Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
Primarily, Server App-V will be used with custom in-house applications, and you'll need to
test whether Server App-V works with your organization's applications. In general, you can
use Server App-V to sequence applications that have the following characteristics:
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Stores runtime state on a local disk
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Adds services to Windows
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Creates IIS applications
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Adds or modifies registry settings
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Installs or uses COM+ and DCOM
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Uses text-format configuration files
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Adds WMI providers
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Uses SQL Server Reporting Services
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Modifies local user and group accounts
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Installs and uses Java-based applications
If the sequenced application is designed to function in a load-balanced configuration,
you can use VMM to deploy the application across additional servers as a way of scaling out
capacity.
Server App-V uses the following elements:
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Application
This is the binaries, configuration, and settings to be virtualized.
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Server App-V Sequencer
This tool allows you to virtualize the application. It func-
tions by monitoring and storing every change that the application makes during the
deployment process.
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Server App-V Agent
Software deployed on the server that will run the sequenced
application.
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Package
A package contains the virtualized application and includes the binary files,
configuration, and runtime state data.
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Server App-V Virtual Drive (Q:\)
This virtual drive stores the virtualized applica-
tion's binaries and settings. The App-V agent creates and will maintain the virtual drive
using a folder on the host computer's system drive.
MORE INFO
SERVER APP-V OVERVIEW
You can learn more about Server App-V at
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/