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MED-V 1.0 SP1 Supported Configurations

This topic specifies the requirements necessary to install and run Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) 1.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1) in your environment.

MED-V 1.0 SP1 Client System Requirements

MED-V Client Operating System Requirements

The following table lists the operating systems that are supported for MED-V 1.0 SP1 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 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=31975). For additional information about Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy, see Microsoft Support Lifecycle Support Policy FAQ (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=31976).

Operating System Edition Service Pack System Architecture

Windows XP

Professional Edition

SP2 or SP3

x86

Windows Vista

Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate

SP1 or SP2

x86

Windows 7

Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate

None

x86 or x64

Note MED-V client does not run in native x64 mode. Instead, MED-V runs in Windows on Windows 64-bit (WOW64) mode on 64-bit computers.

The following table lists the minimal RAM required for each operating system supported in MED-V 1.0 SP1.

Operating System Minimal Required RAM

Windows XP Professional

1 GB

Windows Vista

2 GB

Windows 7 x86

2 GB

Windows 7 x64

3 GB

MED-V 1.0 SP1 Client Configuration

.NET Framework Version

The following versions of the Microsoft .NET Framework are supported for MED-V 1.0 SP1 client installation:

  • .NET Framework 2.0 or .NET Framework 2.0 SP1

  • .NET Framework 3.0 or .NET Framework 3.0 SP1

  • .NET Framework 3.5 or .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

Virtualization Engine

Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 SP1 with the hotfix that is described in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 974918 is supported for MED-V 1.0 SP1 client installation in the following configurations:

  • Static Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) file

  • Multiple VHD files located within the same directory

  • Dynamic VHD file

Internet Browser

Windows Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Internet Explorer 8 are supported for MED-V 1.0 SP1 client installation.

Microsoft Hyper-V Server

The MED-V client is not supported in a Microsoft Hyper-V Server environment.

MED-V 1.0 SP1 Workspace System Requirements

MED-V 1.0 SP1 introduces changes to system requirements from those for MED-V 1.0.

MED-V Workspace Operating System Requirements

The following table lists the operating systems supported for MED-V 1.0 SP1 workspaces.

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 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=31975). For additional information about Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy, see Microsoft Support Lifecycle Support Policy FAQ (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=31976).

Operating System Edition Service Pack System Architecture

Windows 2000

Professional

SP4

X86

Windows XP

Professional Edition

SP2 or SP3

Note

SP3 is recommended to ensure that the MED-V workspace will be compatible with future versions of MED-V.

x86

MED-V 1.0 SP1 Workspace Configuration

.NET Framework Version

MED-V requires one of the following supported versions of the Microsoft .NET Framework for MED-V 1.0 SP1 workspace installation:

  • .NET Framework 2.0 SP1

  • .NET Framework 3.0 SP1

  • .NET Framework 3.5 or .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

Note We recommend the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 to ensure that the MED-V workspace is compatible with future versions of MED-V.

Internet Browser

Windows Internet Explorer 6 SP2 and Windows Internet Explorer 7 are supported for the MED-V 1.0 SP1 workspace installation.

MED-V Workspace Images

MED-V workspace images must be created by using Virtual PC 2007 SP1.

MED-V 1.0 SP1 Server System Requirements

MED-V 1.0 SP1 introduces changes to system requirements from those for MED-V 1.0.

MED-V 1.0 Server Operating System Requirements

The following table lists the operating systems supported for MED-V 1.0 SP1 server installations.

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 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=31975). For additional information about Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy, see Microsoft Support Lifecycle Support Policy FAQ (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=31976).

Operating System Edition Service Pack System Architecture

Windows Server 2008

Standard or Enterprise

SP1 or SP2

X86 or x64

Windows Server 2008 R2

Standard or Enterprise

None

x64

MED-V 1.0 SP1 Server Configuration

.NET Framework Version

MED-V requires one of the following supported versions of the Microsoft .NET Framework for MED-V 1.0 SP1 workspace installation:

  • .NET Framework 2.0 or .NET Framework 2.0 SP1

  • .NET Framework 3.0 or .NET Framework 3.0 SP1

  • .NET Framework 3.5 or .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

Microsoft SQL Server Version

The following versions of Microsoft SQL Server are supported for MED-V 1.0 SP1 when SQL Server is installed locally or remotely from the MED-V 1.0 SP1 Server:

SQL Server Version Edition Service Pack System Architecture

SQL Server 2005

Express, Standard, or Enterprise Edition

SP2

X86 or x64

SQL Server 2008

Express, Standard, or Enterprise

None

X86 or x64

Microsoft Hyper-V Server

The MED-V server is supported in a Microsoft Hyper-V server environment.

MED-V 1.0 SP1 Globalization Information

Although MED-V is not released in languages other than English, the following Windows operating system language versions are supported for the MED-V 1.0 SP1 client, workspace, and server installations:

  • English

  • French

  • German

  • Italian

  • Spanish

  • Portuguese (Brazil)

  • Dutch (Netherlands)

  • Japanese