Here’s a new Knowledge Base article we published today. This one documents the custom actions that are available for the Server Application Virtualization (Server App-V) Sequencer installer package. ===== Summary The following is a list of the custom...

Hello again, this is the third Server App-V Recipe I’m posting this week.  The recipes are designed to give you a step-by-step guide to successfully package applications for use with Server App-V.  Verified With SAV Version System Center 2012...

Here’s a new Knowledge Base article we published today. This one documents the custom actions that are available for the Server Application Virtualization (Server App-V) Agent installer package. ===== Summary The following is a list of the custom actions...

Intro Hi everyone, this is the next instance of a couple planned Server App-V “recipes” that we will be posting. These are written with two specific goals in mind. First, if you need to sequence this particular application, you can following...

  Intro Hi everyone, this is the first of a couple Server App-V “recipes” we will be posting.  These are written with two specific goals in mind.  First, if you need to sequence this particular application, you can following these directions...

This blog post will cover a portion of my MMS session (AM-B316) and will be useful if you're looking to familiarize yourself with some of the key value propositions of Server App-V. This post will allow you to: Grasp how packaging using the Server App...

Here’s another new Knowledge Base article we published today. This one spells out the official Microsoft support policy for Microsoft apps running in a Server Application Virtualization (Server App-V) environment: ===== Summary This article covers the...

Here’s a new Knowledge Base article we published today. This one spells out the official Microsoft support policy for third-party apps running in a Microsoft Server Application Virtualization (Server App-V) environment: ===== Summary This article covers...

Introduction You have just gone through the process of sequencing a package, you go to deploy it in your test environment and you get an error message that says “The operation could not be completed successfully because a WMI class or provider in the...

Applications consist of a set of resources (e.g. files, registry values, services, web sites, WMI providers, etc.) that work together to deliver product functionality. When one of these resources is not configured or functioning properly, the application...

A lot of people are new to the packaging process using the Server Application Virtualization Sequencer. As such, we’re providing two videos on how to sequence and deploy Pet Shop 4.0. These videos will give you a good idea on how to use the Server...

In Server App-V, we wanted to provide a way to make your virtual packages customizable for you; a number of settings you can create based on your needs. In the next few moments, you will be introduced to deployment configuration items, a very unique feature...

Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2012 has everything you need to manage your Server App-V packages. You can add Server App-V packages to the VMM library, create application profiles, and deploy packages to your VMs by using SCVMM’s...

A few weeks back I announced the System Center Blog Aggregator app for Windows Phone 7 and today I wanted to let you know that it was now available for all you Android users out there as well.  I won’t go into all the details as you can read that...

As a follow up to Emre’s article on how to create packages using the Server App-V Sequencer , we are providing step by step instructions on how to sequence and deploy PetShop 4. This is especially useful if you are new to the whole concept of virtualization...

Server App-V's very own Emre Kanlikilicer recently posted a great introductory article on creating packages using the Server App-V Sequencer: Microsoft SCVMM 2012 can manage Microsoft Server Application Virtualization (Server App-V) packages. In this...

Isolation and State Separation are two very important concepts in the world of application virtualization, but we throw those terms around a lot without really explaining what we mean by them. I’m going to attempt to explain what those concepts mean to...

Server App-V, a core feature of SCVMM 2012, was created with one purpose in mind: making deployment and management of datacenter applications dramatically simpler. Server App-V provides a predictable, repeatable and consistent deployment/management experience...

Look there, in the sky! It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! No, it’s Server App-V – and, if everything that’s being said about it is true, it’s going to make your applications fly in the clouds! There has been a lot written...

Easy as pie. Like taking candy from a baby. A walk in the park. Like shooting fish in a barrel. You hear those phrases all the time. But how often do you hear them applied to installing server applications in a datacenter? Sure, maybe you have some...