Deploy the App-V Desktop Client

To manually install the App-V Desktop Client, perform the following steps:

1. Open the folder containing the client source files, and then run Setup.exe.

The InstallShield Wizard checks to ensure that all prerequisite software is installed. It installs any of the following applications if they are missing:

· Visual C++ 2005 with SP1 Redistributable Package

· MSXML 6.0 with SP1

· Microsoft Application Error Reporting

If any dependencies are required, such as Microsoft Application Error Reporting, click Install to install them. Installation progress is displayed, as shown in Figure 28, and the status changes from Pending to Installing. Installation status changes to Succeeded as each dependency is installed successfully.

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Figure 28. Installing dependencies

2. On the Welcome page, click Next.

3. On the License Agreement page, select I accept the terms in the license agreement, and then click Next.

4. On the Setup Type page, perform one of the following tasks:

· Click Typical to use the default installation options. If you select this option, click Next, and then click Install to begin installing the client with default options.

· Click Custom to configure the App-V Desktop Client settings; then, click Next.

5. On the Destination Folder page, optionally click Change to change the installation folder. Click Next.

6. On the Application Virtualization Data Location page, shown in Figure 29, perform any of the following tasks, and then click Next:

· In the Global Data Location box, type the path of the folder to contain data shared by all users. Click Change to browse to a folder.

· Choose a drive letter from the Preferred Drive Letter list.

· In the User-specific Data Location box, type a path to store user-specific data.

Note This path must be different for every user, so it should include a user-specific environment variable, a mapped drive, or something else that will resolve to a unique path for each user.

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Figure 29. Configuring data locations

7. On the Cache Size Settings page, perform one of the following tasks, and then click Next:

· Click Use maximum cache size. Type a numeric value from 100–1,048,576 (1 TB) in the Maximum size (MB) box to specify the maximum size of the cache.

· Click Use free disk space threshold. Type a numeric value to specify the amount of free disk space in megabytes that the App-V Desktop Client must leave available on the disk. This allows the cache to grow until the amount of free disk space reaches this limit. The value shown in Free disk space remaining indicates how much disk space is currently unused.

8. In the following sections of the Runtime Policy Package Configuration page, shown in Figure 30, configure the parameters that affect how the App-V Desktop Client behaves during run time, and then click Next:

· Application Source Root. Specifies the location of application content, such as SFT files; if used, it overrides the protocol, server, and port portions of the CODEBASE HREF URL in the OSD file.

· Application Authorization. If you select the Require User authorization even when cached check box, users simply connect to a server and validate their credentials at least once before they are allowed to start each virtual application. If you select the Allow streaming from file check box, streaming from file will be enabled. If the check box is cleared, streaming from files is disabled. Select this check box if the Application Source Root box contains a UNC path in the form \\server\share.

· Automatically Load Application. This section controls when and how automatic background loading of applications occurs.

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Figure 30. Configuring run time package policies

9. On the Publishing Server page, select the Set up a Publishing Server now check box to define a publishing server; then, click Next.

To define a publishing server, type the following information:

· Display Name. Type the name to display for the server.

· Type. Select the server type from the drop-down list of server types.

· Host Name and Port. Type the host name and the port in the corresponding boxes. When selecting a server type from the drop-down list, the Port box automatically fills with the standard port numbers. To change a port number, select the server type from the list, and then change the port number accordingly.

· Path. If you selected either Standard HTTP Server or Enhanced Security HTTP Server, type the complete path to the XML file containing publishing data in this field. If you selected either Application Virtualization Server or Enhanced Security Application Virtualization Server, this box is not active.

· Automatically contact this server to update settings when a user logs in. Select this check box if this server will be queried automatically when users log in to their account on the App-V Desktop Client.

10. On the Ready to Install the Program page, click Install.

A page showing the installation progress is displayed.

11. On the Install Wizard Completed page, click Finish.