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VMware ThinApp 4.7 essentials /

In Detail VMware ThinApp 4.7 is an application virtualization and portable application creator which allows users to package conventional applications so that they are portable. "VMware ThinApp 4.7 Essentials" shows you how to deploy ThinApp packages in order to improve the portability, ma...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Björk, Peter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Birmingham : Packt Pub., 2012.
Colección:Professional expertise distilled.
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  • Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Application Virtualization; Application virtualization; ThinApp overview; ThinApp architecture; Common ThinApp vocabulary; Capturing process; Capture machine; Project folder; Package; Data container; Entry point; Compiling or building your ThinApp package; Build machine; ThinApp utilities folder; ThinApp runtime; Read-Only data; Read and write data; Folder macros; The sandbox; Isolation modes; Merged; WriteCopy; Full; Example 1; Example 2; Example 3
  • The virtual filesystem The virtual registry; Application Linking (AppLink); AppLink conflict resolution for isolation modes; Optional AppLink; Required AppLink; The ThinApp utilities folder and its content; Summary; Chapter 2: Application Packaging; Packaging; Running the Setup Capture wizard; The capture and build environment; Entry points and the data container; The project folder; The Package.ini file; Isolation modes considerations; Virtualizing Internet Explorer 6; Recommended ThinApp capture process; Some packaging tips; 32 bit versus 64 bit; Services; Auto update
  • Save your project folders Make sure you investigate the sandbox; When capturing, you are capturing; The application must run when 100 percent natively installed; Never start with AppLink; VB Scripting; Packaging applications with dependencies; Dependencies on runtimes; Dependencies on locally installed applications; Dependencies on another virtualized application; Summary; Chapter 3: Deployment of ThinApp packages; Different deployment scenarios; Using streaming deployment; Using MSI to distribute packages; Using VMware Horizon Application Manager; Using VMware View
  • Using alternative media and methods Using thinreg.exe to register your applications; Summary; Chapter 4: Updating and Tweaking Your ThinApp Project; Different categories of updates; Recapturing an application; Modifying the project folder; Sandbox merge; Updating the ThinApp runtime; Sandbox considerations for updated packages; Summary; Chapter 5: How to Distribute Updates; Different categories of updates; Using MSI to distribute updates; Using an in-place update method; Application Synch (AppSync); Application Linking (AppLink)
  • Deploying updated packages using VMware Horizon Application Manager Summary; Chapter 6: Design and Implementation Considerations using ThinApp; Protecting your packages; Default isolation modes; Sandbox considerations; Implementing ThinDirect, automated browser redirection; Designing for a physical client implementation; Designing for a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) implementation; Designing for a terminal server/Citrix XenApp implementation; Designing for a mixed environment; Sizing of your streaming file share; Summary; Chapter 7: Troubleshooting; The theory behind troubleshooting