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McAfee Antivirus Supported environments for Virus Scan Enterprise on Microsoft Windows


McAfee Antivirus Supported environments for Virus Scan Enterprise on Microsoft Windows: -



Corporate KnowledgeBase ID: KB51111
Last Modified: July 14, 2010

Environment

IBM Lotus Notes Clients
Virtualization Technologies

For details of all supported operating systems, see KB51109

Solution

NOTE:
  • A version of most of the information below is available in the relevant product installation guides and readme.txt files. However, the original McAfee Product and Installation Guides are unlikely to reflect the most recent McAfee support policy for those platforms as Microsoft releases new operating systems or Service Packs on a regular basis.
  • This article aims to contain the latest information. Some of this is made available via linked Product Management statements which are also published in the McAfee KnowledgeBase.
  • Support for operating system Service Packs is generally in sync with these Service Packs being supported by their manufacturer.
Microsoft Windows Supported Operating Systems
The following tables list the McAfee products supported for use on Windows workstation and server operating systems.

For general information on VirusScan Enterprise support for new releases of Microsoft Windows, see KB60777.



Workstation Operating Systems

NOTE:
  • Where applicable, both 32-bit and 64-bit versions are implied. Exceptions are noted explicitly.
  • For each version of VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) only the latest McAfee patch is supported.
Operating System
VSE 8.0i
Patch 16
VSE 8.5i
Patch 8
VSE 8.7i
Patch 3
 Comments
Microsoft Windows 7

EOL1

No

Yes

 KB60468 - Support Statement
Microsoft Windows 7 Embedded

EOL1

No

Yes

 KB60468 - Support Statement
Microsoft Windows Vista (SP1)

EOL1

Yes

Yes
Microsoft Windows Vista (SP2)

EOL1

Yes

Yes
Microsoft Windows Vista3

EOL1

Yes

Yes
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (SP3)

EOL1

Yes

Yes
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (SP2)

EOL1

Yes

Yes
Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP3)

EOL1

Yes

Yes
Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2)

EOL1

Yes

Yes
Microsoft Windows Embedded for Point of Service (WEPOS)

EOL1

Yes

Yes

 KB51546 - Support Statement
Microsoft Windows XP Embedded (SP2)

EOL1

No

 Yes KB60902 - Product Statement
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC edition (SP2)

EOL1

Yes Yes KB58060 - Support Statement
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional (SP4)

EOL1

Yes

Yes
Microsoft Windows NT WorkStation 4.0 (SP6a)

EOL1

No2

No
Microsoft Windows ME, all 9x versions

EOL1

No

No
1 VSE 8.0 is End of Life (EOL) March 31, 2010. For details, see the McAfee Product and Technology Support Lifecycle.
2 Support for Windows NT stopped with the End of Life (EOL) of Common Management Agent (CMA) 3.6.0 on March 31, 2010. For details, see the McAfee Product and Technology Support Lifecycle.
3 The following Windows Vista versions are supported: Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, Enterprise
Server Operating Systems

NOTE:
  • Where applicable, both 32-bit and 64-bit versions are implied. Exceptions are noted explicitly.
  • For each version of VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) only the latest McAfee patch is supported.
Microsoft Operating System
Latest
supported SP
VSE 8.0i
Patch 16
VSE 8.5i
Patch 8
VSE 8.7i
Patch 3
 Comments
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Release 2
-
 No
No
Yes
Microsoft Windows Server 20081
2
 EOL2
Yes
Yes
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 HyperV Release 2
 - No
No
Yes
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 HyperV
2
 EOL2
Yes
Yes
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Core
 2 EOL2
Yes
 Yes
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter
2
 EOL2
No
Yes
Microsoft Windows 2008 Storage Server
2
 EOL2
Yes
Yes
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 2 EOL2
Yes
Yes
Microsoft Windows 2003 Storage Server Release 2
2
 EOL2
Yes
Yes
Microsoft Windows 2003 Storage Server
2
 EOL2
Yes
Yes
Microsoft Windows 2003 Cluster Server
2
 EOL2
Yes
Yes
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Release 2
2
 EOL2
Yes
Yes
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
2
 EOL2
Yes
Yes
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter
2
 EOL2
No
Yes
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Release 2 2 EOL2
Yes
Yes
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 2 EOL2
Yes
Yes
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
4 with Post SP4 Rollup
 EOL2
Yes
Yes
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
4 with Post SP4 Rollup
 EOL2
Yes
Yes
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2000
4 with Post SP4 Rollup
 EOL2
Yes
Yes
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
6a
 EOL2
No3
No
Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0
6a
 EOL2
No3
No
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
6a
 EOL2
No3
No
1 The Release to World (RTW) version of Windows Server 2008 About screen shows the version as Windows Server 2008, Build 6001: Service Pack 1. This is the base version and Service Pack 1 is included.
2 VSE 8.0 is End of Life (EOL) March 31, 2010. For details, see the McAfee Product and Technology Support Lifecycle.
3 Support for Windows NT stopped with the End of Life (EOL) of Common Management Agent (CMA) 3.6.0 on March 31, 2010. For details, see the McAfee Product and Technology Support Lifecycle.
CPU Support
CPU

VSE 8.0i

VSE 8.5i

VSE 8.7i
AMD Opteron EOL1
Yes
Yes
AMD Athlon
EOL1
Yes
Yes
Intel Xeon
EOL1
Yes
Yes
Intel Itanium2
EOL1

No

No

 KB67313 - Product Management statement: Itanium support with VirusScan Enterprise 8.0 through 2010
Intel EM64T
EOL1
Yes
Yes
Intel and AMD dual-core processor
EOL1
Yes
Yes
Intel Core2 Duo or Quad processor
EOL1
Yes
Yes
1 VSE 8.0 is End of Life (EOL) March 31, 2010. For details, see the McAfee Product and Technology Support Lifecycle.
2 There might be performance issues on the Intel Itanium 64-bit platform due to it having limited capability for supporting 32-bit applications.


USB support
See KnowledgeBase article KB65663 - McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.x does not scan USB devices upon insertion.

Lotus Notes Clients
Version
VSE 8.0i
VSE 8.5i
VSE 8.7i
Lotus Notes R8
 EOL1
No
Yes
Lotus Notes R7
 EOL1
Yes
Yes
Lotus Notes R6
 EOL1
Yes
Yes
Lotus Notes R5
 EOL1
Yes
No

1 VSE 8.0 is End of Life (EOL) March 31, 2010. For details, see the McAfee Product and Technology Support Lifecycle.
NOTE: McAfee VirusScan Enterprise does not support versions of Lotus Notes on platforms that IBM does not support. For example:
  • Lotus Notes 6 is not supported on Windows Vista.
  • Lotus Notes is not supported on any server operating system or on any 64-bit operating system (except Solaris, which VSE does not support).
Latest Patches available for VirusScan Enterprise

Product

Patch
Version
Patch
Release Notes

Comments

VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i

3

 KB68163
VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i

8

KB60415
VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i

16

KB51716
VSE 8.0 is End of Life (EOL) March 31, 2010.
For details, see the McAfee Product and Technology Support Lifecycle.

For a comprehensive and detailed list, see KB65944 - VirusScan Enterprise Release Notes (Master List)
VirusScan Enterprise Release Dates
Product Release Date (RTW) EOL/EOS*
VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i September 25, 2008 -
VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i November 30, 2006 -
VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i August 25, 2004 VSE 8.0 is End of Life (EOL) March 31, 2010.
For details, see the McAfee Product and Technology Support Lifecycle.
Also see KB52201.


VirusScan Enterprise Add-ons

AntiSpyware Enterprise:
Product Add-on to Supported Operating Systems
AntiSpyware Enterprise 8.7i VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i Identical to the main product (see above)
AntiSpyware Enterprise 8.5i VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i Identical to the main product (see above)
AntiSpyware Enterprise 8.0i VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i Identical to the main product (see above)


VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) for Offline Virtual Images (OVI):
Version
OVI 1.0
OVI 2.0
VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i, Patch 2 Repost
Yes
Yes
VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i, Patch 2
Yes
Yes
VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i, Patch 1
Yes
No
VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i
Yes
No
VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i
No
No


Microsoft Supported Platforms
Windows platforms supported for VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i for OVI:
Type
Operating System

OVI 1.0

OVI 2.0

 Comments
Servers*
Windows 2008 64-bit

Yes

Yes

Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter editions
Windows 2008 32-bit

Yes

Yes

Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter editions

Windows 2003 Server R2 32-bit

Yes

Yes
Windows 2003 32-bit SP1

Yes

Yes
Windows 2003 64-bit

No

No
Windows 2003 32-bit

Yes

No
Windows 2000 Server

No

No
Workstations
Windows Vista 64-bit

Yes

Yes
Windows Vista 32-bit

Yes

Yes
Windows XP 64-bit

No

 No
Windows XP 32-bit

Yes

Yes

*Server Core installations are not supported.
Supported Virtual Images
Virtual image operating systems supported for scanning with VirusScan Enterprise for Offline Images:

Type
Guest Operating System

OVI 1.0

OVI 2.0

 Comments
Servers*
Windows 2008 64-bit

Yes

Yes

Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter editions
Windows 2008 32-bit

Yes

Yes

Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter editions
Windows 2003 SP2 32-bit

Yes**

 Yes Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter editions
Windows 2003 SP1 32-bit

Yes

Yes**

 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter editions
Windows 2000 32-bit

Yes

Yes
Workstations
Windows Vista 64-bit

Yes

Yes
Windows Vista 32-bit

Yes

Yes
Windows XP 64-bit

Yes

Yes

 Pro, Professional and Tablet PC
Windows XP 32-bit

Yes

Yes

 Pro, Professional and Tablet PC
Windows 2000 SP4 32-bit

Yes

Yes
*Server Core installations are not supported.
**Excluding the Datacenter edition.

Supported virtualization technologies and virtual image formats in OVI 2.0:

Virtualization Technology
Image\Disk File Format
VMWare ESX versions 3.5 and 4.0
VMWare vCenter 2.5 and 4.0
ISO
.iso


Supported Virtualization Technologies and Virtual Image Formats in OVI 1.0:

Virtualization Technology
Image\Disk File Format
VMWare
.vmx, .vmdk
Virtual PC
.vmc, .vhd
HyperV
.xml, .vhd
Citrix
ISO
.iso

See also: Strong Virtualization Support from McAfee Products.



.NET version required for OVI:

Version
.NET 1.0
.NET 2.0
OVI 2.0
No
Yes
OVI 1.0
Yes
Yes


Processor required for OVI:

Version
2 GHz Pentium 4
OVI 2.0
Yes
OVI 1.0
Yes



Supported Engine version(s)
Because of the risks involved in running an out of date and untested Engine, McAfee will start actively enforcing the End of Life policy for older Engines in the near future. This will be done by disabling .DAT file updates for these Engines. This will initially affect Engine version 5200 and earlier.

Product Engine(s) supported Comment
VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i 54001 -
VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i 54001 -
VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i 54001 VSE 8.0 is End of Life (EOL) March 31, 2010.
For details, see the McAfee Product and Technology Support Lifecycle.
Also see KB52201.

1The 5300 Engine is EOL February 2010. For details, see the McAfee Product and Technology Support Lifecycle.

Related Information

Master KnowledgeBase article
KB51109 Supported Environments for McAfee products (Master KnowledgeBase article)
KB68444 Supported environments for VirusScan Enterprise for Storage
Articles referencing operating systems included in this article
KB52348 Support statement for VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i and Microsoft Windows Vista SP1
KB51546 Support Statement - VirusScan Enterprise on Windows Embedded for Point of Service
KB51942 VirusScan Enterprise support for Windows Server 2008 (Longhorn)
KB50473 McAfee support statement for verifying and validating Microsoft Patches
KB51105 McAfee products supported with Microsoft Windows 2003 Service Pack 2
KB58114 McAfee products supported with Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Release 2
KB54417 Support Statement for Windows 2003 Storage Server
KB57399 VirusScan Enterprise 8.x support for a 64-bit environment
KB52783 McAfee VirusScan Enterprise and cluster failovers
KB52780 VirusScan Enterprise and AntiSpyware Enterprise compatibility with Citrix Metaframe
KB60468 Support Statement for McAfee Products for Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2
KB60777 Support for McAfee VirusScan Enterprise on new releases of Microsoft Windows operating systems
Hardware
KB54976
Itanium Support for VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i
KB52652 VirusScan Enterprise support for Windows 2003 cluster servers


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