Microsoft and Community Tour 2011 – Infrastrutture in evoluzione

Application Virtualization: Package and Deploy Virtual Applications

Level 300 - Advanced

Microsoft and Community Tour 2011 – Infrastrutture in evoluzione

Who Am I ? Nicola Ferrini

TrainerTechnical WriterSystems EngineerServer & Application Virtualization Technology SpecialistMost Valuable Porfessiona (MVP)Technet SpeakerMicrosoft System Center InfluencerSTEP Program MemberMore on:

http://www.nicolaferrini.it/ita/competenze.htmlhttp://www.windowserver.it/ChiSiamo/Staff/tabid/71/Default.aspx

Microsoft and Community Tour 2011 – Infrastrutture in evoluzione

AgendaIntroduction to Application VirtualizationManaged Deployment

Application VirtualizationDeploymentUpdatePlug-in and Add-on DeploymentCustomizationSyde by SydeDynamic Suite Composition

Presentation VirtualizationApp-V & RDS: Better together!

Group Policy CustomizationQ&A!

Microsoft and Community Tour 2011 – Infrastrutture in evoluzione

Delivering Applications using Application Virtualization

(App-V)

Microsoft and Community Tour 2011 – Infrastrutture in evoluzione

Benefits Of App-V: Run applications as a “service”

Access anywhereOver the webPortable devices

Just in time deployment (Click-to-Run)Installer does not runInstant gratification

Simple servicingUpdate once, deliver everywhereUsers automatically stay up to date

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Benefits Of App-VRun applications without conflicts

No changes to systemSafely run apps side-by-sideNo OS decay over timeLower migration costs

State separationStore app state separate from OS stateState categorized as user versus systemUser state stored in profile, roams with profile

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App/OS Model ComparisonTraditional App/OS Model Virtualized App/OS Model

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Application Virtualization running…

Read & Write

Virtual Environment(Registry, .ini, DLL,Group Policy, etc.)

Application

Read & Write

Read & Write

Read Only System Files(Registry, .ini,

DLL, etc.)

System Services(cut and

paste, OLE,printers, etc.)

Profile Data

Operating System

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How Does It Work? App packaged using Sequencer

Installation monitored to capture resourcesAll app resources stored in an app image (.SFT)

App image placed on server for distribution

App streamed to client over networkSMB, HTTP(S), RTSP(S)Can leverage DFSR replica and BranchCacheOther distribution mechanisms possible (USB)

App-V runs app in Virtual Environment (VE)App virtualization layer handles resource requests

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Application Packaging

.sft and .sprj

.osd and .ico

.osd and .ico

.osd and .ico

Each published application contains:

• .osd file – Open Software Description "link" files

• .ico file – Icon file

Each package contains:

• .sft file – Microsoft Application Virtualization-enabled application

• .sprj file – Microsoft Application Virtualization project file

• Manifest.xml - Used in package distribution

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Application Virtualization Management Server and Client Requirements and Interactions

Client for desktops and terminal services

Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server, or newer

12 megabyte (MB) for installation files, at least 2048 MB for cache file

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Demo: Microsoft App-V

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Demo Infrastructure…

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Reducing Application Conflicts

Potentially conflicting applications have their own environment

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Applications in a suite can share the environment

Application Virtualization packages contain the complete environment

for the application

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.sft and .sprj

.OSD and .ICO.OSD and .ICO.osd and .ico

Manifest.xml Manifest.xml

.sft and .sprj

.osd and .ico

3rd party app

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Running Multiple Versions of a Single Application on the Same Computer

Virtual Environment 1

Virtual Environment 2

2003

• Each application runs in its own virtual environment, which allows different applications to share the same hardware with two versions of the same application

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Side-by-Side execution

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Demo: SSxS(Super Side by Side)

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Application Updates

UpdateUpdates

• Update once on server• Seamless update to clients

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Dynamic Suite Composition

Application known to not conflict may be administratively set up to share the same virtual environment.Mandatory and Optional dependency configuration optionsVirtual applications may now share common dependenciesCustomer benefits:

Achieve one to many Greatly improve the ability deploy and manage an application with multiple plug ins and/or add insReduce cost of patching dependent application (i.e. plug ins, middleware, etc)Improve management of plug in distribution to different user groups

Combined Virtual Environment

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Demo: Dynamic Suite Composition

Microsoft and Community Tour 2011 – Infrastrutture in evoluzione

Group Policies

Administrators can use Group Policy to mandate user settings for applicationsPolicy settings are contained in the Administrative Template (.adm or .admx and .adml) filesAdministrators can use settings to create highly restricted or lightly managed desktop configurationsGroup Policy settings have precedence over OCT settingsAdministrators can use settings to disable file formats that are not secure across the network

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Demo: GPO

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Where Can I Get More Information?

Microsoft App-V sitehttp://www.microsoft.com/appv

Microsoft App-V bloghttp://blogs.technet.com/b/appv/

Nicola Ferrini App-V bloghttp://www.nicolaferrini.it/ita/blog.html

Microsoft Technetttp://www.microsoft.com/italy/server/windowsserver2008/panoramica/introduzione-a-microsoft-application-virtualization.mspx

Microsoft and Community Tour 2011 – Infrastrutture in evoluzione

Virtual Labs

Application VirtualizationTechNet Virtual Lab: Learning App-V Basics

TechNet Virtual Lab: Learning App-V Intermediate Skills

TechNet Virtual Lab: Learning to Configure App-V for Standalone Client Mode

TechNet Virtual Lab Express: Windows 7: Microsoft Application Virtualization (APP-V)

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Questions and

Answers

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Thank you!