This table lists the supported host operating systems for vCenter Server installation.
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Windows Operating System
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5.5 U2
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5.5 U1
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5.5
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5.1 U2
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5.1 U1
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5.1
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5.0 U3
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5.0 U2
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5.0 U1
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5.0
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4.1 U3
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4.1 U2
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4.0 U4
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 64-bit
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 64-bit
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 64-bit
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 1 64-bit
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 64-bit
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Service Pack 2 64-bit
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 64-bit
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 64-bit
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-bit
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003 32-bit
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Yes
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Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit
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Yes
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Yes
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Microsoft Windows XP 32-bit
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Yes
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