AdminStudio 11 Professional

AdminStudio Professional Edition is loaded with automated tools that make both virtual application and MSI packaging, editing, and testing a snap. It makes it easy for software packagers to prepare reliable, tested MSIs for conflict-free deployment to any Windows OS, including Windows 7, or reliable, tested virtual packages for deployment on today’s popular application virtualization technologies, including Microsoft® App-V™, VMware® ThinApp™* and Citrix® XenApp™.

• Standardize applications on the MSI format
• Customize applications with a variety of methods
• Identify and eliminate software conflicts
• Run automated QA and validation tests to help ensure virtual and MSI software runs reliably
• Create virtual applications for conflict-free deployment (with the AdminStudio Virtualization Pack)
• Seamlessly handoff MSI software packages to deployment solutions such as Microsoft® System Center Configuration Manager, Novell® ZENworks®, LANDesk® Management Suite, BMC® Configuration Management, Citrix, Tivoli®, and ManageSoft®

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:

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:

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:

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

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

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