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System Requirements

System requirements for AdminStudio client tool machines, enterprise tool machines, and database servers.

AdminStudio Client Tool Machine

The recommended system configuration for a machine running the AdminStudio client tools is:

Item Description

Processor

 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor at 1 GHz or greater
Note—All of the AdminStudio client tools except for PackageExpert, Predeployment Test, and Configuration Manager Web Console run on 64-bit Windows operating systems. To repackage 64-bit applications or create 64-bit App-V packages, install AdminStudio on a 64-bit Windows operating system.

RAM

256 MB or greater (512 MB preferred)

Hard Disk

1.1 GB

Display

Designed for XGA at 1024 x 768 resolution or higher

Operating System

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP (SP1 or later is recommended), or Windows Server 2003 or later. Predeployment Test and Configuration Manager Web Console require Microsoft IIS 5 or later.

Browser

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later

Privileges

Administrative privileges on the system


Application Catalog Database Server

The recommended system configuration for a database server to store AdminStudio application catalog databases is:

Item Description
Processor 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor at 1 GHz or greater
RAM 512 MB or greater (1 GB preferred)
Hard Disk Space 80GB or greater
Operating System Windows 2003 Server or later
Database Software AdminStudio supports SQL Server databases. AdminStudio supports SQL Server databases. SQL Server 2000 (with the latest Service Pack) is the minimum requirement, but SQL Server 2005 or later is highly recommended. SQL Server must be installed with case-insensitive dictionary sort order and ISO-8859-1 character set (use sp_helpsort T-SQL command for more information).
Note—Oracle databases are no longer supported.


AdminStudio Web Server

The recommended system configuration for a machine running the AdminStudio Enterprise tools (Security Console, Report Center, Job Manager) is:

Item Description
Processor 32-bit (x86) processor at 1 GHz or greater
Note—The AdminStudio Enterprise Server Web tools (Security Console, Report Center, Job Manager, and Workflow Manager) run on 32-bit Windows operating systems only.
RAM 512 MB or greater (1 GB preferred)
Hard Disk Space 30 GB or greater
Operating System Windows 2003 Server or later
IIS IIS 5.0 or IIS 6.0
Note—AdminStudio Web Server also supports IIS 7.0 if IIS 6.0 compatibility mode is turned on.
.NET .NET Framework 2.0 (including ASP.NET 2.0 registered with IIS)
MSXML MSXML 4.0
Running on a Domain Controller If running on a domain controller, you will have to implement one of the procedures described in the Microsoft Developer Network topic Running ASP.NET on a Domain Controller (available at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa579070.aspx.


Software Repository Server

The recommended system configuration for the machine that stores the Software Repository files is:

Item Description
Processor 512 MHz or greater
RAM 512 MB or greater
Hard Disk Space 60 GB or greater
Operating System Windows 2003 Server or later