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Standalone Trial Guide



Microsoft Application Virtualization Version 4.5 Stand-Alone Configuration

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IMPORTANT NOTICE .............................................................................................................................................. 2 OVERVIEW OF MICROSOFT APPLICATION VIRTUALIZATION IN STANDALONE MODE............................................. 4 INTRODUCTION TO THE TRIAL GUIDE .................................................................................................................... 4 TRIAL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................................................. 5 INSTALLING MICROSOFT APPLICATION VIRTUALIZATION FOR DESKTOPS .............................................................. 6 INSTALLING MICROSOFT APPLICATION VIRTUALIZATION SEQUENCER .................................................................. 8 SEQUENCING WORD VIEWER 2003 ...................................................................................................................... 10 INSTALLING WORD VIEWER 2003 ........................................................................................................................ 17 ACCESSING THE MICROSOFT SUPPORT KNOWLEDGE BASE .................................................................................. 17 CONTACTING MICROSOFT TRAINING ................................................................................................................... 18




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Overview of Microsoft Application Virtualization in Standalone Mode

Standalone mode is meant for those rarely connected users that need the power of virtualized

applications, but do not have access to a streaming server. Typically, virtual applications are streamed

from Microsoft Application Virtualization Servers to clients on demand, but this can limited by network and

server availability. Standalone mode allows virtual application execution without streaming and is ideal for

branch office and blank scenarios. Application distribution for standalone mode is also interoperable with

Microsoft Systems Management Server/System Center Configuration Manger 2007 and third-party ESD

systems. Virtual applications can also be distributed through unattended operation (script automation)

from a centralized file server.

Microsoft Application Virtualization in Standalone mode is ideal for environments where you need to

deploy applications to Clients on workstations in small branch offices where server-class machines are

not available to host Application Virtualization Servers or Streaming Servers. This allows administrators to

maintain a consistent virtual application distribution practice between all offices. Application VirtualizationDesktop Clients are installed on each local user computer and virtual applications can be deployed using

the aforementioned methods. Once deployed, applications are pre-loaded into the client cache and run

without the need for an application-streaming infrastructure.

This functionality is made possible through the addition of an option to create an .msi file to the Microsoft

Application Virtualization Sequencer. The .msi automates the addition of the virtual application. The .msi

contains metadata so an ESD system can recognize it and control the virtualized applications.

Standalone mode only allows .msi-based updates of the virtual applications; streaming is not allowed

while in standalone mode. Microsoft will be releasing a Group Policy administrative template (.adm) to

manage the standalone client settings centrally through group policy with the final General Availability

version of Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5.

Introduction to the Trial Guide

This Trial Guide is designed to help you configure Microsoft® Application Virtualization for operation in

Standalone mode. This guide outlines steps necessary to install the appropriate Microsoft Application

Virtualization components for Standalone operation; including Microsoft Application Virtualization for

Desktops and the Microsoft System Center Application Virtualization Sequencer. You will generate an

MSI using the Microsoft System Center Application Virtualization Sequencer and then distribute it to

clients with Microsoft Application Virtualization for Desktops installed.

To help this process flow as smoothly as possible, we recommend that you become familiar with the

Microsoft Application Virtualization platform by reviewing the Microsoft Application Virtualization Version

4.5 Trial Guide.




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Obtaining the Microsoft Application Virtualization platform

The latest beta version release is available for download from the Microsoft Connect Web site. If you are

not already signed in with your Windows Live ID, click the Sign In button and sign in. If you have

previously visited the Microsoft Connect site for the System Center Application Virtualization 4.5 Public

Beta, in the left navigation bar, click My Participation, and then click Microsoft Application

Virtualization. If you have not previously visited the Microsoft Connect site for the System Center

Application Virtualization 4.5 Public Beta, click Available Connections, and then click Apply next to the

System Center Application Virtualization 4.5 Public Beta listing. Then, in the left navigation bar, click

Downloads, and locate the latest version of the release notes available for download.

Audience for This Guide

This guide was written for Microsoft Windows® system administrators. As an information technology (IT)

professional, you should have sufficient knowledge and experience to accomplish the following tasks:

Set up operating systems and install applications.

Familiarity with Microsoft Application Virtualization.

System requirements are documented in the Trial System Requirements section of this guide.

Trial System Requirements

For this evaluation, you will need to set up a computer that will run the Application Virtualization Client for

Desktops. You will also need a separate computer that will run the Microsoft System Center Application

Virtualization Sequencer. Note that you can use virtual machines on a single physical computer to meet

the system requirements of this trial.

In this trial, we assume that you using a test environment, completely separate from your production

network. The purpose of this evaluation is for you to acquire basic experience with configuring the

Microsoft Application Virtualization platform for Standalone operation. Also, only basic platform

functionality will be covered in this guide, to simplify and focus on proof of concept. Microsoft Application

Virtualization is covered in its entirety by Microsoft Training courses.

The following section lists the basic requirements for this trial evaluation.

Microsoft Application Virtualization for Desktops

Microsoft Windows XP Pro; or Windows Vista® Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate editions

Windows Internet Explorer® 6 or later installed on the operating system

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Microsoft Application Virtualization Sequencer

The requirements for Microsoft Application Virtualization Sequencer are identical to those of Microsoft

Application Virtualization Client for Desktops. A best practice is to create a real partition or drive labeled

"Q:" on the sequencer computer.

Installing Microsoft Application Virtualization for Desktops

The section guides you through the step-by-step process of installing Microsoft Application Virtualization

for Desktops on a Vista desktop.

Perform the following on the machine to be the Microsoft Application Virtualization client:

1. Run the setup executable for Microsoft Application Virtualization for Desktops.

2. The setup wizard will scan for and prompt you to install Microsoft C++ and Microsoft Application

Error Reporting (Figure 1).

Figure 1. Installation requirements

3. In the InstallShield Wizard dialog box, click Install.

4. On the Welcome page, click Next.5. Read and accept the license agreement, and then click Next.

6. On the Microsoft Update Opt In page, click Next.

7. On the Destination Folder page, leave the default installation location, and then click Next.

8. On the Cache Settings page (Figure 2), leave the default data storage setting. Note that the cache

cannot be smaller than 100 MB or larger than 64 GB.

9. Clear the Skip advanced settings and accept defaults check box and click Next.




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Figure 2. Cache Settings

10. On the SoftGrid Data Location page, leave the default values and click Next.

11. On the Runtime Package Policy Configuration page (Figure 3), in the Application Authorization

section, clear the Require User authorization even when cached checkbox.

12. In the Application Authorization section, check the Allow streaming from file checkbox.

13. In the Automatically Load Application section, under When to Auto Load, clear the On Launch

and On Login checkboxes.

Figure 3. Runtime Package Policy Configuration

14. Click Next.




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15. On the Desktop Configuration Server page, leave Setup a Desktop Configuration Server now

unchecked and click Next.

16. On the SoftGrid Streaming Connection Security page, leave the default setting and click Next.

17. Click Install to begin the installation of Microsoft Application Virtualization Desktops.

18. When the installation is complete, click Finish.

Installing Microsoft Application Virtualization Sequencer

Microsoft Application Virtualization Sequencer packages the Microsoft Application Virtualization-enabled

applications that are streamed to Microsoft Application Virtualization clients or deployed in Standalone

operation.

Before You Install Microsoft Application Virtualization Sequencer

The sequencer computer must meet the same minimum requirements as Microsoft Application

Virtualization for Desktops, but a fast workstation-class computer will significantly speed up the

sequencing process. The workstation should be set up with one or more hard disk drives with ample disk

space.

There are two main methods for setting up the sequencer computer:

Option 1: Virtual Machine

Do a fresh install of a supported operating system to a virtual machine (VM). Do not use your "standard

desktop image" or install any other applications on this image at this time. Then, follow the product-

specific steps below.

Microsoft Virtual Server product: Add a second dynamically expanding virtual hard disk. Within the

virtual machine, set the drive letter to "Q." Enable Undo disks and commit the existing configuration.

After each time you sequence an application, turn off the virtual machine and discard the undo disk to this

VM to get back to a "clean" operating system.

VMware product: Edit the virtual machine settings and add an independent persistent virtual disk. Within

the virtual machine, set the drive letter to "Q." Create a snapshot of the VM. After each time you

sequence an application, you will "revert" to this snapshot to get back to a "clean" operating system.

Option 2: Local Image

Create at least two partitions on the hard disk. Make the first partition at least 4 GB in size for the

operating system. The second partition should consume the remainder of the hard disk space, preferably

more than 10 GB in total size. Set the drive letter to "Q" for the second partition. Do a fresh install of a

supported operating system to the first partition. Do not use your "standard desktop image" or install any

other applications on this image at this time. Using a utility like Symantec Ghost, store a disk image of the




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first partition on the second partition. This method lets you rapidly restore the sequencing computer to a

"clean" installation of your operating system, after each time you sequence an application.

Why a Q Drive?

Why sequence to a Q drive? The purpose is for the core application installation path to remain constant

across all computers in the enterprise, which might not have constant system drives; for example, drive M

for terminal servers and drive C for desktop computers. This is accomplished using a real drive or

partition on the Microsoft Application Virtualization Sequencer computer and a virtual drive on Microsoft

Application Virtualization clients. The virtual drive on Microsoft Application Virtualization clients is created

by SystemGuard virtualization technology and not by a disk partitioning tool. The Q drive is the default

drive letter and can be changed if needed in a production rollout. Microsoft has a method to handle

applications that must be installed to a fixed drive; this is explained in Microsoft Training courses.

Installing Microsoft Application Virtualization Sequencer

Perform the following on the machine to be the Microsoft Application Virtualization Sequencer:

Important Do not install Microsoft Application Virtualization Sequencer on a computer that hosts

Microsoft System Center Application Virtualization Management Server or Microsoft Application

Virtualization for Desktops.

1. Run the setup executable for Microsoft Application Virtualization Sequencer.

2. The setup wizard will scan for and prompt to install Microsoft C++ (Figure 4).

Figure 4. Visual C++ installation

3. In the InstallShield Wizard dialog box, click Install.




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4. On the Welcome page, click Next.

5. Read and accept the licensing agreement, and then click Next.

6. Accept the default installation path, and then click Next.

7. Click Install.

8. When the installation is complete, click Finish. Microsoft Application Virtualization Sequencer will

start.

Sequencing Word Viewer 2003

This section walks through a simple sequencing process that will generate an MSI for distribution. We will

use Word Viewer 2003 as a test case that can be easily and quickly deployed to clients.

Perform the following on the Microsoft Application Virtualization Sequencer:

1. Download Word Viewer 2003 and then copy the installer to a temporary directory on the MicrosoftApplication Virtualization Sequencer computer.

2. Open Windows Explorer, go to the Q:\ drive and create a folder named wdview.001.

3. Create a directory on the sequencer desktop called WordViewer2003. You will save the output of the

sequencer to this directory.

4. Click Start | All Programs | Microsoft SoftGrid | Microsoft System Center Virtual Application

Sequencer to open Microsoft Application Virtualization Sequencer (Figure 5).

Figure 5. Microsoft Application Virtualization Sequencer

5. Click File | New Package. The Package Configuration Wizard displays.


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7. On the Package Information page (Figure 6), provide the following information:

a. Package Name: WordViewer2003.

b. Title: Word Viewer 2003.

c. Comments: Use this field to record relevant information, such as the person who sequenced the

application, specific configuration, etc.

d. Server URL:

i. Protocol: RTSP

ii. Hostname: Leave the hostname default to the environment variable

%SFT_SOFTGRIDSERVER%.

iii. Port: Leave the default value of 554.

iv. Path: WordViewer2003.

Figure 6. Package Information page

8. Click Generate MSI on Save.

9. Click Next.

10. On the Operating Systems page (Figure 7), click the operating systems on which you intend to run

this package, and use the right arrow to move the selected items to the right pane.




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Figure 7. Operating Systems page

11. Click Finish. The Installation Wizard displays.


13. On the Sequencing Parameters page, click Next.

14. On the Monitor Installation page (Figure 8), click Begin Monitoring.

Figure 8. Monitor Installation page

15. In the Browse For Folder section, go to Q:\wdview.001, and then click OK.




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16. Wait for the monitor to load the virtual environment and to display the status Monitoring started.

Please begin installation (Figure 9).

Note: Occasionally, the sequencer will not stop the wuauserv service in a timely fashion. If this occurs,

click OK to dismiss the dialog. Click Tools | Sequencing Wizards | Installation… to continue the package

creation.

Figure 9. Monitoring started

17. From Windows Explorer, run the Word Viewer 2003 installer.

18. Accept the terms of the license agreement, and then click Next.

19. Click Browse, go to Q:\wdview.001, and then click OK.

20. On the Install Word Viewer to page (Figure 10), click Install.




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Figure 10. Install Word Viewer to page

21. In the Success dialog box, click OK.

22. Switch to the Installation Wizard, and click Stop Monitoring.

23. Microsoft Application Virtualization Sequencer will scan the computer for changes. When monitoring

is complete, click Next.

24. On the Additional Files to Map to the VFS page (Figure 11), click Finish.

Figure 11. Additional Files to Map to the VFS page




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25. On the Welcome to the Application Wizard page, click Next.

Note: If you had to manually start the Installation Wizard, you will have to do so with the Application

Wizard as well.

26. On the Configure Applications page (Figure 12), click Applications.

Figure 12. Configure Applications page

27. In the details pane, click Microsoft Office 2003 component, and then click Remove.

28. Click OK.

29. In the details pane, click Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003, and then click Edit.

30. In the Edit Application dialog box, set the following .osd file properties (Figure 13), and then click

Save.

a. Name: Word Viewer

b. Version: 2003

c. OSD Filename: WordViewer2003.osd.




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Figure 13. Edit Application dialog box

31. Click Save.

32. Under Applications, expand Word Viewer.

33. Click File Type Associations to view the FTAs the sequencer has recorded.

34. Click Shortcuts to view where the shortcuts for this application will be located on the Microsoft

Application Virtualization client desktop.

35. When you are done viewing this information, click Next.

36. On the Launch Applications page (Figure 14), click Next.

Figure 14. Launch Applications page




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37. On the Sequence Package page, when the sequencing is complete, click Finish.

38. Click File | Save, and then go to the folder WordViewer2003 that you created on the desktop and

save your work as WordViewer2003.sprj.

39. Close Microsoft SoftGrid Sequencer.

40. Copy the WordViewer2003 folder to the client machine.

Installing Word Viewer 2003

Perform the following on the Microsoft Application Virtualization client:

1. From the WordViewer2003 folder, launch the WordViewer2003.msi.

2. In the Word Viewer 2003 wizard (Figure 15), on the Welcome page, click Next.

Figure 15. Word Viewer 2003 Wizard Welcome page

3. On the Installation Complete page, click Close.

4. Click Start | Programs | Word Viewer 2003. The application will launch an Open dialog box.

5. Click Cancel, and then close Word Viewer.

Accessing the Microsoft Support Knowledge Base

To access the Microsoft Support knowledge base and search for answers to the most frequently asked

questions, go to Microsoft Support.

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Contacting Microsoft Training

To register for training courses, to obtain course descriptions, and to get information about Microsoft

certifications, go to Microsoft Training & Events.

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