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Integration and Streaming Guide
Novell
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ZENworks
Application Virtualization
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8.0.3
March 03, 2011
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  • Page 1 AUTHORIZED DOCUMENTATION Integration and Streaming Guide Novell ® ZENworks Application Virtualization ® 8.0.3 March 03, 2011 www.novell.com...
  • Page 2 Further, Novell, Inc., reserves the right to make changes to any and all parts of Novell software, at any time, without any obligation to notify any person or entity of such changes.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    2 Preparing GroupWise Messenger for Virtualization 3 Preparing GroupWise and GroupWise Notify for Virtualization 4 Preparing Novell OpenOffice for Virtualization 5 Using Virtual Applications with ZENworks Configuration Management ZENworks Startup Options........... . 23 ZENworks Bundle Publishing .
  • Page 4 Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization 8.0.3 Integration and Streaming Guide...

  • Page 5: About This Guide

    About This Guide This guide provides information about using Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization to prepare Novell products for use in your environment. The information in this guide is organized as follows: Chapter 1, “Overview,” on page 7 Chapter 2, “Preparing GroupWise Messenger for Virtualization,” on page 11 Chapter 3, “Preparing GroupWise and GroupWise Notify for Virtualization,”...
  • Page 6 Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization 8.0.3 Integration and Streaming Guide...

  • Page 7: Overview

    Overview Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization lets you convert applications that run on Microsoft Windows into self-contained virtual applications. After being virtualized, an application becomes a single, isolated file that runs instantly from anywhere, including a thumb drive or other removable media.
  • Page 8 To use the Configuration Wizard to virtualize GroupWise, GroupWise Messenger, or Novell OpenOffice: 1 Click Start > All Programs > Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization 8.0.3 > Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization 8.0.3 to start the application. Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization 8.0.3 Integration and Streaming Guide...

  • Page 9: Manually Preparing Applications For Virtualization

    5 Click Next, then follow the instructions in the wizard. 1.2 Manually Preparing Applications for Virtualization Most commercial applications, including GroupWise and Novell OpenOffice, require complex combinations of file system and registry entries to function properly. To facilitate virtualization of these applications, ZENworks Application Virtualization creates snapshot application installations and automatically configures itself based on modifications made to the host system during application setup.
  • Page 10 Chapter 2, “Preparing GroupWise Messenger for Virtualization,” on page To prepare Novell OpenOffice, you have the option to create a single executable file to launch the OpenOffice.org Quickstarter, which lets users choose the program to launch (Writer, Calc, Draw, Impress, or Math). For more information, see Chapter 4, “Preparing Novell OpenOffice...

  • Page 11: Preparing Groupwise Messenger For Virtualization

    2 Click Start > All Programs > Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization 8.0.3 > Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization 8.0.3 to start the application.
  • Page 12 For more information, continue with the instructions in Appendix 5, “Using Virtual Applications with ZENworks Configuration Management,” on page 10 From the Startup File drop-down list, select the GroupWise Messenger executable file NMCL32.exe Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization 8.0.3 Integration and Streaming Guide...
  • Page 13 The executable file is now ready to distribute to users. You can use any method you want to distribute the file, including USB thumb drives. You can also use Novell ZENworks or Novell ZENworks Configuration Management to distribute the file. For more information, see the ZENworks Documentation Web site (http://www.novell.com/...
  • Page 14 Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization 8.0.3 Integration and Streaming Guide...

  • Page 15: Preparing Groupwise And Groupwise Notify For Virtualization

    2 Click Start > All Programs > Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization 8.0.3 > Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization 8.0.3 to start the application.
  • Page 16 Ensure that you have enough disk space in your ZENworks Application Virtualization sandbox to store that mailbox. For information, see the Configuring the sandbox location topic in online help (click Help > click Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization Documentation 7 > Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization 8.0.3 Integration and Streaming Guide...
  • Page 17 expand the Virtual Application Customization book > click Configuring the sandbox location) or see the Editing the virtual filesystem topic in the online help (expand the Configuring Virtual Applications book > click Editing the virtual filesystem). 10 (Conditional) If you use ZENworks Configuration Management in your environment and you want to control how virtual applications are used or to create and publish ZENworks bundles, click the ZENworks button on the left side of the ZENworks Application Virtualization console to display the ZENworks options.
  • Page 18 You can also use Novell ZENworks or Novell ZENworks Configuration Management to distribute the file. For more information, see the ZENworks Documentation Web site (http://www.novell.com/ documentation/zenworks.html). Users must authenticate to the GroupWise system after they launch the virtual application. The virtual application executable, as configured above, does not populate the username, password, or post office information.

  • Page 19: Preparing Novell Openoffice For Virtualization

    2 Click Start > All Programs > Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization 8.0.3 > Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization 8.0.3 to start the application.
  • Page 20 ZENworks options. For more information, continue with the instructions in Appendix 5, “Using Virtual Applications with ZENworks Configuration Management,” on page 10 From the Startup File drop-down list, select the file. quickstart.exe Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization 8.0.3 Integration and Streaming Guide...
  • Page 21 Calc, Draw, Impress, or Math). ZENworks Application Virtualization allows multiple entry points into the virtual application to be triggered based on a command line argument to the virtual application executable. If you use Novell ZENworks or Novell ZENworks Configuration Management to distribute applications, command line arguments let you use the same application object for all OpenOffice.org programs.
  • Page 22 11f Specify the desired command line trigger in the Trigger column for each row. If you create a trigger for each application in Novell OpenOffice, you can use the trigger as a command line option in ZENworks Desktop Management or ZENworks Configuration Management to launch the desired application from an application object.

  • Page 23: Using Virtual Applications With Zenworks Configuration Management

    Using Virtual Applications with ZENworks Configuration Management If you use Novell ZENworks Configuration Management in your environment, you can control how virtual application are used and you can create and publish ZENworks bundles used to distribute virtual applications to users.

  • Page 24: Zenworks Bundle Publishing

    ZENworks bundle after it is built. 5 (Conditional) Select the Automatically publish applications as ZENworks bundle after successful build option to automatically publish the bundle to the folder you specified in Step Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization 8.0.3 Integration and Streaming Guide...
  • Page 25 6 (Conditional) If you selected the Automatically publish applications as ZENworks bundle after successful build option, continue with the steps for configuring the virtual application: GroupWise Messenger: Step 10 on page GroupWise and GroupWise Notify: Step 11 on page Novell OpenOffice: Step 10 on page Using Virtual Applications with ZENworks Configuration Management...
  • Page 26 Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization 8.0.3 Integration and Streaming Guide...

  • Page 27: Streaming Virtual Applications

    Streaming Virtual Applications Using tools that ship with Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization, you can stream virtual applications either from the Internet or from a shared network resource. Section 6.1, “Streaming Tools Included in the Product Download,” on page 27 Section 6.2, “Streaming Virtual Applications from the Web,” on page 27 Section 6.3, “Streaming Virtual Applications from a Network Share,”...

  • Page 28: Setting Up Files On A Web Server

    Once a directory for the root folder of the server site has been configured, files can be added to the root folder. Setup files for ZENworks Application Virtualization Streaming Server are included in file from Novell. StandaloneTemplate.zip Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization 8.0.3 Integration and Streaming Guide...

  • Page 29: Adding File Types To The Server's Mime Type List

    The doc folder: Contains documentation for setting up ZENworks Application Virtualization Streaming Server. The images folder: Contains the Novell logo, which will appear in the application buffering dialog during application launch. The layers folder: Contains the xreg, xvm, and Spoon plugin layer files, and will be the eventual location of your virtual application streaming model files, and/or SVMs.

  • Page 30: Streaming License Certificates

    Application configuration files are then generated using the site license certificate to be used with the Novell standalone streaming server. This section describes how to generate site license certificates in ZENworks Application Virtualization.
  • Page 31 Creating an App Configuration File by Using ZENworks Application Virtualization ZENworks Application Virtualization now allows you to generate site license certificates, which can then be used to generate application configurations for use with Novell’s standalone streaming server. 1 Launch the ZENworks Application Virtualization console, then click Advanced.

  • Page 32: Testing The Spoon Standalone Setup

    NOTE: Although this step is unnecessary for end-users, it helps you to ensure that the plug-in installer is correctly referenced. 2 Use a Web browser to navigate to . For example, plugin-check.html Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization 8.0.3 Integration and Streaming Guide...

  • Page 33: Streaming Virtual Applications From A Network Share

    http://www.mysite.com/spoon/plugin-check.html 3 Install the plug-in. Testing the Application Launch 1 From a text editor, open and edit the variable to reference one of launch.html Spoon_Config the application configuration files available on the Web server. 2 Use a Web browser to navigate to plugin-check.html The page then redirects to launch.html...

  • Page 34: Setting Up Spoonplay To Stream Applications

    The following example shows the use of command line options and integration of spoonreg in a script: spoonplay.exe /run \\path\to\model\model.xm /cache C:\path\to\svm\application.svm spoonreg.exe C:\path\to\svm\application.svm Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization 8.0.3 Integration and Streaming Guide...

  • Page 35: A Documentation Updates

    This section contains information about documentation content changes that were made in the Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization 8.0.3 Integration and Streaming Guide after its original April 19, 2010 release date. The changes are listed according to the date they were published.

  • Page 36: August 20, 2010

    Added an important note to alert users to the need to have the by Using the Command Line Utility” .NET Framework 3.5 install3ed on the machine where they use on page 31 LicenseUtil-Novell.exe command line utility. Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization 8.0.3 Integration and Streaming Guide...

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