Preparing the Single-Node Environment for Installing AppFabric

This topic describes the steps you should take to prepare a single computer for an installation of Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server hosting features and AppFabric Caching features.

To prepare the computer for AppFabric installation

1. Install Windows 7.

2. Install Windows Update by clicking Start, pointing to All Programs, clicking Windows Update, and then following the directions on the Windows Update site.

3. Install hotfix KB 980423 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=185864).

4. Enable WCF HTTP and non-HTTP activation by opening Control Panel, clicking Programs and Features, clicking Turn Windows features on or off, opening Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1, and then selecting Windows Communication Foundation HTTP Activation and Windows Communication Foundation Non-HTTP Activation. Click OK.

   Note

   If you will be developing HTTP services, enable WCF HTTP Activation. This will enable the Windows Process Activation service and Internet Information Services. Enabling WCF Non-HTTP Activation enables the Windows Process Activation service.

5. Install Visual Studio 2010.

   Note

   For a download of Visual Studio 2010, go to https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=177675.

   Note

   Installing Visual Studio 2010 installs the .NET Framework 4 and SQL Server Express 2008. If you want to install the.NET Framework 4 and SQL Server Express 2008 separately, go to .NET Framework 4 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=177666) and SQL Server Express 2008 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=177674).

   Note

   If you install the .NET Framework 4 before enabling HTTP Activation, you need to run the ASP.NET repair tool. The command is %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30128\aspnet_regiis.exe -iru.

   Note

   Windows PowerShell 2.0 is installed with Windows 7.

  2012-09-12