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How to install the management and reporting databases on separate computers from the management and reporting services for App-V in Windows

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Applies to: Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2016

Use the following procedure to install the database server and management server on different computers. The computer you plan to install the database server on must be running a supported version of Microsoft SQL or the installation will fail.

Note

After you complete the deployment, the administrator installing the service will need the Microsoft SQL Server name, instance name and the database name to connect to these databases.

Installing the management database and the management server on separate computers

  1. Copy the App-V server installation files to the computer you want to install it on. To start the App-V server installation, run appv_server_setup.exe as an administrator, then select Install.

  2. On the Getting started page, review and accept the license terms, then select Next.

  3. On the Use Microsoft Update to help keep your computer secure and up-to-date page, to enable Microsoft updates, select Use Microsoft Update when I check for updates (recommended). To disable Microsoft updates, select I don't want to use Microsoft Update, then select Next.

  4. On the Feature selection page, select the components you want to install by first selecting the Management Server Database checkbox, then selecting Next.

  5. On the Installation location page, accept the default location and select Next.

  6. On the initial Create new management server database page, accept the default selections if appropriate, then select Next.

    • If you are using a custom SQL Server instance, select Use a custom instance and enter the name of the instance.
    • If you are using a custom database name, select Custom configuration and enter the database name.

  7. On the next Create new management server database page, select Use a remote computer, then enter the remote machine account using the following format: Domain\MachineAccount.

    Note

    If you plan to deploy the management server on the same computer you must select Use this local computer. Specify the user name for the management server Install Administrator using the following format: Domain\AdministratorLoginName. After that, select Next.

  8. To start the installation, select Install.

Installing the reporting database and the reporting server on separate computers

  1. Copy the App-V server installation files to the computer you want to install it on. To start the App-V server installation, run appv_server_setup.exe as an administrator, then select Install.

  2. On the Getting started page, review and accept the license terms, then select Next.

  3. On the Use Microsoft Update to help keep your computer secure and up-to-date page, to enable Microsoft Update, select Use Microsoft Update when I check for updates (recommended). To disable Microsoft Update, select I don't want to use Microsoft Update. After that, select Next.

  4. On the Feature selection page, select the components you want to install by first selecting the Reporting Server Database checkbox, then selecting Next.

  5. On the Installation Location page, accept the default location and select Next.

  6. On the initial Create new management server database page, accept the default selections if appropriate, then select Next.

    • If you're using a custom SQL Server instance, select Use a custom instance and enter the instance name.
    • If you're using a custom database name, select Custom configuration and enter the database name.

  7. On the next Create new management server database page, select Use a remote computer, and enter the remote machine account using the following format: Domain\MachineAccount.

    Note

    If you plan to deploy the reporting server on the same computer you must select Use this local computer. Specify the user name for the reporting server Install Administrator using the following format: Domain\AdministratorLoginName. After that, select Next.

  8. To start the installation, select Install.

Installing the management and reporting databases using App-V database scripts

  1. Copy the App-V server installation files to the computer on which you want to install it on.

  2. To extract the App-V database scripts, open a command prompt and specify the location where the installation files are saved and run the following command:

     appv\_server\_setup.exe /LAYOUT /LAYOUTDIR="InstallationExtractionLocation"

  3. After the extraction has been completed, to access the App-V database scripts and instructions readme file:

    • The App-V Management Database scripts and instructions readme are located in the following folder: InstallationExtractionLocation \ Database Scripts \ Management Database.
    • The App-V Reporting Database scripts and instructions readme are located in the following folder: InstallationExtractionLocation \ Database Scripts \ Reporting Database.

  4. For each database, copy the scripts to a share and modify them following the instructions in the readme file.

Note

For more information about modifying the required SIDs contained in the scripts, see, How to Install the App-V Databases and Convert the Associated Security Identifiers by Using Windows PowerShell.

  1. Run the scripts on the computer running Microsoft SQL Server.