SCCM 2007 with App-V infrastructure requirements

A System Center Configuration Manager + Application Virtualization infrastructure is comprised of the following components:

– Microsoft Application Virtualization Sequencer:
The Application Virtualization Sequencer ‘program’ is used to package virtual applications for deployment with Configuration Manager.

– Configuration Manager Site Server:
A part of the Configuration Manager Site hierarchy, the Configuration Manager Site Server manages virtual application distribution through
Configuration Manager Distribution Points to target systems, either as a streaming service, or as a locally delivered package.

– Configuration Manager Distribution Point (Distribution Point):
Configuration Manager Distribution Point site roles provide management services such as hardware and software inventory, operating system deployment, and software updates, as well as software distribution of both physical and virtual applications, to Configuration Manager target systems (often referred to as ‘clients’).

– Configuration Manager / Application Virtualization Clients:
Client devices include desktop/laptop PCs, terminal servers and Windows Vista Enterprise Centralized Desktop (VECD) clients.  Configuration Manager Clients that receive delivery of virtual applications from a Configuration Manager infrastructure require both the Configuration Manager Advanced Client and Application Virtualization Client software to be installed and configured.  The Configuration Manager and Application Virtualization Client software work together to deliver, interpret and launch virtual application packages.  The Configuration Manager Client manages the delivery of virtual application packages to the Application Virtualization Client. The Application Virtualization Client executes the virtual application on the client PC.

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Configuration Manager and Application Virtualization Software Requirements:

– A healthy Configuration Manager infrastructure:
It is critical to ensure that the customer’s Configuration Manager infrastructure is healthy before enabling Configuration Manager’s virtual application management features.

Below you’ll find a list of the minimum Configuration Manager infrastructure components required for virtual application management with System Center Configuration Manager R2.

– Primary Site:
A Configuration Manager Primary Site with Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 + Configuration Manager 2007 R2 installed

– Site Server:
A Configuration Manager Site Server configured with the following site server roles:
     – Site System
     – Site Server
     – Component Server
     – Distribution Point
     – Fallback Status Point
     – Management Point
     – Reporting Point

– Distribution Point Servers:
One or more standard Distribution Point servers or Branch Distribution Point servers.  The use of a Branch Distribution Point requires at least one standard Distribution Point

– Clients:
One or more Configuration Manager Client PCs

Below you’ll find a list of the minimum Application Virtualization 4.5 infrastructure components required for virtual application management with System Center Configuration Manager R2.

– Application Virtualization Sequencer
     – Required to sequence applications
     – 4.5.0.1485 or later

– Application Virtualization Client for Windows Desktops
     – Required to run virtual applications on desktop and laptop PCs
     – 4.5.0.1485 or later

– Application Virtualization Client for Terminal Services
     – Required to run virtual applications on Windows Terminal Servers
     – 4.5.0.1485 or later

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