App-V 5.0 SP3 Supported Configurations
This topic specifies the requirements to install and run Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.0 SP3 in your environment.
App-V Server system requirements
This section lists the operating system and hardware requirements for all of the App-V Server components.
Unsupported App-V 5.0 SP3 Server scenarios
The App-V 5.0 SP3 Server does not support the following scenarios:
Deployment to a computer that runs Microsoft Windows Server Core.
Deployment to a computer that runs a previous version of App-V 5.0 SP3 Server components. You can install App-V 5.0 SP3 side by side with the App-V 4.5 Lightweight Streaming Server (LWS) server only. Deployment of App-V side by side with the App-V 4.5 Application Virtualization Management Service (HWS) server is not supported.
Deployment to a computer that runs Microsoft SQL Server Express edition.
Remote deployment of the management server database or the reporting database. You must run the installer directly on the computer that is running Microsoft SQL Server.
Deployment to a domain controller.
Short paths. If you plan to use a short path, you must create a new volume.
Management server operating system requirements
The following table lists the operating systems that are supported for the App-V 5.0 SP3 Management server installation.
Note Microsoft provides support for the current service pack and, in some cases, the immediately preceding service pack. To find the support timelines for your product, see the Lifecycle Supported Service Packs. See Microsoft Support Lifecycle Support Policy FAQ for more information.
| Operating system | Service Pack | System architecture |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
64-bit |
|
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
64-bit |
|
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
SP1 |
64-bit |
Important Deployment of the Management server role to a computer with Remote Desktop Sharing (RDS) enabled is not supported.
Management server hardware requirements
Processor—1.4 GHz or faster, 64-bit (x64) processor
RAM—1 GB RAM (64-bit)
Disk space—200 MB available hard disk space, not including the content directory
Management server database requirements
The following table lists the SQL Server versions that are supported for the App-V 5.0 SP3 Management database installation.
| SQL Server version | Service pack | System architecture |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 |
32-bit or 64-bit |
|
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 |
SP2 |
32-bit or 64-bit |
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 |
SP3 |
32-bit or 64-bit |
Publishing server operating system requirements
The following table lists the operating systems that are supported for the App-V 5.0 SP3 Publishing server installation.
| Operating system | Service Pack | System architecture |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
64-bit |
|
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
64-bit |
|
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
SP1 |
64-bit |
Publishing server hardware requirements
App-V adds no additional requirements beyond those of Windows Server.
Processor—1.4 GHz or faster, 64-bit (x64) processor
RAM—2 GB RAM (64-bit)
Disk space—200 MB available hard disk space, not including the content directory
Reporting server operating system requirements
The following table lists the operating systems that are supported for the App-V 5.0 SP3 Reporting server installation.
| Operating system | Service Pack | System architecture |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
64-bit |
|
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
64-bit |
|
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
SP1 |
64-bit |
Reporting server hardware requirements
App-V adds no additional requirements beyond those of Windows Server.
Processor—1.4 GHz or faster, 64-bit (x64) processor
RAM—2 GB RAM (64-bit)
Disk space—200 MB available hard disk space
Reporting server database requirements
The following table lists the SQL Server versions that are supported for the App-V 5.0 SP3 Reporting database installation.
| SQL Server version | Service pack | System architecture |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 |
32-bit or 64-bit |
|
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 |
SP2 |
32-bit or 64-bit |
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 |
SP3 |
32-bit or 64-bit |
App-V client system requirements
The following table lists the operating systems that are supported for the App-V 5.0 SP3 client installation.
| Operating system | Service pack | System architecture |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows 8.1 |
32-bit or 64-bit |
|
Microsoft Windows 8 |
32-bit or 64-bit |
|
Windows 7 |
SP1 |
32-bit or 64-bit |
The following App-V client installation scenarios are not supported, except as noted:
Computers that run Windows Server
Computers that run App-V 4.6 SP1 or earlier versions
The App-V 5.0 SP3 Remote Desktop services client is supported only for RDS-enabled servers
App-V client hardware requirements
The following list displays the supported hardware configuration for the App-V 5.0 SP3 client installation.
Processor— 1.4 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
RAM— 1 GB (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
Disk— 100 MB for installation, not including the disk space that is used by virtualized applications.
Remote Desktop Services client system requirements
The following table lists the operating systems that are supported for App-V 5.0 SP3 Remote Desktop Services (RDS) client installation.
| Operating system | Service Pack | System architecture |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
64-bit |
|
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
64-bit |
|
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
SP1 |
64-bit |
Remote Desktop Services client hardware requirements
App-V adds no additional requirements beyond those of Windows Server.
Processor—1.4 GHz or faster, 64-bit (x64) processor
RAM—2 GB RAM (64-bit)
Disk space—200 MB available hard disk space
Sequencer system requirements
The following table lists the operating systems that are supported for the App-V 5.0 SP3 Sequencer installation.
| Operating system | Service pack | System architecture |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
64-bit |
|
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
64-bit |
|
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
SP1 |
64-bit |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 |
32-bit and 64-bit |
|
Microsoft Windows 8 |
32-bit and 64-bit |
|
Microsoft Windows 7 |
SP1 |
32-bit and 64-bit |
Sequencer hardware requirements
See the Windows or Windows Server documentation for the hardware requirements. App-V adds no additional hardware requirements.
Supported versions of System Center Configuration Manager
The App-V client supports the following versions of System Center Configuration Manager:
Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager
System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SP1
For more information about how Configuration Manager integrates with App-V, see Planning for App-V Integration with Configuration Manager.