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Microsoft Application Virtualization Advanced Guide

By : Augusto Alvarez
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Microsoft Application Virtualization Advanced Guide

By: Augusto Alvarez

Overview of this book

Microsoft's Application Virtualization technology has been emerging as one of the main platforms in application virtualization. This is mainly because more and more organizations are thinking about application virtualization as a valid implementation; also because App-V represents probably the most attractive solution. App-V introduces a new and efficient way to improve operating systems and application life cycles in organizations. However, if we want to maximize our investment we must learn that every scenario and application differs from another, as does complexity.With Microsoft Application Virtualization Advanced Guide administrators will find detailed topics for understanding App-V components, architecture and implementation models; as well as step-by-step guidance to master App-V processes. There is also guidance on integrating App-V with other robust platforms like VDI, SCCM 2012 and even virtualizing server applications. Microsoft Application Virtualization Advanced Guide will start by giving readers the means to discover unfamiliar topics in App-V, as well as understanding App-V's architecture. By doing so, it will provide the baseline needed before shifting to advanced topics in App-V, like complex scenarios for sequencing and deploying applications. The book details scripting within App-V, as well as handling the platform using the command line; there is a complete review of troubleshooting installations, sequencing and deploying applications. Integration is another key component we will cover by introducing App-V in VDI and SCCM 2012. Server applications are not forgotten with Server App-V, using this book the reader will have a detailed understanding, with how-to steps to virtualize server applications.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Microsoft Application Virtualization Advanced Guide
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Overview of complex sequencing


Most likely, almost all of the existing applications in your current operating system support virtualization, but as we said, not all of them will have the same, straightforward process to get it working properly.

It is important to note that:

  • Every application needs a deep understanding before capturing it: Understand the application's usage, dependent components, requirements, and interaction with the operating system. If we don't have these things cleared up, the sequencing process will not be an easy ride.

  • App-V was not designed to solve incompatibility issues: Even though virtualizing an application in Windows XP can actually allow it to run in Windows 7, the focus of this technology is not to solve incompatibility among operating systems. We have some great examples of resolving problems like this using App-V, but it's not 100 percent guaranteed.

  • Do not confuse "complex/advanced sequencing" with sequencing unsupported applications: There are some applications...