System Requirements for System Center 2012 - App Controller
Updated: June 1, 2015
Applies To: System Center 2012 - App Controller, System Center 2012 R2 App Controller
Important
These system requirements are for System Center 2012 - App Controller. To see the system requirements for System Center 2012 R2 App Controller, see Preparing your environment for System Center 2012 R2 App Controller. To see the system requirements for App Controller in System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1), see System Requirements for App Controller in System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1).
System Requirements—Server
This section provides information about system requirements and supported operating systems for installing and running System Center 2012 - App Controller.
Hardware Requirements
The following are the minimum and recommended hardware requirements for the App Controller server.
| Hardware component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Pentium 4, 2 GHz (x64) | Dual-Processor, Dual-Core, 2.8 GHz (x64) or greater |
| RAM | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Hard disk space | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Note
For better performance, we recommend that you use an instance of SQL Server installed on a different computer for the App Controller database.
Software Requirements
The following software must be installed before installing App Controller.
| Software Requirement | Notes |
|---|---|
| A supported operating system | For more information, see Supported Operating Systems in this topic. |
| Microsoft .NET Framework 4 | If .NET Framework 4 is not installed (it is not installed by default), the App Controller setup wizard will install it. |
| Web Server (IIS) | If the Web Server (IIS) role and the following Web Server (IIS) features are not installed, the App Controller setup wizard will install them: - Static Content - Default Document - Directory Browsing - HTTP Errors - ASP.NET - .NET Extensibility - ISAPI Extensions - ISAPI Filters - HTTP Logging - Request Monitor - Tracing - Basic Authentication - Windows Authentication - Request Filtering - Static Content Compression - IIS Management Console |
| The VMM console feature in System Center 2012 – Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) | Only the VMM console feature is required for App Controller. |
| A supported version of SQL Server | For more information about supported versions of SQL Server, see Database Requirements in this topic. |
Supported Operating Systems
| Operating System |
Edition | Service Pack | System Architecture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Server 2008 R2 (full installation) | Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter | Service Pack 1 or earlier | x64 |
Database Requirements
App Controller supports the following minimum versions of Microsoft SQL Server for hosting the App Controller database.
| Supported SQL Server Edition | Service Pack | System Architecture |
|---|---|---|
| SQL Server 2008 R2 Datacenter | x86 and x64 | |
| SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise | x86 and x64 | |
| SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard | x86 and x64 | |
| SQL Server 2008 Enterprise | Service Pack 2 | x86 and x64 |
| SQL Server 2008 Standard | Service Pack 2 | x86 and x64 |
Performance and Scale
The items below are the supported scale limits for App Controller.
| Measure | Value |
| Maximum number of objects in a Windows Azure storage directory | 900 |
| Maximum number of VMM management servers | 5 |
| Maximum number of Windows Azure subscriptions per user | 20 |
| Maximum number of concurrent users | 75 |
| Maximum number of jobs that can be run in a 24-hour interval | 10,000 |
Additional Information
The computer on which you are installing the App Controller server must be a member of an Active Directory domain.
For better performance, we recommend that you install the App Controller server on a separate computer from the VMM management server.
System Requirements—Client
This section provides information about supported operating systems for running the App Controller website.
The following software must be installed before installing the App Controller web console.
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2
A 32-bit browser that supports Silverlight 4
Internet Explorer 8, Internet Explorer 9
System Requirements—Windows PowerShell Module
This section provides information about system requirements and supported operating systems for installing and running the Windows PowerShell Module for App Controller.
Software Requirements
The following software must be installed before installing the Windows PowerShell Module for App Controller.
| Software Requirement | Notes |
|---|---|
| A supported operating system | For more information, see Supported Operating Systems in this topic. |
| Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 | If .NET Framework 3.5.1 is not installed (it is not installed by default), the App Controller setup wizard will enable it for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 only. For all other supported operating systems, you must install .NET Framework 3.5.1 manually. |
| Windows PowerShell 2.0 | Installed by default with Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. For Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista it must be installed manually. For more information, see KB968929 on the Microsoft Support website. |
Supported Operating Systems
| Operating System | Edition | Service Pack | System Architecture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Server 2008 R2 (full installation) | Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter | Service Pack 1 or earlier | x64 |
| Windows 7 | Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate | Service Pack 1 or earlier | x86 and x64 |
| Windows Server 2008 (full installation) | Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter | Service Pack 2 | x86 and x64 |
| Windows Vista | Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate | Service Pack 2 | x86 and x64 |
Windows Safe Mode
App Controller does not operate and the services used by App Controller do not start if Windows is running in safe mode. If you attempt to start the App Controller services manually while in safe mode, the services fail to start and an error is written into the event log.
Preparing for Highly Available Deployments of App Controller
App Controller can be made highly available using the following methods:
Making the database highly available by installing the database on a clustered installation of SQL Server
Making the App Controller server highly available by either:
Installing multiple App Controller servers behind a load balancer
Installing App Controller servers on a highly available virtual machine
If you are installing multiple App Controller servers behind a load balancer you will be required to configure an encryption key that is shared between the servers. After installing the first App Controller server you will need to export the encryption key by using the Export-SCACAesKey cmdlet and then provide it when installing subsequent servers. For more information, see Installing App Controller.
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