System Virtual Machine Manager is still required for App Controller to work with private cloud resources. For instructions on installing Virtual Machine Manager, refer to the Installing System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager section in Chapter 3, Deploying and Configuring System Center Virtual Machine Manager Server.

We will be installing System Center 2012 R2 App Controller on Windows Server 2012 R2. App Controller's server-side components are supported by Microsoft on the following operating systems:

System Center 2012 R2 Application Controller requires the IIS role installed to function. If the IIS role is not enabled, the setup installer enables the role automatically, with the correct features enabled. The required IIS features are as follows:

Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 should also be installed. The setup wizard will install .NET 4.5 if it's missing. On Windows Server 2012 R2, .NET Framework 4.5 is installed by default.

The App Controller server must be member of an Active Directory Domain. Besides, Virtual Machine Manager Console needs to be installed as a software requirement on the App Controller server.

System Center 2012 R2 App Controller requires access to a SQL server to store critical data. Microsoft-supported versions of SQL Server for System Center 2012 R2 App Controller are as follows: