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Engine Requirements

The Engine component runs on the following Operating Systems:

Important! During the Engine installation, when you enter Service Logon Information, you can either use Local System Account or define a new account. If you define a new account, the startup state of the OS Computer Browser Service must be enabled, and the Service must be running. On Windows Server 2003, the Computer Browser Service is enabled by default, but on Windows Server 2008, the startup state of the Computer Browser Service is Disabled by default. Therefore, if you want to install the Engine on Windows Server 2008 and define a new system account for it, before you start the installation, you need to change the startup state of the Computer Browser Service to Automatic, and start the Service. Because the Computer Browser Service relies on file and printer sharing, you will also need to turn to On File and Printer Sharing in the Network and Sharing Center. For more information about enabling the startup state of the Computer Browser Service, see: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb726965.aspx

After the installation is complete, you can stop the Computer Browser Service and return its startup state to Disabled.

Management Center Requirements

Web Browser

Log On Account

PowerShell Requirements

Operating Systems

.Net Framework

You need the .Net Framework for the Windows PowerShell installation. You can download and install it from the Microsoft Download Center.

Microsoft PowerShell

Windows Vista SP1 contains PowerShell as a built-in application. If you are using Windows XP or 2003, you can download and install it directly from Microsoft.