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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

Reviewing fault tolerance possibilities in App-V


When we think about fault tolerance and high availability, we must also know that there are several possibilities that we could use and also some considerations and restrictions that we must be aware of.

Regarding App-V roles and possibilities, and using them in high availability and load balancing, here's a quick review about each role and availability of NLB and high availability:

Role

NLB

High availability

Minimum servers

SQL Server

Not supported

2

Streaming Server

Not supported

2

Management Server

Not supported

2

Management Server service

Not supported

Not supported

Not supported

Note

When we mention high availability, we are referring to Windows Server Failover Clusters; this of course, only points to failover and not load balancing.

Regarding high availability, as we have seen, it only applies to SQL Server roles, and the possibilities referring to this stage are the following:

  • Windows Server Failover Cluster: This...