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How to Define the Hosting Technology Registration File

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To define a hosting technology registration file, create an XML file based on the http://schemas.microsoft.com/SystemCenterConfigurationManager/2009/AppMgmtDigest schema. Used in the installation process, the registration file registers the custom hosting technology with Configuration Manager. The hosting technology registration file is required for the installation of the custom hosting technology.

To define the hosting technology registration file

  1. Create a hosting technology registration file.

    The following example from the RPC sample project demonstrates how to define a hosting technology registration file.

    <AppMgmtDigest xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SystemCenterConfigurationManager/2009/AppMgmtDigest" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">  
  <HostingTechnology AuthoringScopeId="GLOBAL" LogicalName="RdpHostingTechnology" HostingId="Rdp" AssemblySuffix="Rdp" Version="1">  
    <Requirements>  
      <Rule xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SystemsCenterConfigurationManager/2009/06/14/Rules" id="Rule_63d22cd6-7f11-4769-8900-9c0ff5c177c5" Severity="None">  
        <Annotation>  
          <DisplayName Text="Operating System" />  
          <Description Text="" />  
        </Annotation>  
        <OperatingSystemExpression>  
          <Operator>OneOf</Operator>  
          <Operands>  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/All_x86_Windows_XP" />  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/x86_Windows_XP_Professional_Service_Pack_3" />  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/All_x64_Windows_Server_2003_Non_R2" />  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/All_x86_Windows_Server_2003_Non_R2" />  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/All_x64_Windows_Server_2003_R2" />  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/All_x86_Windows_Server_2003_R2" />  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/x64_Windows_Server_2003_R2_original_release_SP1" />  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/x86_Windows_Server_2003_R2_original_release_SP1" />  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/All_x64_Windows_XP_Professional" />  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/x64_Windows_Server_2003_SP2" />  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/x86_Windows_Server_2003_SP2" />  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/x64_Windows_XP_Professional_SP2" />  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/All_x64_Windows_Vista" />  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/All_x86_Windows_Vista" />  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/All_x64_Windows_Server_2008" />  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/All_x86_Windows_Server_2008" />  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/x64_Windows_Vista_SP1" />  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/x86_Windows_Vista_SP1" />  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/x64_Windows_Server_2008_original_release" />  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/x86_Windows_Server_2008_original_release" />  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/x64_Windows_Server_2008_SP2" />  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/x86_Windows_Server_2008_SP2" />  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/x64_Windows_Vista_SP2" />  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/x86_Windows_Vista_SP2" />  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/All_x64_Windows_Server_2008_R2" />  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/All_x64_Windows_7_Client" />  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/All_x86_Windows_7_Client" />  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/x64_Windows_7_Client" />  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/x86_Windows_7_Client" />  
            <RuleExpression RuleId="Windows/x64_Windows_Server_2008_R2" />  
          </Operands>  
        </OperatingSystemExpression>  
      </Rule>  
    </Requirements>  
  </HostingTechnology>  
</AppMgmtDigest>
Attributes Description
AuthoringScopeID AuthoringScopeId will always be "GLOBAL".
LogicalName LogicalName must match the name of the SDK class created in the SDK assembly for HostingTechnology.
HostingId HostingId must match the constant declared and used in the SDK assembly for HostingTechnolgy.
AssemblySuffix AssemblySuffix must match the filename of the SDK assembly (Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ApplicationManagement.< AssemblySuffix>.dll).
Version Version is the version number for the release of the deployment type extension. This version number is used for in-place revisions.
Element Description
Requirements The requirements section is based on DCM requirement rules. The supported platforms for the custom technology must be specified here.

See Also

How to Define the Deployment Technology Registration File
How to Define the Installer Technology Registration File
Configuration Manager Reference