Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
Logon scripts
Use the Msiexec.exe command to install an .msi file.
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Microsoft Intune
Use Intune to deploy the .msi file to remote clients that infre-
quently connect to the organizational network.
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Streaming and the App-V application cache
Streamed applications are transferred from App-V Publishing Servers or Configuration
Manager distribution points to App-V clients over the HTTPS protocol. Streamed applications
start running on the client as soon as enough of the virtualized application has transferred to
the client to begin running. For example, rather than downloading an entire 1 GB application
before beginning to run, the application might start to run when only some of its files have
been transferred. The rest of the application streams to the client as necessary.
The App-V client stores streamed applications in the local App-V cache. As long as a
particular application is in the cache, it will be loaded from there the next time the user wants
to run it—the device will not need to reacquire the application from the publishing server or
distribution point. As long as an application is in the cache, that application can be used when
the device is not connected to the Publishing Server or distribution point.
You can configure the Shared Content Store (SCS) Mode Group Policy item so that
sequenced applications can run only when the device is connected to the Publishing Server or
distribution point. When you enable this policy, the streamed application will not be stored in
the App-V cache and must be reacquired each time the user wants to run it. This policy is only
available if the App-V templates are present in Group Policy.
Not all virtualized application deployment methods ensure that the sequenced application
can be streamed to the client. Applications can be streamed when you do the following:
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Deploy the application by using the App-V full infrastructure model.
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Deploy the application by using the App-V deployment type in Configuration
Manager.
If you are using the App-V full infrastructure model, you need to configure clients with the
address of the Publishing Server by using Group Policy. You can configure Group Policy with
the address of up to five publishing servers. You use the App-V Management Server web
application to import applications in App-V format and publish them to publishing servers.
You also use the App-V Management Server web application to configure permissions.
When using App-V sequenced applications with Configuration Manager, clients use
Configuration Manager distribution points as the source for streamed applications. These
clients use the Configuration Manager client to determine which applications they are eligible
to consume.
Configuring dependencies
An advantage of using Configuration Manager as opposed to other deployment methods is
that you can configure dependencies. When you configure a dependency, the client checks
whether the specified prerequisite software environment is present. In the case of sequenced
