dows Server 2012 and higher: 1.4 GHz (x64 processor), 512 MB RAM, 32 GB HDD space Planning the Virtual Machine Manager The required service accounts are as follows: Account name Used for Description VMM service account Running VMM services This is a domain account that requires and accessing local administrator privileges on VMM resources servers. VMM Agent run as Managing Hyper-V hosts This is a domain account that requires account local administrator privileges on VMM servers. This account also requires delegated rights in the domain to Create Computer Objects and Read All Properties to allow new Hyper-V hosts to be joined to the existing cluster. VMM SQL Server Running VMM SQL This is a domain account. account Server Instance VM SQL Server account SQL Service account This is a domain account. when installing SQL from Service Template Local administrator run Setting the Local This is a local account. as account Administrator name and password during a build VM Domain Join run as Joining new VMs to the This is a domain account with delegated account domain rights to Add Computer to Domain. IPMI account Controlling the lights This account needs the ability to connect out card during a bare to a server and also power on and off the metal build server. Network Communication Ports are as follows: Purpose Protocol Port number(s) Where to change VMM management HTTP/HTTPS 80/8530 (non-SSL), These ports are the server to WSUS server 443/8531 (with SSL) IIS port binding with (data channel) WSUS. They cannot be changed from VMM. VMM management HTTP/HTTPS 80/8530 (non-SSL), These ports are the server to WSUS server 443/8531 (with SSL) IIS port binding with (control channel) WSUS. They cannot be changed from VMM. BITS port for VMM This port is changed transfers (data when the VMM is set channel) Appendix B Purpose Protocol Port number(s) Where to change VMM library server to 443 (maximum value: This port is changed hosts file transfer 32768) when the VMM is set VMM host-to-host file 443 (maximum value: transfer 32768) VMM m