As manufacturers release new operating systems, platforms, and service packs, the original product guides might not reflect the current 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.
Supported Operating Systems and platforms
The following tables detail the support for MSMS on Windows Server operating systems and other relevant environments. Only the most current versions are included because most customers upgrade to the latest Service Packs shortly after they are released.
Server Operating Systems
|
Microsoft Operating System*
|
Microsoft
Service Pack |
MSMS
3.5 |
MSMS
3.0
|
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
N/A |
Yes |
Yes |
| Microsoft Windows 2008 |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 Standard |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 DataCenter |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Microsoft Windows Web Server 2008 R2 |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard Edition** |
SP1 or above |
No |
Yes |
| Microsoft Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition** |
SP1 or above |
No |
Yes |
| Microsoft Windows 2003 DataCenter Edition** |
SP1 or above |
No |
Yes |
| Microsoft Windows 2003 Web Edition** |
SP1 or above |
No |
Yes |
*All operating systems listed for MSMS 3.0 and 3.5 are supported on x64 versions only.
** The RTW MSMS 3.0 Product Guide does not list Windows 2003 x64 SP1 (and above) as supported operating systems. This is noted in Documentation Correction
KB81914. These operating systems are fully supported when running with a supported version of Microsoft SharePoint. (Refer to the
SharePoint Versions table below).
SharePoint Versions
|
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server*
|
Microsoft
Service Pack |
MSMS 3.5 |
MSMS 3.0 |
| SharePoint Server 2016 |
|
Yes (+ HF 1134987) |
|
| SharePoint Server 2013 SP1 |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| SharePoint Foundation Server 2013 |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| SharePoint Server 2013 |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| SharePoint Server 2010 |
SP2 CU2 |
Yes |
Yes |
| SharePoint Server 2010 |
SP2 |
Yes |
Yes |
| SharePoint Foundation 2010 |
SP2 |
Yes |
Yes |
| Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 |
SP2 |
Yes |
Yes |
| Office SharePoint Server 2007 |
SP2 |
Yes** |
Yes** |
| Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 |
SP3 |
No |
No |
| Office SharePoint 2003 |
SP3 |
No |
No |
*All SharePoint editions are supported on both x86 and x64 platforms except for SharePoint Server 2010, which is available only in the 64-bit edition.
** MSMS 3.5 and 3.0 support only the 64-bit SharePoint Server 2007.
Browser Support
|
Web Browser
|
MSMS
3.5 |
MSMS
3.0
|
| Internet Explorer 11.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
| Internet Explorer 10.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
| Internet Explorer 9.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
| Internet Explorer 8.0 |
No |
Yes |
| Internet Explorer 7.0 |
No |
No |
| Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 |
No |
No |
| Mozilla Firefox 30.x* |
Yes |
Yes |
| Mozilla Firefox 31.x* |
Yes |
Yes |
| Google Chrome 40.x |
Yes |
Yes |
* You can use the Mozilla-based standalone user interface for MSMS.
Virtualization Support
|
Virtual Platform
|
MSMS
3.5 |
MSMS
3.0
|
| VMWare ESX 5.x |
Yes |
Yes |
| VMWare Workstation 7.0 or later |
Yes |
Yes |
| VMWare ESX Server 4.5 |
Yes |
Yes |
| VMWare ESX Server 4.0 |
No |
No |
| VMWare Server 2.0 |
No |
No |
| Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V |
Yes |
Yes |
| Hyper-V Server 2012 |
Yes |
Yes |
| Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 |
Yes |
Yes |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V |
Yes |
Yes |
| Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 |
Yes |
Yes |
