In this release of CA ITCM, asset management supports discovery and inventory of applications virtualized with Microsoft App-V (formerly SoftGrid) and VMware ThinApp.
An application is virtualized by capturing the application data using the Microsoft App-V Sequencer or VMware ThinApp Setup Capture applications. The application is condensed into a virtual application image. More than one application can be virtualized into the same image, for example, in the case of suite products or applications that are tightly integrated.
Note: The new software signatures pushed down by the CA ITCM scalability server for detecting virtual application images are specially tagged, such that they are ignored by legacy agents. Therefore, agents will process the software signatures and inventory virtual applications correctly.
Unlike a regular application, which is always installed locally, a virtual application may be installed in a number of ways:
In this mode, the virtual application image is not copied to the end-user’s computer. The virtual applications within the image are advertised to the user, for example, on the user’s Start menu or desktop. When the user opens the streamed virtual application, the required application data is streamed over the network on-demand.
In this mode, the virtual application image is staged locally on the user’s hard disk. The virtual applications within the image are advertised to the user. When the user opens the standalone virtual application, the required application data is streamed directly from the local hard disk.
In this mode, the virtual application image is installed locally on the user’s hard disk, but the virtual applications within the image are not advertised to the end user. This type of installation is typically found on a server for other streamed installations. The applications within the virtual application image are not available to the local users of the computer.
Asset management can discover and inventory all three types of virtual application installation. In addition, the virtual application images themselves are reported. Virtual application images can be streamed or staged.
Asset management can discover virtual applications regardless of whether they have been deployed using CA ITCM's software delivery functionality, proprietary streaming solutions, or ad hoc distribution methods.
Note: See the Software Delivery Administration Guide and the Software Delivery Help for information about creating, packaging, and deploying virtual application images.
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