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Virtual Application Image Content and Format

You create a virtual application image from a regular application by using the tools provided by your application virtualization vendor. CA ITCM supports Microsoft Application Virtualization (Microsoft App-V) and VMware ThinApp. You need to create the virtual application images with one of these tools before you can use CA ITCM to package, deploy, and manage virtual applications.

Note: For information about creating virtual application images, see the vendor documentation for your application virtualization product.

Microsoft App-V

Virtual application image preparation (sequencing) results in a number of files, including the following files:

• XML-based Open Software Description files (.osd)
• Icon files (.ico)
• A file that stores the complete application code of the virtualized application (.sft)
• An XML-based manifest file (.xml)
• A project file (.sprj)

Note: The end user on the target computer should not start the virtual application by double-clicking on the .osd file. If the user does so, the communications with the streaming server may not function properly. The user should start the application by using the desktop shortcut or the Start menu.

VMware ThinApp

Virtual application image preparation (capturing) results in a number of files and folders, including the following files and folders:

• A bin folder that contains a single executable file. For program suites, several executable files are required for the user interface. In this case, the bin folder contains a .dat file holding the entire virtual package and small executable files that provide access to the virtual package.
• A configuration file (.ini)