System Requirements for System Center 2012 R2

Updated: May 13, 2016

Applies To: System Center 2012 R2

Use this information to evaluate if your environment is ready to support an installation of or an upgrade to System Center 2012 R2. Use this information whether you are installing one or multiple System Center components.

This information includes requirements for hardware, server and client operating system, SQL Server, Web console, PowerShell, and .NET Framework. Additional system requirements unique to each System Center component are available in separate topics as listed in the See Also section below.

• Hardware

• Server Operating System

• SQL Server

• Client Operating System

• Web Console

• Agents

• Windows PowerShell

• .NET Framework

• Component Coexistence

• Language Support

This information does not apply to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. For those system requirements, see Supported Configurations for Configuration Manager

If you are preparing your environment for System Center, read the following topics for detailed component-level information.

Preparing your environment for System Center 2012 R2 App Controller
Preparing your environment for System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager (DPM)
Preparing your environment for System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager
Preparing your environment for System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator
Preparing your environment for System Center 2012 R2 Service Manager
Preparing your environment for System Center 2012 R2 Service Provider Foundation
Preparing your environment for System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager