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Sealed and Unsealed Virtual Application Images Definitions

Virtual application image definitions can be either in a sealed or unsealed state. States are indicated by the appropriate icons:

Sealed

In a sealed state, the contents of the virtual application image definition cannot be edited.

Once sealed, all included software is displayed in a flat list in the Virtual Application Image pane for the selected virtual application image. These associated software definitions will be displayed in the Discovered Software node of computers on which the virtual application image has been discovered.

Additionally, the Discovered Installations folder is visible and it contains any computers on which this image definition has been detected.

To unseal an image, choose Unseal from the virtual application image definition’s context menu.

Unsealed

In an unsealed state, software definitions for releases and patches can be edited. Additional software definitions can be associated with the virtual application image by using either drag-and-drop or copy-and-paste. However, these associated software definitions are not displayed in the agent's Discovered node until the definition is sealed.

To remove a patch or release association with the virtual application image definition, choose Unlink from the context menu of the selected release or patch. Unlinking only removes the association with that particular virtual application image; it does not delete the software definition.

While the virtual application image definition is unsealed, asset detection uses the image’s previous sealed state when determining discovered software based on this definition.

To return to a sealed state, choose either Seal or Discard Changes from the virtual application image definition's context menu. Seal uses the unsealed state's changes to become the new sealed state, whereas Discard Changes returns the definition to its original sealed state with no changes. Once sealed, discovered software is immediately updated.

Example: Using the Unseal, Unlink, Seal, and Discard Changes Commands

Given that sealed Image A contains release B and patch C, then:

• Choosing Unseal on Image A displays both release B and patch C.
• Choosing Unlink on patch C removes it from the unsealed display.
• Dragging-and-dropping another release, for example, release D, from software definitions onto the image adds this to the unsealed state.

  The unsealed state now shows release B and release D.

• During this time if an asset scan is done and Image A is found, it still reports that image A contains release B and patch C.
• If Seal is chosen from Image A's context menu, then the new sealed state will become release B and release D.
• If Discard is chosen from Image A's context menu, then the sealed state reverts to the original sealed definition, that is, release B and patch C.