management points and server locator points configured to be part of a Network Load Balancing (NLB) cluster are supported.
  
  
• All site servers require Internet Explorer 5.0 or later.
  
  
• Windows Server 2008 is the only supported operating system for hosting the System Health Validator point site system role.
  
  
• Site servers and branch distribution points require Remote Differential Compression (RDC) to generate package signatures and perform signature comparison.
  
  

  Important
  RDC is not installed by default on computers running Windows Server 2008. For more information, see How to Configure Windows Server 2008 for Site Systems.

The following software must be installed before running Setup on a server to support the primary site server role:

• Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 3.0. MMC 3.0 is available for download at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=55423.
  
  
• .NET Framework 2.0. .NET Framework 2.0 is available for download at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=56407.
  
  
• If applicable, the following update should also be applied to the system before running Setup:
  
  
  • MS06-030: Vulnerability in Server Message Block could allow elevation of privilege (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=79239).
    
    

Configuration Manager 2007 primary sites require access to a SQL Server database to host the site database. The site database can be hosted on a SQL Server instance installed on the same server as the primary site, on a remote computer, or on a virtual SQL Server cluster instance. The following conditions apply:

• SQL Server 2005, Service Pack 2 is the earliest version of SQL Server supported for hosting the Configuration Manager 2007 site database. For more information about the SQL Server versions that are supported to host the site database, see Configuration Manager Supported Configurations.
  
  
• SQL Server Express editions are not supported for hosting the Configuration Manager 2007 site database.
  
  
• The SQL database service is the only SQL Server component required to be installed to host the site database.
  
  

Because Configuration Manager 2007 allows you to install the SMS Provider on a computer other than the site server or site database server, you should check to ensure that the computer you have identified to install the SMS Provider on meets the following prerequisites:

• The SMS Provider must be installed on a computer in the same domain as the site server and site database server site systems.
  
  

  Important
  The SMS Provider must be installed on a computer with the same operating system language as the site server's operating system language when a site contains site servers or clients with different language operating systems installed.

• The SMS Provider cannot be installed on a virtual SQL Server cluster computer or a physical computer hosting a virtual SQL Server cluster node.
  
  
• The SMS Provider cannot be installed on a computer already hosting the SMS Provider for another site.
  
  
• If applicable, the following updates should also be applied to the system before installing the SMS Provider:
  
  
  • MS06-030: Vulnerability in Server Message Block could allow elevation of privilege (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=79239).
    
    
  • Availability of Windows Server 2003 Post-Service Pack 1 COM+ 1.5 Hotfix Rollup Package 6 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=79240).
    
    

If applicable, the following updates should be applied to the system before installing a secondary site server:

• "A custom program that uses the RegConnectRegistry function can no longer access the registry of a remote computer in Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 or in an x64-based version of Windows Server 2003", described in Knowledge Base article 906570 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=60872).
  
  
• "MS06-030: Vulnerability in Server Message Block could allow elevation of privilege" (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=79239).
  
  

Before installing the Configuration Manager console on a remote computer, you should ensure that it meets the minimum requirements outlined in the Configuration Manager supported configurations, as well as the following installation prerequisites:

• Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 3.0. MMC 3.0 can be downloaded from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=55423.
  
  
• .NET Framework 2.0. .NET Framework 2.0 can be downloaded from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=56407.
  
  

Some Configuration Manager 2007 features have specific prerequisites for installation or use. Before implementing the following features, ensure that you meet their specific prerequisite requirements as described in the following topics:

• Prerequisites for Native Mode
  
  
• Prerequisites for Internet-Based Client Management
  
  
• Prerequisites for Reporting
  
  
• Prerequisites for Software Distribution
  
  
• Prerequisites for Software Updates
  
  
• Prerequisites for Desired Configuration Management
  
  
• Prerequisites for Network Access Protection
  
  
• Prerequisites for Wake On LAN
  
  
• Prerequisites for Out of Band Management
  
  

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