Delivering Applications with VMware App Volumes 4: Delivering Application Layers to Virtual Desktops Using VMware

Table of Contents\nAbout the Author\nAbout the Technical Reviewer\nAcknowledgments\nIntroduction\nChapter 1: Introduction to App Layering and VMware App Volumes\n	Application layering use cases\n		Helping desktop administrators\n		Enhanced end user experience\n	In this chapter\n	How does application layering work?\n		Creating application layers\n		Delivering application layers\n	VMware App Volumes\n	How does App Volumes work?\n		Application\n		Package\n		Program\n		Managing a single application\n		Managing a group of applications\n	Writable Volumes\n	Why deploy App Volumes?\n	App Volumes, ThinApp, and Horizon Apps\n		ThinApp\n		Horizon Apps\n		Just-in-Time Management Platform\n	How to license App Volumes\n	Using this book\n		AD requirements\n	App Volumes architecture and features\n		Terminology\n			App Volumes Manager\n			SQL database\n			App Volumes Agent\n			Application\n			Package\n			Program\n			Packaging desktop\n			Writable Volume\n			Storage Groups\n	App Volumes architecture\n		The end user’s view\n		The IT administrators’ view\n		Network ports\n	Chapter summary\nChapter 2: Installing VMware App Volumes\n	In this chapter\n	Before you start the installation\n	How to download the App Volumes software\n		Downloading a 60-day trial\n	App Volumes Manager installation\n		Hardware requirements\n		Software requirements\n		Accessing the App Volumes Manager\n		Database requirements\n		Installing the App Volumes Manager software\n	App Volumes Agent installation\n		Hardware requirements\n		Software requirements\n			Desktop operating system\n			Server operating system\n		Installing the App Volumes Agent software\n	Chapter summary\nChapter 3: Completing the Initial Configuration\n	Accessing the App Volumes Manager console\n		Supported browsers\n	Launching the management console for the first time\n	Completing the initial configuration tasks\n		License Information\n		AD Domains\n		Admin Roles\n		Machine Managers\n		Storage\n		Settings\n	Chapter summary\nChapter 4: Getting Started with the Management Console\n	Logging in for the first time\n	The Inventory menu\n		Applications tab\n		Packages tab\n		Programs tab\n		Assignments tab\n		Attachments tab\n		Writables tab\n	The Volumes (2.x) menu\n		AppStacks tab\n		Writables tab\n		Attachments tab\n		Assignments tab\n		Programs tab\n	The Directory menu\n		Online tab\n		Users tab\n		Computers tab\n		Groups\n		OUs\n	The Infrastructure menu\n		Machines tab\n		Storages tab\n		Storage Groups tab\n	The Activity menu\n		Pending Actions tab\n		Jobs tab\n		Activity Log tab\n		System Messages tab\n		Server Log tab\n		Troubleshooting tab\n	The Configuration menu\n	The Dashboard screens\n	Chapter summary\nChapter 5: Applications, Packages, and Programs\n	Building a packaging machine\n	Logging in to the management console\n	Creating an Application\n	Creating a Package\n		Installing an application into the package\n	Assigning applications\n		Testing the newly created package\n	Managing existing packages\n		Updating an existing package\n		Setting the CURRENT status of a package\n		Editing an existing Package\n		Deleting a Package\n		Moving a Package\n	Managing existing applications\n		Editing an existing Application\n		Deleting an existing Application\n	Chapter summary\nChapter 6: Writable Volumes\n	Creating a Writable Volume\n	Testing the Writable Volume\n	Managing existing Writable Volumes\n		Editing an existing Writable Volume\n		Disabling an existing Writable Volume\n		Expanding an existing Writable Volume\n		Moving an existing Writable Volume\n		Back up an existing Writable Volume\n		Restoring a Writable Volume\n		Deleting a Writable Volume\n		Importing a Writable Volume\n		Updating an existing Writable Volume\n		Rescanning the datastore for Writable Volumes\n	Writable Volumes and VMware DEM\n	Chapter summary\nChapter 7: Advanced Configuration\n	Creating custom templates for packages\n		Creating a new virtual hard disk\n			Initializing and formatting the new virtual hard disk\n			Attaching an existing template hard disk\n	Creating custom Writable Volumes templates\n	Storage groups\n	Advanced App Volumes Agent config\n		Batch script options\n	The snapvol.cfg file\n		Configuration options for application packages\n		Writable Volumes\n	Chapter summary\nChapter 8: Just-in-Time Management Platform\n	The architecture\n		How it works\n		JMP orchestration components\n			VMware Workspace ONE\n			VMware Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM)\n			VMware Instant Clones\n	Installing the JMP Server\n		Prerequisites\n			Orchestration component prerequisites\n			JMP Server requirements and prerequisites\n				Hardware\n				Software\n		JMP Server installation process\n	Configuring the JMP Server\n		Time synchronization\n		Adding the JMP orchestration components\n	Chapter summary\nChapter 9: RDSH and App Volumes\n	The architecture\n	Capturing applications for RDSH\n		Installing and configuring the RDSH role\n		Installing the App Volumes Agent\n		Capturing an App Volumes application\n		Completing the Application capture process\n	Assigning and delivering applications with RDSH\n		Assigning the application to the RDSH server\n		Configuring the app package for RDSH\n		Launching and testing the application\n	Chapter summary\nChapter 10: Horizon Apps and App Volumes\n	The architecture\n	Installing App Volumes with VMware Horizon\n		Installing the Horizon Agent\n		Configuring a Horizon App farm\n		Configuring Application Pool\n	Testing the application\n	Chapter summary\nChapter 11: Horizon View and App Volumes\n	The architecture\n	Installing App Volumes with Horizon View\n		Installing the Horizon Agent\n		Installing the App Volumes Agent\n	Configuring the Horizon Console\n		Configuring a Desktop Pool for App Volumes desktops\n		Entitling end users to the Desktop Pool\n		Testing the solution\n	Chapter summary\nChapter 12: VMware ThinApp and App Volumes\n	Capturing a ThinApp application\n	Creating a ThinApp-based application package\n		Creating a ThinApp application in App Volumes\n		Creating the App Volumes package for ThinApp apps\n		Installing the ThinApp package\n	Chapter summary\nChapter 13: App Volumes and VHD Virtual Hard Disks\n	Installing the App Volumes Manager software\n	Launching the management console for the first time\n	Completing the initial configuration tasks\n		License Information\n		AD Domains\n		Admin Roles\n		Machine Managers\n		Storage configuration\n		Settings configuration\n	Chapter summary\nChapter 14: Upgrading App Volumes\n	Upgrading the App Volumes Manager\n		Upgrading from 2.x versions to 4.x\n		Upgrading to App Volumes version 2006 (4.1.0)\n		Upgrading the templates\n	Upgrading the App Volumes Agent\n	Migrating AppStacks to Application Packages\n	Chapter summary\nIndex