Environment Requirements

App Portal 7.5.2

Prior to beginning App Portal installation, make sure that your environment meets or is able to meet the following requirements:

App Portal Environment Requirements
Requirement	Description
Active Directory	Microsoft Active Directory is required for App Portal. It is fully supported under 2003/2008 domains operating at all functional levels. Windows 2000 domains are not supported.
DNS	If you choose Reverse DNS as a computer discovery method during App Portal installation, a DNS service is required that supports and contains Reverse DNS Zones.
Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)	Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) is required for App Portal. Certain features must be enabled for App Portal to function properly.
Hardware Inventory	Hardware Inventory must be enabled in SCCM for App Portal to function properly. Additionally, the schedule should be once every 24 hours to ensure that license data in App Portal remains relevant and current.
Software Distribution	Software Distribution must be enabled in SCCM for App Portal to function properly.
Active Directory User Discovery	Active Directory User Discovery must be enabled in SCCM for App Portal to function properly. Additional Active Directory User Discovery Extensions are also required. Extend the attributes during the installation or manually using the Active Directory User Discovery method in the SCCM Console. Include the following attributes in addition to the existing ones if performing manually: Mail Department Title distinguishedName manager company l (lower case L) (Only enter the letter l!) postalCode sn givenName physicalDeliveryOfficeName
Database Software	SQL Server 2012, 2008, or 2005 is required for App Portal. The App Portal database will be installed in the same instance as the SCCM database. This is required for the interaction between the two products.
SMTP Compatible Mail System	App Portal requires an SMTP-compatible mail system. App Portal supports local and remote SMTP servers.
Internet Information Server (IIS) 7.0 or above	App Portal requires Microsoft IIS 7.0 or greater. App Portal is installed into a virtual directory named ESD and accessible using http://alias/ESD. A DNS A-RECORD must be created to access the site if you wish to use an alias.
Integrated Authentication	App Portal uses a user’s current Active Directory credentials to authenticate to IIS/App Portal.
High Speed Connection	The IIS Server should be on the same physical network as the SCCM Database server connected as high speed (<= 100 MBit).
.NET Framework 4.0	The .NET Framework 4.0 is required on the IIS server to run the App Portal service and web site. All other site servers require .NET 2.0 SP1 or higher.