Service Bus on Windows 7 or Windows 8

Question

Why can't we install Service Bus 1.0 on Windows 7 or Windows 8? If it only requires SQL Server and IIS App Fabric, we should be able to run it - correct? BizTalk Server runs on Windows 7 and so does the IIS App Fabric. If you want developer adoption - you need to support the Service Bus on developer machines. If I'm working disconnected - this forces me to run a local VM for utilizing the on-premise Service Bus. As a developer, we also don't have easy access to a dedicated server machine for setting up and administrating the Service Bus feature.

Answer 1

Even though the download page suggests Windows Server is required as a prerequisite - I did setup Service Bus 1.0 on Windows 8 with SQL Server 2012 without it complaining. Maybe this will help others wondering if this configuration will work.

Answer 2

We will ensure that download page is updated to reflect the supported platforms.