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Supportedplatforms,environments,andoperatingsystemsforePolicyOrchestrator
TechnicalArticlesID:KB51569
LastModified:2/12/2016
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Environment
McAfeeePolicyOrchestrator(ePO)5.x,4.x
Summary
AsMicrosoftreleasesnewoperatingsystemsorServicePacks,theoriginalProductGuidesmightnotreflectthecurrentIntelSecurity
supportpolicyforthoseplatforms.MostofthefollowinginformationisavailableintheProductInstallationGuidesandReadme.txtfiles.
However,someoftheinformationisavailableonlyinProductManagementstatementspublishedintheKnowledgeBase.
NOTES:
ePO5.0reachedendoflife(EOL)onDecember31,2014,andisnolongersupported.
ePO4.6reachedendoflife(EOL)onDecember31,2015,andisnolongersupported.
MicrosoftWindowssupportedoperatingsystems
ThefollowingtablesdetailtheIntelSecurityproductssupportedforuseonWindowsworkstationandserveroperatingsystems.Onlythe
mostcurrentversionsareincludedbecausemostcustomersupgradetothelatestServicePackssoonaftertheyarereleased.
Serveroperatingsystems
Microsoftoperatingsystem

ePO4.6 ePO5.0
ePO5.1 ePO5.3
(EOL)
(EOL)

MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2
(StandardandDatacenter)

No

No

Yes1

Yes

MicrosoftWindowsServer2012
(StandardandDatacenter)

No2

Yes

Yes

Yes

MicrosoftWindowsServer2008Release2(64bit)
Yes
(Standard,Enterprise,andDatacenter)

Yes

Yes

Yes

MicrosoftWindowsServer2008(64bit)
(Standard,Enterprise,andDatacenter)

Yes

Yes3

Yes3

Yes

MicrosoftWindowsServer2008(32bit)
(Standard,Enterprise,andDatacenter)

Yes

No

No

No

MicrosoftWindows2003StorageServer

No

No

No

No

MicrosoftWindowsServer2003Release2(32bit) Yes

No

No

No

MicrosoftWindowsServer2003Release2(64bit) Yes

No

No

No

MicrosoftWindowsServer2003(32bit)

Yes

No

No

No

MicrosoftWindowsServer2003(64bit)

Yes

No

No

No

MicrosoftWindows2003Web

No

No

No

No

1SeeKB79062fordetailsonanerrordisplayedwheninstallingePO5.1onasystemrunningWindowsServer2012R2.
Thiserrorcanbesafelyignored.Also,seeKB80065fordetailsonanissuewhenattemptingtoinstallaremoteAgent
HandleronWindowsServer2012R2.
2SeeKB75779formoreinformation.
3RequiresWindowsServer2008ServicePack2orlater.
NOTES:
Clustersupport
ePOprovideshighavailabilityforserverclusterswithMicrosoftClusterServer(MSCS)software.Also,Intel
SecuritysupportsePOinstallationswheretheePOdatabaseitselfisstoredonaclusteredinstanceofSQL.
ClusteringtheSQLDatabaseServerisdoneattheSQLServerlevel(notspecifictotheePOdatabase).For
detailsonhowtoconfigureanSQLDatabaseCluster,refertothedocumentationonSQLServerBooksOnline.

64bithardwaresupport
ePOonlysupportsprocessorsthatusex86orx64compatiblearchitecture.ItaniumprocessorsusetheIA64
architectureandarenotsupported.

RemoteAgentHandlers
TherequirementsforePO4.xremoteAgentHandlersarethesameastheePOserver.ForePO5.x,remoteAgent
Handlerscanbeinstalledoneitherthe32bitor64bitversionsofthesupportedOSversions.

MicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer(SBS)support
ePOsoftwareversions4.6(andlater)aresupportedonlyonMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServersuitesthat
containePOsupportedplatforms(SQLversion,OS,andsoon).

Example(forSBSsupport):
WindowsSBS2011isasuitethatcontainsWindowsServer2008R2Standard,Exchange,SQL,andsoon.For
moreinformation,seetheMicrosofttechnoteathttp://technet.microsoft.com/library/gg508696.aspx.
BecauseePOsupportstheWindows2008R2operatingsystem,ePO4.6(andlater)issupportedonplatforms
runningWindowsSBS2011.
Virtualinfrastructuresoftwareversions
ePO4.6 ePO5.0

AffectedProducts
ePolicyOrchestrator5.3
ePolicyOrchestrator5.1
ePolicyOrchestrator4.6.x(EOL)
GettingStarted

Virtualsoftware

(EOL)

(EOL)

ePO5.1 ePO5.3

VMwareESX/ESXi5.xandlater

Yes*

Yes

Yes

Yes

VMwareWorkstation5.0

No

No

No

No

MicrosoftVirtualServer2005R2withSP1 No

No

No

No

WindowsServer2012R2HyperV

No

No

Yes

Yes

WindowsServer2012HyperV

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

WindowsServer2008R2HyperV

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

WindowsServer2008HyperV

No

Yes

No

No

CitrixXenServer6.0

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

CitrixXenServer5.5

Yes

No

No

No

*ESX5.xissupportedwithePO4.6.6andlater.
Internetbrowserversions
ePO4.6 ePO5.0
ePO5.1 ePO5.3
(EOL)
(EOL)

Browser

Safari6.0andlater(onMacOSX) No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Chrome17andlater

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Edge

No**

No**

No**

No**

Yes

Yes

Yes

No*

InternetExplorer9.0andlater
InternetExplorer8.0*

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

InternetExplorer7.0

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes*

MozillaFirefox10.0andlater

*SeeKB71550foradditionaldetails.
**SeeKB85265foradditionaldetails.
MicrosoftSQLversions
MicrosoftSQL

ePO4.6 ePO5.0 ePO5.1 ePO5.3

(EOL)
(EOL)

SQLServer2014Express

No

No

No

Yes

SQLServer2014

No

No

No

Yes

SQLServer2012Express

Yes1

Yes

Yes

Yes

SQLServer2012

Yes1

Yes

Yes

Yes

SQLServer2008R2Express Yes

Yes

Yes2

Yes

SQLServer2008R2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SQLServer2008Express

Yes

Yes3

Yes3

Yes3

SQLServer2008

Yes

Yes3

Yes3

Yes3

SQLServer2005Express

Yes4

No

No

No

SQLServer2005

Yes4

No

No

No

1ePO4.6requiresePO4.6.6(orlater)tosupportSQLServer2012.
2TheePO5.1.xandePO5.3.xinstallerincludesSQLServer2008R2ExpressServicePack1.However,Microsoftdoesnot
supportSQLServer2008R2ExpressServicePack1onWindowsServer2012R2.Inthisscenario,IntelSecurityrecommends
upgradingtoSQLServer2008R2ExpressServicePack2(orlater).
3ePO5.xrequiresServicePack1(orlater)forSQLServer2008.
4ePO4.6requiresServicePack3(orlater)forSQLServer2005.
CurrentePOPatches
Patchinformationisasfollows:
TodeterminewhichePOpatchisinstalled,seeKB52634.
ForePOserverversioninformation(buildnumbers),seeKB59938.
McAfeeproductsoftware,upgrades,maintenancereleases,anddocumentationareavailablefromtheProductDownloadssiteat:
http://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/downloads.aspx.
NOTE:YouwillneedavalidGrantNumberforaccess.KB56057providesadditionalinformationabouttheProductDownloadssite,as
wellasalternatelocationsforsomeproducts.
RelatedInformation
Forproductlifecycledetails,seetheMcAfeeProductandTechnologySupportLifecyclepageat:
http://www.mcafee.com/us/support/supporteol.aspx.
ForEOLpolicydetails,seetheEnterpriseProductsEndofLifePolicyat:
http://www.mcafee.com/common/media/mcafeeb2b/support/terms/Support_PolicyProduct_Support_EOL.pdf.
Definitions
EndofLifePeriod ThetimeframethatrunsfromthedayIntelSecurityannouncesproductdiscontinuationuntilthelastdatethatthe
productisformallysupportedbyIntelSecurity.Ingeneral,aftertheEOLPeriodisannounced,noenhancements
aremade.
EndofLifeDate

ThelastdaythattheproductissupportedaccordingthetermsoftheIntelSecuritystandardsupportoffering.

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