Microsoft Application Virtualization Cookbook

Over 55 hands-on recipes covering the key aspects of a successful App-V deployment

About This Book

• Deploy a resilient App-V infrastructure
• Combine App-V with Remote Desktop Services, Citrix XenDesktop, and System Center Configuration Manager
• Discover Shared Content Store Mode, Scripting, and Connection Groups to extend your deployment

Who This Book Is For

If you have some experience with App-V but are overwhelmed by the range of features on offer, then this book is for you. A basic understanding of App-V and common Windows Server technologies (Active Directory/Group Policy/PowerShell) is necessary.

What You Will Learn

• Deploy a full App-V infrastructure
• Deploy App-V clients and prerequisites
• Leverage connection groups to combine App-V packages
• Reduce hardware requirements for your Remote Desktop Session Hosts
• Extend the use of your investments in Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager
• Discover which applications your users are running
• Resolve issues with your deployment quickly
• Customize App-V packages to your needs
• Scale out your App-V infrastructure to accommodate increasing requirements

In Detail

With an ever-increasing number of applications being deployed in the workplace, Microsoft App-V 5 enables administrators to abstract these applications from the clients, which reduces the time to complete the software deployment lifecycle.

The book starts with the deployment of a scalable App-V infrastructure and progresses on to cover the sequencing of common applications. In later chapters, you will discover integrations with Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, Citrix® XenDesktop®, and Microsoft System Centre Configuration Manager. Finally, you will learn to leverage the App-V reporting server along with Microsoft Office Excel and pivot tables to gain insights on which applications are being used, along with how to troubleshoot issues with your deployment.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Deploying App-V 5 Services
Chapter 2: Deploying App-V 5 Clients and Updates
Chapter 3: Sequencing Applications
Chapter 4: Managing Packages
Chapter 5: Using Connection Groups
Chapter 6: Sequencing Office 2013
Chapter 7 Deploying App-V 5 in a Virtual Environment
Chapter 8: Managing Packages in System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2
Chapter 9: Reporting in App-V 5
Chapter 10: Troubleshooting