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Manager Requirements

The CA Server Automation manager supports and is certified for the following operating systems:

• Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter Edition (x86, x64), SP2 optional
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter Edition (x86, x64), SP1 optional

CA Server Automation supports the following Windows versions only for new SystemEDGE installations or for the CA Server Automation manager upgrades from release 12.6 or 12.7:

• Windows Server 2003 SP2 and 2003 R2 SP2 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter Edition (x86, x64)

The compatibility matrix on the CA Support Online website provides the most current list of supported operating environments.

Note: For seamless time zone operation, verify that your distributed computing environment is synchronized to a common time source (for example, NTP server, GPS).

Note: To optimize Windows Memory Management performance on the CA Server Automation manager or AIM server, apply the settings described in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/Q315407