User`s guide

Hardware and Operating System Require-
ments for VCM Managed Machines
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Hardware and Operating System
Requirements for VCM Managed Machines
VCM collects data from Windows and UNIX machines that VCM manages. The VCM Agent is supported
on many different machine and operating system types.
VCM Managed Machine Requirements
VCM supports many machines and operating systems. VCM continually introduces support for
additional platforms and operating systems. If the list does not include your specific combination of
platform and operating system, contact VMware Technical Support to confirm whether your
configuration is supported by a later version of VCM.
Machines that are noted with a specific Agent version are supported with the Agent version listed. For
machines that are noted with support up to the a certain Agent version, you could install an earlier version
of the Agent on these platforms, but you cannot install a newer Agent, which means that you cannot use
the latest features on those machines. Contact VMware Technical Support for previously supported
Agents.
The following x64 platforms are tested.
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Windows: Intel64 and AMD64
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Linux: Intel64 and AMD64
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Solaris: Intel64
Itanium is not supported for Windows or UNIX/Linux, except for HP-UX for Itanium servers.
Several machines are marked with an asterisk (*). These machines include a pre-VCM 5.2.1 Agent and
might not report the name of the operating system correctly. You should upgrade the Agents on these
machines.
Agent Supported Operating System
Supported
Hardware
Platform
Platforms To
Be Upgraded
Windows
Microsoft Windows 2003 x86 and x64
Microsoft Windows 2003 R2 x86 and x64
Microsoft XP Professional (including SP3) x86 and x64
Microsoft XP Professional (SP2 and earlier up to 5.2.1
Agent only)
x86 and x64
Microsoft Vista Business (including SP1) x86 and x64 *
Microsoft Vista Ultimate (including SP1) x86 and x64 *
Microsoft Vista Enterprise (including SP1) x86 and x64 *
Table 5–1. Agent Operating System and Hardware Requirements
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