What are the minimum hardware and software requirements for ConfigMgr Clients?

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Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP ConfigMgr/ SMS]
The minimum recommended hardware and software for the ConfigMgr Client are:

Hardware

  • 233 MHz processor (300 MHz or faster Intel Pentium/Celeron family, or comparable processor recommended).

  • 128 MB RAM (256 or + recommended).
    NOTE: A minimum of 384 MB of RAM is required if you're going to use OSD.

  • 350 MB free hard disk space for a new Client installation Vs 265 MB if you're upgrading the Client.
    NOTE: By default the temporary program download file is preconfigured at the time of Client installation to autogrow to 5 GB if required and assuming 5 GB or more of space is available.

Software

  • Windows 2000 Professional SP4 or later OS (see "Configuration Manager Supported Configurations" for a complete list of supported OSs).
    NOTE: There is no native 64-bit ConfigMgr Client. However running the 32-bit ConfigMgr Client on an x64/ Itanium system is supported.

Mobile Device Client

  • 0.78 MB free space for installation.
    NOTE: An additional 256 KB of space can be required for logging purposes.

  • Supported on:

    • Windows Mobile for Pocket PC 2003

    • Windows Mobile for Pocket PC 2003 Second Edition

    • Windows Mobile for Pocket PC Phone Edition 2003

    • Windows Mobile for Pocket PC Phone Edition 2003 Second Edition

    • Windows Mobile Smartphone 2003*

    • Windows Mobile for Pocket PC 5.0**

    • Windows Mobile for Pocket PC Phone Edition 5.0**

    • Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone**

    • Windows CE 4.2 (ARM processor only)

    • Windows CE 5.0 (ARM and x86 processors)

    • Windows Mobile 6 Standard

    • Windows Mobile 6 Professional

    • Windows Mobile 6 Classic

* = Password management not supported

** = Requires the "Messaging and Security Feature Pack (MSPF)" for Password management

NOTE: The "Overview of Mobile Device Management" section contains details of which ConfigMgr features are supported on the Mobile Device Client.

SMS Client Embedded OS Support

When it comes to embedded platforms ConfigMgr doesn't support a specific Client other than an SMS 2003 embedded Client that is assigned to Child SMS 2003 Primary Site. 

 


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