Application Virtualization System Requirements
This topic describes the minimum hardware and software requirements for the Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) Management Server and Streaming Server.
Application Virtualization Management and Streaming Servers
The following list includes the minimum recommended hardware and software requirements for the App-V Management Server and App-V Streaming Server.
Hardware Requirements
Processor—Intel Pentium III, 1 GHz
RAM—512 MB
Disk space—200 MB available hard disk space, not including the Content directory
Software Requirements
| Operating System | Edition | Service Pack | System Architecture |
|---|---|---|---|
Windows Server 2003 |
Standard Edition |
SP1 or SP2 |
x86 or x64 |
Windows Server 2003 |
Enterprise Edition or Datacenter Edition |
SP1 or SP2 |
x86 or x64 |
Windows Server 2003 R2 |
Standard Edition |
No service pack or SP2 |
x86 or x64 |
Windows Server 2003 R2 |
Enterprise Edition or Datacenter Edition |
No service pack or SP2 |
x86 or x64 |
Windows Server 2008 |
Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter Edition |
SP1 or SP2 |
x86 or x64 |
Windows Server 2008 R2¹ |
Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter Edition |
x64 |
¹Applies to App-V 4.5 SP1 and SP2 only.
Data Store
The following list includes the minimum recommended hardware and software requirements for the computer that is used when you install the data store on a separate server. The data store is required only for the Application Virtualization Management Server.
Hardware Requirements
Processor—Intel Pentium III, 850 MHz
RAM—512 MB
Disk space—200 MB available hard disk space
Software Requirements
| Operating System | Edition | Service Pack | System Architecture |
|---|---|---|---|
Windows Server 2003 |
Standard Edition |
SP1 or SP2 |
x86 or x64 |
Windows Server 2003 |
Enterprise Edition or Datacenter Edition |
SP1 or SP2 |
x86 or x64 |
Windows Server 2003 R2 |
Standard Edition |
No service pack or SP2 |
x86 or x64 |
Windows Server 2003 R2 |
Enterprise Edition or Datacenter Edition |
No service pack or SP2 |
x86 or x64 |
Windows Server 2008 |
Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter Edition |
SP1 or SP2 |
x86 or x64 |
Windows Server 2008 R2¹ |
Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter Edition |
x64 |
¹Applies to App-V 4.5 SP1 and SP2 only.
Database—Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP3a or SP4, SQL Server 2005 SP1, SP2, or SP3, or SQL Server 2008, no service pack or SP1 or SQL Server 2008 R2 (32-bit or 64-bit)
Microsoft Data Access Components—MDAC 2.7
Domain controller—Active Directory Domain Services or Windows NT 4.0-based primary domain controller (PDC) as the central authentication authority
Management Web Service
The following list includes the minimum recommended hardware and software requirements for the Application Virtualization Management Web Service when it is installed on a separate computer.
Hardware Requirements
Processor—Intel Pentium III, 800 MHz
RAM—256 MB
Disk space—50 MB available hard disk space
Software Requirements
| Operating System | Edition | Service Pack | System Architecture |
|---|---|---|---|
Windows Server 2003 |
Standard Edition |
SP1 or SP2 |
x86 or x64 |
Windows Server 2003 |
Enterprise Edition or Datacenter Edition |
SP1 or SP2 |
x86 or x64 |
Windows Server 2003 R2 |
Standard Edition |
No service pack or SP2 |
x86 or x64 |
Windows Server 2003 R2 |
Enterprise Edition or Datacenter Edition |
No service pack or SP2 |
x86 or x64 |
Windows Server 2008 |
Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter Edition |
SP1 or SP2 |
x86 or x64 |
Windows Server 2008 R2¹ |
Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter Edition |
x64 |
¹Applies to App-V 4.5 SP1 and SP2 only.
Internet Information Services—Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 configured with Microsoft ASP.NET, IIS 7
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
Management Console
The following list includes the minimum recommended hardware and software requirements for the Application Virtualization Management Console when it is installed on a separate computer.
Hardware Requirements
Processor—Intel Pentium III, 450 MHz
RAM—256 MB
Disk space—200 MB available hard disk space
Software Requirements
| Operating System | Edition | Service Pack | System Architecture |
|---|---|---|---|
Windows XP |
Professional Edition |
SP2 or SP3 |
x86 or x64 |
Windows Vista |
Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate Edition |
No service pack, SP1, or SP2 |
x86 or x64 |
Windows 7 |
Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate Edition |
x86 or x64 |
|
Windows Server 2003 |
Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, or Datacenter Edition |
SP1 or SP2 |
x86 or x64 |
Windows Server 2003 R2 |
Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, or Datacenter Edition |
No service pack or SP2 |
x86 or x64 |
Windows Server 2008 |
Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter Edition |
SP1 or SP2 |
x86 or x64 |
Windows Server 2008 R2¹ |
Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter Edition |
x64 |
¹Applies to App-V 4.5 SP1 and SP2 only.
Microsoft Management Console—MMC 3.0 or later
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 (minimum)
Important The minimum requirement is .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 if you must install App-V hotfix KB980850 or subsequent App-V hotfixes on the computer that is running the App-V Management Console.
Related topics
Application Virtualization Client Hardware and Software Requirements
Application Virtualization Sequencer Hardware and Software Requirements
How to Configure Servers for Server-Based Deployment