If required, the Enterprise Vault Administration Console can be installed on a separate computer that has the following prerequisite software:
One of the following versions of Windows:
Windows Vista. (For roles-based administration functionality, you need to install Service Pack 1.)
Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 1 or later.
If Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 1 is installed, you must also install the following mandatory hotfix for IIS:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949516
Note that the hotfix that Microsoft provides for Windows Vista is the hotfix to use for Windows Server 2008.
MDAC 2.6 or later. A suitable version is installed automatically with both Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 (which changes the name of MDAC to Windows Data Access Component, or Windows DAC).
The Administration Tools Pack is required on Windows XP Professional or Windows Vista.
If Enterprise Vault is configured to archive Exchange Servers, the following software is also required on the remote Administration Console computer:
See the Enterprise Vault Compatibility Charts at http://entsupport.symantec.com/docs/276547.