Application virtualization is a very hot topic these days. Using this method to provision software to your endpoints allows you to control how the software interacts with your systems. It also allows you to avoid the potential for new applications to disrupt software that is already installed. Attend this session to learn how Novell recommends that you take advantage of these new capabilities—and how you can quickly and easily start to virtualize software releases in your organization.

1. Novell ZENworks Application
® ®
Virtualization Advanced Administration
Robert Kraczek
Technical Sales Specialist - Endpoint Management
Novell, Inc/rkraczek@novell.com
Bob Reynolds
Technical Sales Specialist | Endpoint Management
Novell, Inc/rjreynolds@novell.com

2. Agenda
Traditional Application Challenges
Overview: ZENworks Application Virtualization
®
Creating a Virtualized Desktop
– Building simple applications
– Building advanced applications
Questions and Answers
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3. Traditional Application Challenges
• Failed application installations
• Too many images to maintain and patch
• Application incompatibilities
• Software and registry conflicts
• Contingency planning and execution
• Desktop security can get in the way
• Testing is expensive and time consuming
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4. ZENworks vs. Traditional Install ®
ZENworks Virtualization Traditional Applications
• Zero set or install process • Long setup
• No privileges required • Requires privileges
• Pre-configured • Requires configuration
• Side-by-side w/out conflict • Conflicts between versions
• Runs on Windows 7 • Broken on Windows 7
• Light compatibility test • Heavy test matrix
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5. The Value of Virtualized Applications
Traditional Installations Application Virtualization
E-mail clients Office Suites
Office 2007
Run Time
Office 2003
Internet Explorer 6
Internet Explorer 7
Browser Plugins Run Times The ROI Factor
Run Time
• 60% savings on
Web Browsers Doc. Readers
application testing,
packaging and
DLL “Hell” support
• 5-7% saving of overall
Applications application
management
Source: Gartner April 2008,
Windows OS Windows OS ID#G00155897
Desktop Hardware Desktop Hardware
Stop “DLL hell” Less IT processes and complexity
- Applications can be completely isolated - Ease deployment and upgrade burdens
- Cuts testing and planning cycles
- Instant contingency plans
- Distribute one file via ZENworks or media
- Eliminates license reclamation
Control & Consistency
- Maintain security configuration
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6. Overview

7. Overview:
ZENworks Application Virtualization (ZAV) Description
®
• ZENworks Application Virtualization is a tool that allows you
to quickly and easily package Windows applications in
virtual containers for distribution to your users and
workstations.
• ZENworks Application Virtualization is a standalone tool that
does not require any other Novell software
®
• Applications encapsulated using ZENworks Application
Virtualization could be easily distributed with other
ZENworks products including:
– Novell ZENworks 10 Configuration Management
® ®
– Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management
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8. Overview:
ZENworks Application Virtualization Architecture
®
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9. Overview:
ZENworks Application Virtualization Terminology
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Studio
– ZENworks Application Virtualization GUI interface
®
Wizard
– Part of GUI interface that allows downloading of templates
XAPPL
– Main configuration file
XLAYER/Component
– Compressed application that will be merged with a virtual
application during the runtime of the virtual application
Sandbox
– Storage location on a host system that represents a file system
and registry for a virtual application
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10. Overview:
ZENworks Application Virtualization Terminology
®
XREG
– Tool that allows you to easily “register” a virtual application with
the host
– Automatically configures the file associations and shortcuts on
the host
– Can be used to “register” multiple virtual applications with a
shared sandbox
– Can also be used to unregister applications and clear the
sandbox
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11. Demonstration:
Creating a Virtualized Desktop

12. Limitations
• Restricted to User Space applications
• Applications requiring changes to:
– Kernel
– Hardware driver changes
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13. Best Practices on Building an Application
• Prepare a clean windows machine
– New XP/Win7 install (no drivers or other software)
– Imaging (physical machine) or snapshotting (virtual machine)
• Capture before
– Install applications including any necessary reboots
– Configure application by open all parts and making necessary
changes
• Optional: preserve environment
– Imaging (physical machine) or snapshotting (virtual machine)
– New ZENworks Application Virtualization (ZAV) feature called
®
“Apply Configuration”
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14. Best Practices on Building an Application
(cont.)
• Capture differences
– Save to local drive first, then copy to shared storage
– Immediately make backup copy of snapshot.xappl
• Optional: copy application EXEs for icon access
• Testing
– User privileged accounts
– Administrator privileged accounts
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15. Tips
• Add CMD.EXE to each virtual application
• Leverage custom meta data to help track application
changes
• Set to write-copy to have virtual GroupWise 8 SP1
®
launch Office attachments:
– HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionIn
staller
– HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftOffice
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16. Demonstration #1
Simple Applications
Building a simple application using:
• Wizard
– Internet Explorer 6
• Capture Before
– Firefox
Building a simple component using
• Wizard
– Runtimes - Java Environment
• Capture Before
– Flash 10
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17. Demonstration #2
Advanced Applications (cont.)
Building an advanced application:
• Jukeboxing
– Open Office demonstration
• Isolation Options
– IE 6 bookmark Full Isolation
• Sandbox Determination
– Same directory
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18. Studio Tour:
Process Configuration
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19. Studio Tour:
Setup
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20. Demonstration #3
Advanced Applications (cont.)
Building an advanced application:
• Patching
– Using components
– Sandbox merging
– Registry settings
• XREG
– Using Default sandbox
– Using custom sandbox
• XAPPL manual edit
– Splash screen
– XLAYER paths
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21. ZENworks Application Virtualization ®
Reference Locations File System
• Snapshot file
– Documents and SettingsusernameLocal SettingsApplication
DataNovell_autosave.xsnapshot
• Downloaded templates
– Active: Documents and SettingsusernameMy
DocumentsNovellSamples
– Cache: Documents and SettingsusernameLocal SettingsApplication
DataXencodeTemplateCache
• Application's sandbox locations
– Documents and SettingsusernameLocal SettingsApplication
DataNovellSandbox@TITLE@@VERSION@@BUILDTIME@
• XREG “Default” sandbox location
– Documents and SettingsusernameLocal SettingsApplication
DataXenocodeSandboxesDefault
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22. ZENworks Application Virtualization ®
Reference Locations Registry System
• License certificate location
– HKLMSOFTWARECode SystemsNovell ZENworks
Application Virtualization 7.3
• Installroot path
– HKLMSOFTWARENovellNovell ZENworks Application
Virtualization 7.3
• General ZAV settings
– HKCUSoftwareCode SystemsNovell ZENworks Application
Virtualization 7.3
• Sandbox cache (dynamically created)
– HKCUSoftwareXenocodeSandboxCache
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23. Questions and Answers

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