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Deploy a Virtual Application Software Package

You can use the following overall procedure, along with the standard software delivery deployment methods, to deploy a virtual application package.

To deploy a virtual application software package

1. Verify that the target servers and clients are ready for deployment of virtual applications.

   Notes:

   Vendor infrastructure software must be installed on the target servers and clients. You can complete this step using your own local procedures or you can use the infrastructure package templates provided with CA ITCM. See the following descriptions for more information: Preparing a Target Computer for Deployment of a Microsoft App-V Virtual Application and Preparing a Target Computer for Deployment of a VMware ThinApp Virtual Application.

   You may need to reboot the target server after installing the Microsoft System Center Application Virtualization Streaming Server. The Streaming Server set-up process initiates this reboot.

2. Verify that there are three software packages – Staging (SG), Standalone (SA), and Streaming (SM) – in the Software Package Library for the virtual application that you want to deploy.
3. Deploy the Staging package to all required scalability servers (servers connected to target computers where a streamed virtual application is deployed).

   You should deploy any infrastructure packages first.

   Note: After you install a Microsoft App-V Staging package on a scalability server, there may be a delay (possibly up to 30 minutes) before the package becomes available for use. If the end user launches an App-V Streaming virtual application before the Staging package is available, an error message appears.

4. Deploy a Standalone or a Streaming package to each target computer.

   You should deploy any infrastructure packages first.

   The virtual application software packages are installed.

Notes:

When you uninstall a Standalone virtual application, uninstall the SA package first from the target computer and then uninstall the SG package. For a Streaming virtual application, uninstall the SM package on the client first and then uninstall the SG package on the server.

The end user on the target computer should not start a Microsoft App-V 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.