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Application Virtualization (App-V) Client
Q. Can a Microsoft® Softgrid Application Virtualization 4.1/4.2 client be upgraded directly to an App-V 4.5 client?
A. Yes. The 4.1 (v. 4.1.0.56) and 4.2 clients can be directly upgraded to an App-V 4.5 RTM client. You must first upgrade the clients and then upgrade the server infrastructure. Once the client upgrade has completed you must reboot the client OS. This approach aligns with customer feedback where the preference is to slowly upgrade clients to 4.5 and then upgrade the server infrastructure at once.
Q. Are the client cache and setting preserved during the upgrade process?
Q. Can a localized App-V 4.5 client access an EN 4.2 Softgrid Server? Is this a supported scenario?
A. Yes, this is a fully supported scenario. Any localized App-V 4.5 client can access an EN 4.2 SG Server. In App-V 4.5, the system supports any language to any language communication.
Q. What languages will Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 be localized in?
A. Application Virtualization 4.5 is the first version that will introduce localized support for the following languages: - Brazilian Portuguese
- Chinese – Simplified,
- Chinese – Traditional
- Dutch (Client Only)
- French
- German
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- Japanese
- Korean
- Russian
- Spanish
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Q. Can a localized Softgrid Application Virtualization 4.2 client co-exist with an App-V 4.5 client on the same machine?
A. No. This is not supported. Only one version of the client can be installed at a time.
Q. What Server OS versions can the App-V 4.5 Terminal Services Client be deployed to?
A. Windows Server 2003 Standard (SP1, SP2, R2, SP2+R2); Windows Enterprise Server 2003 (SP1, R2, SP2, SP2+R2); Windows Server 2003 Datacenter (SP1, R2, SP2, SP2+R2), Windows Server 2008 (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter)
Q. What operating systems can the App-V 4.5 Client be deployed to?
A. The App-V 4.5 client can be deployed to following desktop operating systems: - Windows XP Pro w/SP2, Windows XP w/SP3, Windows Vista RTM/SP1 (Business, Enterprise, Ultimate)
Q. Do I have to clear my client cache when migrating from 4.1/4.2 to 4.5?
A. No, you do not need to clear your client cache when upgrading your Client from 4.x to 4.5
Q. Can I upgrade my App-V client from App-V 4.5 Beta/RC to App-V 4.5 RTM?
A. No. We will not support direct upgrade from App-V 4.5 Beta or RC to RTM. You will need to perform a new install.
Application Virtualization Server Infrastructure
Q. Are there tools available to assess my infrastructure readiness for App-V?
Q. What operating systems can the App-V 4.5 Streaming Server be installed to?
A. The streaming server can be installed on the following operating systems: - Windows Server 2003 Standard (SP1, R2, SP2, SP2+R2)
- Windows Server 2003 Enterprise (SP1, R2, SP2, SP2+R2)
- Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition (SP1, R2, SP2, SP2+R2)
- Windows Server 2003 Standard 64-bit (SP1, R2, SP2, SP2+R2, WOW64 only)
- Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit (SP1, R2, SP2, SP2+R2, WOW64 only)
- Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition 64-bit (SP1, R2, SP2, SP2+R2, WOW64 only)
- Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition (no SP)
- Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (no SP)
- Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition (no SP)
- Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition (no SP, 64-bit, WOW64 only)
- Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (no SP, 64-bit, WOW64 only)
- Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition (no SP, 64-bit, WOW64 only)
Q. Can a Microsoft Softgrid Application Virtualization 4.2 Sever be upgraded to an App-V 4.5 Server
A. Yes. You can upgrade a 4.2 server to an App-V 4.5 server. You should upgrade all servers at the same time and not have clients communicating with 4.2 and 4.5 servers simultaneously.
Q. What operating systems can the App-V 4.5 Terminal Server Client be installed to?
A. The App-V 4.5 Terminal Server Client can be installed on the following operating systems: - Windows Server 2003 Standard (SP1, R2, SP2, SP2+R2)
- Windows Enterprise Server 2003 (SP1, R2, SP2, SP2+R2)
- Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition (no SP, SP1, R2, SP2, SP2+R2)
- Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition (no SP)
- Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (no SP)
- Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition (no SP)
Q. What operating systems can the App-v 4.5 Management Server be deployed to
A. The App-V 4.5 Management Server can be installed on the following operating systems: - Windows Server 2003 Standard (SP1, R2, SP2, SP2+R2)
- Windows Server 2003 Enterprise (SP1, R2, SP2, SP2+R2)
- Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition (SP1, R2, SP2, SP2+R2)
- Windows Server 2003 Standard 64-bit (SP1, R2, SP2, SP2+R2)
- Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit (SP1, R2, SP2, SP2+R2)
- Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition 64-bit (SP1, R2, SP2, SP2+R2)
- Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition (no SP)
- Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (no SP)
- Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition (no SP)
- Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition (no SP, 64-bit. WOW64 only)
- Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (no SP, 64-bit, WOW64 only)
- Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition (no SP, 64-bit, WOW64 only)
Q. Can I continue to use a 4.2 Management Server with an App-V 4.5 Streaming Server and an App-V 4.5 client?
A. No. It is not recommended to have the client communicating with different server versions. The recommended approach is to have all servers in the same site at the same version level.
Q. What versions of Microsoft SQL server are the supported for the App-V 4.5 database?
A. The following Microsoft SQL Server version are supported: - SQL Server 2000 (SP3a)
- SQL Server 2000 (SP4)
- SQL Server 2005 (SP1)
- SQL Server 2005 (SP2)
- SQL Server 2005 Express (all versions – non production only)
Q. Can I upgrade my App-V 4.5 pre-release server versions to an App-V 4.5 RTM server version?
A. No. We will not support upgrading a pre-release version to an RTM version. You must perform a new installation using the RTM release version.
Q. What App-V Server versions are supported with App-V 4.5 clients?
A. We will support server versions 4.1.056 and above with 4.5 clients however it is recommended that all servers remain at the same revision level.
Q. Can I upgrade from Microsoft Softgrid Application Virtualization 4.2 to App-V 4.5 with System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2?
A. Yes. When migrating from App Virt 4.5 stand-alone to System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 you must: - Import packages and create advertisements
- Enable the integration through the Advertised Programs Agent to remove all previously deployed virtual application packages that have been published through Full Application Virtualization server or the MSI utility
- SCCM Advertisements and policy will be evaluated and the virtual applications will be re-added to the system
- There is no need to re-sequence your packages
More detailed information can be found in the Application Virtualization 4.5 and System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 documentation.
Application Virtualization Sequencing
Q. Does a Microsoft Softgrid Application Virtualization 4.2 sequenced application work in a Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.5 environment? Is it supported?
A. Yes, a Microsoft Softgrid Application Virtualization 4.2 sequenced application will work in a Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.5 environment and is a supported scenario. However, some customers may want to resequence or update their sequences to take advantage of new 4.5 Sequencer features such as: - Improved Sequencing Accuracy:
- More robust side-by-side (SxS) handling
- Better handling of virtualization
- Capture ACLs for files and folders
- Create packages using Dynamic Suite Composition (DSC)
- Ability to reliably handle future upgrades to packages as there may be limitations for upgrading legacy packages
- The MSI feature can be used without resequencing the application
Q. Does an EN SG 4.2 sequenced application work on a localized version of App-V 4.5 running on a localized OS? Is this a supported scenario?
A. This is not a supported scenario and we cannot confirm that this will work properly. SoftGrid 4.2 was not officially supported on languages other than English. It is recommended that customers re-sequence the application to make sure that the sequence is correctly captured as a localized program.
Q. Will my packages and package settings be valid when I upgrade from 4.x to 4.5?
A. App-V 4.5 will not remove or alter you current package settings. Users will be able to continue to have their settings preserved.
Q. What will happen with my preferences for my existing 4.2 packages? Will I lose everything or is there a way to migrate them to 4.5? If so how?
A. If you perform a package upgrade to 4.5, you will retain your settings. If you perform a brand new sequence, then you will not retain settings on the client side. We are still formalizing our upgrade scenarios which may introduce some limitations due to changes in Virtualization and the Sequencer.
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