Please be advised that the size of RAM and processor type indicated in Agent, Server and Console requirements are the minimum requirements to be able to install these components. It is recommended to use computers with larger RAM and faster CPU.

Software requirements:

• Operating systems:
  • Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 or later;
  • Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 x64 or later;
  • Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008;
  • Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008, deployed in the Server Core mode;
  • Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 x64 with installed Service Pack 1 and 2 and all current updates 
    
    
    
    for Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 x64 Microsoft® Windows® Installer 4.5 should be installed;
    
    
  • Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2;
  • Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 deployed in the Server Core mode;
  • Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with installed Service Pack 2 or later;
    
    
    
    If you are going to use a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP3 database server that will be installed on the same host as the Administration server, it is necessary to have SP3 for Microsoft Windows XP Professional installed on it.
    
    
  • Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 or later;
  • Microsoft® Windows Vista® with installed Service Pack 1 or later,
  • Microsoft® Windows Vista® x64 with installed Service Pack 1 and all current updates, 
    
    
    
    for Microsoft® Windows Vista® x64 Microsoft® Windows® Installer 4.5 should be installed;
    
    
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate (x32/x64);
  • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003;
  • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2;
  • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard;
  • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium.
• Database server (can be installed on another host):
  • Microsoft SQL Express 2005.
  • Microsoft SQL Express 2008.
  • Microsoft SQL Express 2008 R2.
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008.
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2.
  • MySQL Enterprise.
• Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) version 2.8 or later with Windows DAC 6.0.
• CPU: 1 GHz or higher.
• RAM: 512 MB.
• Free hard disk space: 1 GB.

Software requirements

• Operating systems:

When using Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Vista, it necessary to have Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or later installed.

• Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 or later;
• Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2 or later;
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 or later;
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or later;
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 or later;
• Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 or later;
• Microsoft Windows Vista x64 SP1 and all current updates.
  
  For Microsoft Windows Vista x64 you should have Microsoft Windows Installer 4.5 installed.
  
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008;
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 SP1 and all current updates. 
  
  For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 you should have Microsoft Windows Installer 4.5 installed.
  
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2;
• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003;
• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2;
• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard;
• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium;
• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate (x32/x64). 
  
  If you are using Microsoft Windows 7, it necessary to have Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 or later installed.

• Microsoft Management Console 2.0 or later.
• CPU: 1 GHz or higher. 1.4 GHz minimum for a 64 bit OS.
• RAM: 512 MB.
• Free hard disk space: 1 GB. 

Kaspersky Security Center Web Console SPE is managed via a web browser.

Below is a list of web browsers and OS types and versions compatible with the software.

• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 or 8.0 under one of the following operating systems:
  • Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional SP2 or higher;
  • Microsoft® Windows® 7.
• Firefox 3.6 under one of the following operating systems:
  • Windows® operating systems:
    • Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional SP2 or higher;
    • Microsoft® Windows® 7.
  • 32 bit Linux® operating systems:
    • Fedora 10;
    • SUSE Linux® Enterprise Desktop 10 SP 2;
    • Debian GNU/Linux® 5;
    • Mandriva Corporate Desktop 4;
    • Ubuntu 9.10 Server Edition;
    • Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop Edition.
  • 64 bit Linux® operating systems:
    • Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 5.3 server;
    • SUSE Linux® Enterprise Server 10 SP2;
    • SUSE Linux® Enterprise Server 11;
    • OpenSUSE Linux® 11.1;
    • Ubuntu 9.10 Server Edition;
• Safari 4 under one of the following operating systems:
  • Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger);
  • Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard);
  • Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow leopard).

For Windows configurations

• Operating system:
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 or later;
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 or later;
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or later;
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 or later;
  • Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 or later;
  • Microsoft Windows Vista x64 SP1 and all current updates. 
    
    For Microsoft Windows Vista x64 you should have Microsoft Windows Installer 4.5 installed.
    
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008;
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 in Server Core mode;
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 SP1 and all current updates. 
    
    For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 you should have Microsoft Windows Installer 4.5 installed.
    
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2;
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate (x32/x64).

Linux, Mac OS - Supported operating system versions depend on Network agent and Update agent requirements.

• CPU: 1 GHz or higher. 1.4 GHz minimum for a 64 bit OS.
• RAM: 512 MB.
• Free hard disk space: 32 MB.

The host with Network agent installed that will be acting as an Update agent additionally, should meet the following requirements:

• CPU: 1 GHz or higher. 1.4 GHz minimum for a 64 bit OS.
• RAM: 512 MB.
• Free hard disk space: 500 MB.