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Common scenarios for troubleshooting the Management Server (or the Streaming Server) are connectivity issues between the client and server, opening the Management Console from a remote machine and upgrading the Management Server. Before you Deploy If you’re new to App-V I recommend reading the existing documentation on how to deploy the Management Server software to [...]
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If you’ve deployed the native App-V infrastructure, you will have the following components in your environment: App-V Management Server (and optionally the App-V Streaming Server) Content share hosting the App-V packages Management database hosted on SQL Server Only two of these are critical – the Content share and the Management database. Backing up the Content [...]
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I’m off in sunny Portugal, so there’s no App-V FAQs this week. Until next Tuesday, here’s what I’ve published so far: FAQ #1: What is Application Virtualisation? FAQ #2: What is Microsoft Application Virtualization FAQ #3: How is App-V licensed? FAQ #4: Where can I download App-V? FAQ #5: What are the current versions of [...]
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As you should hopefully know by now App-V is not a compatibility solution, which means that you can’t use App-V to run applications that aren’t compatible with a specific version of Windows, you’ll need to use other means to do that. The next question then is do you need to sequence an application on each [...]
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Before you even attempt your first sequence with App-V, I strongly recommend reading the Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 Sequencing Guide. This document lays the ground work for creating a successful sequencing environment and describes the best practices you should follow when sequencing. An older knowledgebase article exists, but it is still worth referencing: Best practices [...]
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Microsoft has written an excellent white paper that explains in detail how the App-V Client and application publishing works. This is a 31 page Word document that is essential reading for anyone who is designing, implementing or administering App-V – App-V Application Publishing and Client Interaction White Paper The App-V client performs many tasks to [...]
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No, just like App-V does not allow you to run 16-bit applications on 64-bit Windows, it also does not provide you with the means to run Windows applications on non-Windows operating systems such as Linux or Mac OS X. There are two reasons for this: 1. App-V does not provide any additional layers that applications [...]
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No, App-V is not a compatibility solution. App-V does not provide any additional layers that applications can use when executing on different versions of Windows. If 64-bit Windows does not support 16-bit applications, then neither will App-V. The lack of 16-bit application support in x64 Windows is documented in this Microsoft Knowledgebase Article: 64-bit versions [...]
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