App-V 5.0 Supported Configurations
This topic specifies the requirements that are necessary to install and run Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.0 in your environment.
Important The supported configurations in this article apply only to App-V 5.0. For supported configurations that apply to App-V 5.0 Service Packs, see the following web pages:
App-V 5.0 server system requirements
Important The App-V 5.0 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 server components.
Note You can install App-V 5.0 side-by-side with the App-V 4.5 Lightweight Streaming Server (LWS) server only. Deployment of App-V 5.0 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. The installer must be run directly on the computer running Microsoft SQL for the database installation to succeed.
Deployment to a domain controller.
Short paths are not supported. 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 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. For additional information about Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy, see Microsoft Support Lifecycle Support Policy FAQ.
| Operating system | Edition | Service pack | System architecture |
|---|---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, or Web Server) |
R2 |
SP1 and higher |
64-bit |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Standard, Datacenter) |
64-bit |
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Standard, Datacenter) |
R2 |
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.
Publishing Server operating system requirements
The following table lists the operating systems that are supported for the App-V 5.0 publishing 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. For additional information about Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy, see Microsoft Support Lifecycle Support Policy FAQ.
| Operating system | Edition | Service pack | System architecture |
|---|---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, or Web Server) |
R2 |
64-bit |
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Standard, Datacenter) |
64-bit |
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Standard, Datacenter) |
R2 |
64-bit |
Publishing Server hardware requirements
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 content directory
Reporting Server operating system requirements
The following table lists the operating systems that are supported for the App-V 5.0 reporting 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. For additional information about Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy, see Microsoft Support Lifecycle Support Policy FAQ.
| Operating system | Edition | Service Pack | System architecture |
|---|---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, or Web Server) |
R2 |
64-bit |
|
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Standard, Datacenter) |
64-bit |
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Standard, Datacenter) |
R2 |
64-bit |
Reporting Server hardware requirements
Processor—1.4 GHz or faster. 64-bit (x64) processor
RAM—2 GB RAM (64-bit)
Disk space—200 MB available hard disk space
SQL Server database requirements
The following table lists the SQL Server versions that are supported for the App-V 5.0 database and server installation.
| App-V 5.0 server type | SQL Server version | Edition | Service pack | System architecture |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Management / Reporting |
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, or the Developer Edition with the following feature: Database Engine Services.) |
32-bit or 64-bit |
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Management / Reporting |
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, or the Developer Edition with the following feature: Database Engine Services.) |
R2 |
SP2 |
32-bit or 64-bit |
Management / Reporting |
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, or the Developer Edition with the following feature: Database Engine Services.) |
32-bit or 64-bit |
App-V 5.0 client system requirements
The following table lists the operating systems that are supported for the App-V 5.0 client 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. For additional information about Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy, see Microsoft Support Lifecycle Support Policy FAQ.
| Operating system | Service pack | System architecture |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows 7 |
SP1 |
32-bit or 64-bit |
Microsoft Windows 8 |
32-bit or 64-bit |
|
Important
Windows 8.1 is only supported by App-V 5.0 SP2 Windows 8.1 |
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 Remote Desktop services client is supported only for RDS-enabled servers
Client hardware requirements
The following list displays the supported hardware configuration for the App-V 5.0 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.
App-V 5.0 Remote Desktop client system requirements
The following table lists the operating systems that are supported for App-V 5.0 Remote Desktop client 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. For additional information about Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy, see Microsoft Support Lifecycle Support Policy FAQ.
Operating system Edition Service pack Microsoft Windows Server 2008
R2
SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Important Windows Server 2012 R2 is only supported by App-V 5.0 SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Standard, Datacenter)
R2
64-bit
Remote Desktop client hardware requirements
The following list displays the supported hardware configuration for the App-V 5.0 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.
App-V 5.0 Sequencer system requirements
The following table lists the operating systems that are supported for App-V 5.0 Sequencer 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. For additional information about Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy, see Microsoft Support Lifecycle Support Policy FAQ.
| Operating system | Edition | Service pack | System architecture |
|---|---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows 7 |
SP1 |
32-bit and 64-bit |
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Microsoft Windows 8 |
32-bit and 64-bit |
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Important
Windows 8.1 is only supported by App-V 5.0 SP2 Windows 8.1 |
32-bit or 64-bit |
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 |
R2 |
SP1 |
32-bit and 64-bit |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
32-bit and 64-bit |
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Important
Windows Server 2012 R2 is only supported by App-V 5.0 SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
R2 |
64-bit |
Supported versions of System Center Configuration Manager
You can use Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager or System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager to manage App-V virtual applications, reporting, and other functions. The following table lists the supported versions of Configuration Manager for each applicable version of App-V.
| Supported Configuration Manager version | App-V version |
|---|---|
Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager |
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System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager |
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For more information about how Configuration Manager integrates with App-V, see Planning for App-V Integration with Configuration Manager.