Supported platforms, environments, and operating systems for McAfee Agent and Common Management Agent
Technical Articles ID:
KB51573
Last Modified: 9/16/2016
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Environment
McAfee Agent (MA) 5.x, 4.x
McAfee Common Management Agent (CMA) 3.6.0 for McAfee Application and Change Control
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 5.x
McAfee Common Management Agent (CMA) 3.6.0 for McAfee Application and Change Control
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 5.x
Summary
As Microsoft releases new operating systems or Service Packs, the original product guides might not reflect the current Intel Security support policy for those platforms.
Most of the following information is available in the product installation guides and Readme.txt files. However, some of the information is available only in Product Management Statements published in the Knowledge Base.
NOTE: This information does not include detail related to future cloud environment releases.
Microsoft Windows supported operating systems
The following tables detail the Intel Security products supported for use on workstation and server operating systems. Only the most current versions are included because most customers upgrade to the latest Service Packs shortly after they are released.
Supported ePO versions
CMA = Common Management Agent
MA = McAfee Agent
MA = McAfee Agent
| Version | CMA 3.6.0 | MA 4.0 | MA 4.8 | MA 5.0 |
| ePO 5.3.0 and later | Yes1 | Yes2 | Yes | Yes |
| ePO 5.1.1 and later | Yes1 | Yes2 | Yes | Yes |
| ePO 5.1.0 | Yes1 | Yes2 | Yes | No |
1 CMA 3.6.0 for Application Control is the only supported CMA 3.6.0 version. Current MA Extension versions (up to MA 5.0) are supported with the use of prior client versions, back to CMA 3.6.0 for Application and Change Control.
2 MA 4.0 Patch 3 and earlier reached EOL on December 31, 2011. MA 4.0 Patch 4 for Windows 2000 is the only supported MA 4.0 version, and supported for use only with Application Control. This is supported with ePO 5.1 and 5.3. NOTE: Microsoft ended support for Windows Server 2000 on July 13, 2010.
For product lifecycle details, see the McAfee Product and Technology Support Lifecycle page at: http://www.mcafee.com/us/support/support-eol.aspx.
For EOL policy details, see the Enterprise Products End of Life Policy at: http://www.mcafee.com/common/media/mcafeeb2b/support/terms/Support_Policy-Product_Support_EOL.pdf.
Definitions
For EOL policy details, see the Enterprise Products End of Life Policy at: http://www.mcafee.com/common/media/mcafeeb2b/support/terms/Support_Policy-Product_Support_EOL.pdf.
Definitions
| End of Life Period | The timeframe that runs from the day Intel Security announces product discontinuation until the last date that the product is formally supported by Intel Security. In general, after the EOL Period is announced, no enhancements are made. |
| End of Life Date | The last day that the product is supported according the terms of the Intel Security standard support offering. |
Workstation Windows operating systems
IMPORTANT: For timeline information on supporting new Service Packs and general policies, see KB50473.
IMPORTANT: For timeline information on supporting new Service Packs and general policies, see KB50473.
| Microsoft client operating systems |
Latest
supported Service Pack or Update |
CMA 3.6.0
|
MA 4.0
|
MA 4.8 |
MA 5.0 |
Comments |
| Windows 10 (Home, Education, Enterprise, Professional) |
Windows 10 Version 1607 (Anniversary Update) | No | No | Yes | Yes | MA 5.0.2 / MA 4.8 Patch 3 is the minimum supported version for Windows 10 Version 1511 (November Update). See KB84916. MA 5.0.4 / MA 4.8 Patch 3 is the minimum supported version for Windows 10 Version 1607 (Anniversary Update). See KB84916. |
| Windows 8.1 | 2 | No | No | Yes | Yes | MA 4.8 Patch 1 is the minimum supported version. |
| Windows Embedded 8.1 (Pro, Industry) |
2 | No | No | Yes | Yes | MA 4.8 Patch 1 is the minimum supported version. |
|
Windows 8
(Enterprise, Professional) |
- | No | No | Yes | Yes | Windows 8.0 To Go is supported with MA 4.8 Patch 1 and later and MA 5.0.2 and later. |
|
Windows Embedded 8
(Pro, Standard, Industry)
|
- |
No |
No |
Yes | Yes | MA 4.8 Patch 1 is the minimum supported version. |
| Windows Point of Service 1.1 | - |
No |
No |
No |
Yes | MA 5.0.3 is the last agent version to support Windows Point of Service 1.1. |
|
Windows 7 x32
(Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Enterprise, Professional, Ultimate) |
1 |
No |
Yes | Yes | Yes | MA 4.0 Patch 3 is the minimum supported version. |
|
Windows 7 x64
(Home Basic, Home Premium, Enterprise, Professional, Ultimate) |
1 |
No |
Yes | Yes | Yes | MA 4.0 Patch 3 is the minimum supported version. |
| Windows Embedded Standard 7 | 1 |
No |
No | Yes | Yes | |
| Windows Embedded POSReady 7 | 1 | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
|
Windows Vista x32 and x64
(Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, Ultimate) |
2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes | |
| Windows XP (Professional, Home Edition) |
3 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes | MA 5.0.3 is the last agent version to support Windows XP. NOTE: Microsoft ended support for Windows XP on April 8, 2014. See KB78434 and KB85993 for more details. |
| Windows XP x64 Edition (Professional, Home Edition) |
2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes | MA 5.0.3 is the last agent version to support Windows XP x64 Edition. NOTE: Microsoft ended support for Windows XP on April 8, 2014. See KB78434 and KB85993 for more details. |
| Windows XP Embedded |
2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes | MA 5.0.3 is the last agent version to support Windows XP Embedded. Support is limited to physical disks and not thin client installations. NOTE: Microsoft ended support for Windows XP on April 8, 2014. See KB78434 and KB85993 for more details. |
| Windows Embedded Standard 2009 | 3 | No | No | Yes | Yes | MA 5.0.3 is the last agent version to support Windows Embedded Standard 2009. Support is limited to physical disks and not thin client installations. |
| Windows Embedded POS Ready 2009 | 3 | No | No | Yes | Yes | MA 5.0.3 is the last agent version to support Windows Embedded POS Ready 2009. Support is limited to physical disks and not thin client installations. |
| Windows Embedded POS (WEPOS) | - | No | No | Yes | Yes | MA 5.0.3 is the last agent version to support Windows Embedded POS (WEPOS). Support is limited to physical disks and not thin client installations. |
| Windows XP Tablet PC Edition |
3 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes | MA 5.0.3 is the last agent version to support Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. NOTE: Microsoft ended support for Windows XP on April 8, 2014. See KB78434 and KB85993 for more details. |
| Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 |
3 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes | MA 5.0.3 is the last agent version to support Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005. NOTE: Microsoft ended support for Windows XP on April 8, 2014. See KB78434 and KB85993 for more details. |
| Windows 2000 Professional |
4 |
Yes |
Yes |
No | No | MA 4.0 Patch 4 is the last agent version to support Windows 2000. NOTE: Microsoft ended support for Windows 2000 on July 13, 2010. |
| Windows NT WorkStation 4.0 |
6a |
Yes |
No |
No | No | CMA 3.6 for Application Control is the only supported version for NT. Access to the download is available to customers through their Application Control Grant Number. NOTE: Microsoft ended support for Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on June 30, 2004. |
Non-Windows operating systems
| Non-Windows operating systems |
Latest
supported
Service Pack or Update |
CMA
3.7 |
MA
4.0
|
MA 4.8 |
MA
5.0
|
Comments |
| AIX 5.3 TL 6 or later and 6.1 (64-bit only) | - | No | No | Yes | No | Power PC 5, 6, and 7 |
| AIX 7.1 (64-bit only) | - | No | No | Yes | No | Power PC 5, 6, and 7 |
| Amazon Linux AMI 2014.x | - | No | No | No | Yes | |
|
Apple Macintosh OS version 10.4 (Tiger)
|
- |
No |
Yes |
No | No | |
| Apple Macintosh OS version 10.5 (Leopard) |
- |
No |
Yes |
Yes | No | |
| Apple Macintosh OS version 10.6 (Snow Leopard) | - |
No |
No |
Yes | Yes | |
| Apple Macintosh OS version 10.7 (Lion) | - |
No |
No |
Yes | Yes | |
| Apple Macintosh OS version 10.8 (Mountain Lion) | - | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Apple Macintosh OS version 10.9 (Mavericks) | - | No | No | Yes | Yes | MA 4.8 Patch 1 is the minimum supported version. Client systems will need to use MA 4.8 Patch 1 or later before upgrading to the new operating system version. |
| Apple Macintosh OS version 10.9.5 (Mavericks) | - | No | No | Yes | Yes |
MA 4.8 Patch 1 / MA 5.0.1 is the minimum supported version.
|
| Apple Macintosh OS version 10.10 (Yosemite) | - | No | No |
Yes
|
Yes |
MA 4.8 Patch 2 HF972377 / MA 4.8 Patch 3 / MA 5.0.1 is the minimum supported version.
|
| Apple Macintosh OS version 10.11 (El Capitan) | - | No | No |
Yes
|
Yes
|
MA 4.8 Patch 3 / MA 5.0.2 HF1085179 is the minimum supported version. |
| Cent OS 4 | 9 | No | No | No | No | |
| Cent OS 5 | 11 | No | No | Yes | Yes | MA 4.8 Patch 3 and MA 5.0.2 added support for 5.10 and 5.11. |
| Cent OS 6 | 7 | No | No | Yes | Yes | MA 4.8 Patch 3 and MA 5.0.2 added support for 6.6. MA 5.0.4 added support for native Linux 64-bit. |
| Cent OS 7 | 2 | No | No | Yes | Yes | MA 4.8 Patch 2 Linux is the minimum supported version. MA 4.8 Patch 3 and MA 5.0.2 added support for 7.1. MA 5.0.4 added support for native Linux 64-bit. |
| Debian 5, 6 (32-bit or 64-bit kernel) | Service Packs | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Debian 7 (32-bit or 64-bit kernel) | 9 | No | No | Yes | Yes | MA 4.8 Patch 3 and MA 5.0.2 added support for 7.7 and 7.8. |
| Debian 8 | 2 | No | No | Yes | Yes | MA 4.8 Patch 2 added support. MA 5.0.4 added support for native Linux 64-bit. |
| Fedora 10.x | - | No | No | No | No | |
| Fedora 11.x, 12.x | - | No | No | No | No | |
| Fedora 13.x | - | No | No | No | No | |
| Fedora 14.x, 15.x, 16.x | - | No | No | Yes | No | |
| HP-UX 11i v1 (build 11.11) | - | No | Yes | Yes | No | PA-RISC |
| HP-UX 11i v2 (build 11.23) | - | No | Yes | Yes | No | PA-RISC |
| HP-UX 11i v2 (build 11.23) Itanium | - | No | No | Yes | No | |
| HP-UX 11.31 | - | No | No | Yes | No | |
| HP-UX 11.31 Itanium | - | No | No | Yes | No | |
| Lifeline 4 | 3 | No | No | Yes | No | MA 4.8 Patch 2 added support. |
| OpenSUSE 10.2, 10.3 | - | No | No | No | No | |
| OpenSUSE 11.0 - 11.3 | - | No | No | Yes | Yes | MA 5.0.4 added support for native Linux 64-bit. |
| OpenSUSE 12.1 | - | No | No | Yes | Yes | MA 5.0.4 added support for native Linux 64-bit. |
| OpenSUSE 13.1, 13.2 | - | No | No | Yes | Yes | MA 4.8 Patch 2 is the minimum supported version. MA 4.8 Patch 3 and MA 5.0.2 added support for 13.2. MA 5.0.4 added support for native Linux 64-bit. |
| OpenSUSE Tumbleweed | - | No | No | No | Yes | MA 5.0.3 is the minimum supported version. MA 5.0.4 added support for native Linux 64-bit. |
| Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.8, 5.9 - 5.11 | - | No | No | Yes | Yes | MA 4.8 Patch 2 and MA 5.0.1 added support for 5.9 - 5.11. |
| Oracle Enterprise Linux 6 | 6 | No | No | Yes | Yes | MA 4.8 Patch 2 Linux is the minimum supported version. MA 5.0.4 added support for native Linux 64-bit. |
| Oracle Enterprise Linux 7 (64-bit) | 1 | No | No | Yes | Yes | MA 4.8 Patch 2 and MA 5.0.1 Linux is the minimum supported version. MA 5.0.4 added support for native Linux 64-bit. |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 |
9 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | No | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 |
11 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes | MA 4.8 Patch 2 and MA 5.0.1 added support for 5.9 - 5.11. |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | 7 | No | No | Yes | Yes | MA 4.8 Patch 3 / MA 5.0.1 is the minimum supported version. MA 5.0.4 added support for native Linux 64-bit. |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (64-bit) | 2 | No | No | Yes | Yes | MA 4.8 Patch 2 Linux added 7.0 support. MA 4.8 Patch 3 and MA 5.0.1 added 7.1 support. MA 5.0.4 added support for native Linux 64-bit. |
| Scientific Linux 5.7, 6.3 (32-bit or 64-bit kernel) | - | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Solaris 8 (32-bit or 64-bit kernel) |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
No | No | Sparc |
| Solaris 9 (32-bit or 64-bit kernel) |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | No | Sparc |
| Solaris 9 x86 (Intel x86) | - | No | No | No | No | |
| Solaris 10 (32-bit or 64-bit kernel) |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | No | Sparc |
| Solaris 10 x86 (Intel x86 or AMD 64-bit) | - | No | No | No | No | |
| Solaris 11 (64-bit kernel) | - | No | No | Yes | No | Sparc |
| SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 9 | 4 | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 and 11 |
4 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes | MA 5.0.4 added support for native Linux 64-bit for SuSE Linux Enterprise 11. |
| SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | 1 | No | No | Yes | Yes | MA 4.8 Patch 2 Linux is the minimum supported version. MA 5.0.4 added support for native Linux 64-bit. |
| SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 and 11 | 4 | No | No | Yes | Yes | MA 5.0.4 added support for native Linux 64-bit for SuSE Linux Enterprise 11. |
| SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (64-bit) | - | No | No | Yes | Yes | MA 4.8 Patch 2 Linux is the minimum supported version. MA 5.0.4 added support for native Linux 64-bit. |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 9, 10, 11 | - | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| SuSE Novell Open Enterprise Server (Linux) 10 |
4 |
No |
Yes |
Yes | Yes | |
| SuSE Novell Open Enterprise Server (Linux) 11 | 3 | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Ubuntu 8.04, 8.10, 9.04, 9.10 | - | No | No | No | No | |
| Ubuntu 10.04, 10.10 | - | No | No | No | No | |
| Ubuntu 11.04 | - | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Ubuntu 11.10 | - | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Ubuntu 12.04, 12.10 | - | No | No | Yes | Yes | MA 5.0.4 added support for native Linux 64-bit. |
| Ubuntu 13.04, 13.10 | - | No | No | Yes | Yes | MA 5.0.4 added support for native Linux 64-bit. |
| Ubuntu 14.04, 14.10 (32-bit or 64-bit) | - | No | No | Yes | Yes | MA 4.8 Patch 2 is the minimum supported version. MA 5.0.4 added support for native Linux 64-bit. |
| Ubuntu 15.04, 15.10 | - | No | No | Yes | Yes | MA 4.8 Patch 3 and MA 5.0.1 added support. MA 5.0.4 added support for native Linux 64-bit. |
| Ubuntu 16.04 | - | No | No | No | Yes | MA 5.0.3 is the minimum supported version. MA 5.0.4 added support for native Linux 64-bit. |
Windows server operating systems
IMPORTANT: For timeline information on supporting new Service Packs and general policies, see KB50473.
|
Microsoft server operating systems
|
Latest
supported
Service Pack or Update |
CMA
3.6.0
|
MA
4.0
|
MA 4.8 |
MA
5.0
|
Comments |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 Update 1 (Standard, Datacenter) |
U3 |
No
|
No
|
Yes | Yes | MA 4.8 Patch 2 is the minimum supported version. |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 (Standard, Datacenter) |
U3 |
No
|
No
|
Yes | Yes | MA 4.8 Patch 1 is the minimum supported version. |
| Windows Server 2012 (Standard, Datacenter) |
U3 |
No
|
No
|
Yes | Yes | |
| Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Essentials | - |
No
|
No
|
Yes | Yes | MA 4.8 Patch 1 is the minimum supported version. |
| Windows Small Business Server 2011 | - |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes | |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 (Standard, Enterprise, DataCenter, Web, Core) |
1 |
No
|
Yes | Yes | Yes | MA 4.0 Patch 3 is the minimum supported version. |
|
Windows Server 2008
(Standard, Enterprise, DataCenter, Web, Core) |
2
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes | Yes | CMA 3.6.0 Patch 4 is the minimum supported version. The original released version of Windows Server 2008 was Windows Server 2008, build 6001: Service Pack 1. This is the base version and includes Service Pack 1. Both Service Packs 1 and 2 are supported. |
|
Windows Server 2008 64-bit
(Standard, Enterprise, DataCenter, Web, Core) |
2
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes | Yes | CMA 3.6.0 Patch 4 is the minimum supported version. |
|
Windows Storage Server 2008 and 2008 R2
|
1 |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes | |
|
Windows Storage Server 2003
|
2
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes | Yes | MA 5.0.3 is the last agent version to support Windows Storage Server 2003. Windows Server 2003 SP2 is the minimum supported version. NOTE: Microsoft ended support for Windows Server 2003 on July 14, 2015. See KB81563 and KB85993 for more details. |
|
Windows Server 2003
(Standard, Enterprise, Web) |
2
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes | Yes | MA 5.0.3 is the last agent version to support Windows Server 2003. Windows Server 2003 SP2 is the minimum supported version. NOTE: Microsoft ended support for Windows Server 2003 on July 14, 2015. See KB81563 and KB85993 for more details. |
|
Windows Server 2003 64-bit
(Standard, Enterprise, Web) |
2
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes | Yes | MA 5.0.3 is the last agent version to support Windows Server 2003 64-bit. NOTE: Microsoft ended support for Windows Server 2003 on July 14, 2015. See KB81563 and KB85993 for more details. |
|
Windows Server 2003 R2
(Standard, Enterprise, Web) |
2
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes | Yes | MA 5.0.3 is the last agent version to support Windows Server 2003 R2. Windows Server 2003 SP2 is the minimum supported version. NOTE: Microsoft ended support for Windows Server 2003 on July 14, 2015. See KB81563 and KB85993 for more details. |
|
Windows Server 2003 R2 x64
(Standard, Enterprise, Web) |
2
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes | Yes | MA 5.0.3 is the last agent version to support Windows Server 2003 R2 x64. NOTE: Microsoft ended support for Windows Server 2003 on July 14, 2015. See KB81563 and KB85993 for more details. |
| Windows 2003 Small Business Server |
2
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
MA 5.0.3 is the last agent version to support Windows 2003 Small Business Server. Windows Server 2003 SP2 is the minimum supported version. NOTE: Microsoft ended support for Windows Server 2003 on July 14, 2015. See KB81563 and KB85993 for more details. |
| Windows 2003 Small Business Server R2 |
2
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
MA 5.0.3 is the last agent version to support Windows 2003 Small Business Server R2. Windows Server 2003 SP2 is the minimum supported version. NOTE: Microsoft ended support for Windows Server 2003 on July 14, 2015. See KB81563 and KB85993 for more details. |
|
Windows Server 2000
|
4
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No | No | MA 4.0 Patch 4 is the last agent version to support Windows Server 2000. NOTE: Microsoft ended support for Windows Server 2000 on July 13, 2010. |
|
Windows 2000 Advanced Server
|
4
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No | No | NOTE: Microsoft ended support for Windows Server 2000 on July 13, 2010. |
|
Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
|
4
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No | No | NOTE: Microsoft ended support for Windows Server 2000 on July 13, 2010. |
|
Windows NT Server 4.0
|
6a
|
Yes
|
No
|
No | No | NOTE: Microsoft ended support for Windows NT Server 4.0 on Dec. 31, 2004. |
|
Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0
|
6a
|
Yes
|
No
|
No | No | NOTE: Microsoft ended support for Windows NT Server 4.0 on June 30, 2004. |
|
Windows NT Terminal Server Edition
|
6a
|
Yes
|
No
|
No | No | NOTE: Microsoft ended support for Windows NT Server 4.0 on June 30, 2004. |
Support for virtual platforms
| Virtual platforms | MA 4.8 |
MA
5.0
|
| Citrix XenDesktop | Yes | Yes |
| Citrix XenServer | Yes | Yes |
|
ESX
|
Yes | Yes |
|
VMware Workstation
|
Yes | Yes |
| VMware Player | Yes | Yes |
| VMware Server | Yes | Yes |
|
Windows Server Hyper-V
|
Yes | Yes |
Support for 64-bit processors (Hardware)
|
64-bit processors
|
CMA
3.6.0
|
MA
4.0
|
MA 4.8 |
MA 5.0 |
|
ItaniumV1
|
No
|
No
|
No | No |
|
ItaniumV2
|
No
|
Yes
|
No | No |
|
Other 64-bit processors running in 32-bit emulation
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No | No |
Latest McAfee Agent and Common Management Agent Patches and build numbers
McAfee product software, upgrades, maintenance releases, and documentation are available from the Product Downloads site at: http://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/downloads.aspx.
NOTE: You will need a valid Grant Number for access. KB56057 provides additional information about the Product Downloads site, as well as alternate locations for some products.
NOTE: You will need a valid Grant Number for access. KB56057 provides additional information about the Product Downloads site, as well as alternate locations for some products.
Affected Products
ePolicy Orchestrator 5.3
ePolicy Orchestrator 5.1
Getting Started
McAfee Agent 5.0.x
McAfee Agent 4.8
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