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Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server is the latest update of AppFabric, a set of integrated technologies that make it easier to build, scale, and manage Web and composite applications that run on IIS.

• AppFabric is a set of integrated technologies that make it easier to build, scale, and manage Web and composite applications that run on IIS. AppFabric targets applications built using ASP.NET, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF).
  
  
  
  It provides out-of-the-box capabilities for you to easily build and manage composite applications, including:
  • Enhanced design and development tools in Visual Studio to build rich composite applications
  • Management and monitoring of services and workflows via integration with IIS Manager and Windows PowerShell
  • Distributed in-memory application cache to improve application performance
  
  
  
  AppFabric allows developers to build their next-generation composite applications, and for administrators to host and manage them. It integrates technologies previewed as code name "Dublin" and code name "Velocity".
  
  
  
  The following AppFabric Caching features have been added in this release:
  • Read-through and write-behind provider support
  • Graceful shutdown
  • Domain account support
  • New ASP.NET session state and output caching providers
  • Compression
  • Multiple cache client application configuration sections
  
  
  
  For more information, see What's New in AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server?
  
  
  

Files

Status: Live This download is still available on microsoft.com. The downloads below will come directly from the Microsoft Download Center.

File	SHA1 Hash	Size
WindowsServerAppFabricSetup_x64.exe	6ebaa4c9100b1bc8ce4986a97be810b715783c09	32.03 MB
WindowsServerAppFabricSetup_x86.exe	46b7cd491343232c7abad0faecaaf43654a28eb5	32.00 MB

File sizes and hashes are retrieved from the Wayback Machine’s indexes. They may not match the latest versions of files hosted on Microsoft servers.

• AppFabric can be installed on the following operating systems:
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
  AppFabric can be installed for development and testing on the following operating systems:
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 7
  • Windows Vista Service Pack 2
  • Supported Architectures:
  • 32-bit (x86)
  • 64-bit (x64)
  • Hardware requirements:
  • Minimum Hard Disk Space: 2GB
  • Computer with an Intel Pentium-compatible CPU that is 1 GHz or faster for single processors; 900 MHz or faster for dual processors; or 700 MHz or faster for quad processors.
  • Prerequisite software:
  Install the following pre-requisite software. If this software is not already installed, install in the order presented below:
  • All features of AppFabric require a .NET Framework version to function. The specific version required is dependent on which features you wish to use:
  • Hosting services require Microsoft .NET Framework 4
  • Hosting administration requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4
  • Caching service requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4 and optionally requires Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1
  • Cache client requires either Microsoft .NET Framework 4 or Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1
  • Cache administration requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4
  • Internet Information Services (IIS) 7
  • Internet Information Services (IIS) 7 Hotfix #980423
  • IIS Web Deployment tool
  • Windows PowerShell 2.0 (final version) (this is not required for users on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, or later)

• • Upgrade from AppFabric 1.0 is supported, but it is important to review the known issues and the post-installation steps necessary to complete the upgrade. For more information, see the release notes.
  • Click the Download button to download the appropriate file for your operating system and architecture. See the table in the additional information section to select the correct file.
  • Choose to Save the file to your hard drive.
  • Find the file on your hard drive. Right-click on it and select 'Run as Administrator'. Click on 'Yes' when prompted.
  • The installation wizard will start; follow the instructions to complete the installation. For more information on how to use the wizard to configure your system consult the Installing AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server.
  
  
  • NOTE: While using AppFabric, you may configure your server, site or your application to use some AppFabric’s specific features. Upon uninstall of AppFabric, however, this may cause your applications to be in a non-functional or undesirable state. Reinstalling a later build of AppFabric will address this issue, or alternatively we have created an uninstall cleanup utility that will automatically restore the state of your applications.This readme describes the use of the uninstall tool that is downloadable here.
  • Following installation, consider installing the Cumulative update package 2 for Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server for the latest updates and fixes.