Symantec ALTIRIS 7.0 SP2 - MANAGEMENT SOLUTION Manual page 218

218 Managing virtual applications
Managing virtual applications
Step Action
Step 1 Virtualize the software.
Step 2 Install the software into a
virtual software layer.
Step 3 Manage the software that is
installed in virtual software
layers.
Step 4 View the Virtualized
Software Resources reports.
Process for managing virtual applications
Table 16-2
Description
The simplest way to virtualize software is to perform the virtualization
during installation.
See "Methods for virtualizing software"
See "About the applications that you can virtualize"
Additional options for virtualizing software are as follows:
Repackage an application into a virtual software archive (VSA)
file, which is a portable virtual software layer.
Import an existing VSA file into the Software Catalog to create a
software resource.
For more information, see the topics about importing a package
to create a software resource in the Symantec Management Platform
Help.
You can install the software into a virtual layer on the client computer
at the same time that you virtualize the software.
See "Virtualizing software during installation"
You also can use any delivery method to install a VSA file as a new
layer and activate it on the client computer.
See "Methods for installing and managing virtual software"
You can create a policy or task that executes a command line for a
specific virtual software layer. When the layer command line runs on
a managed computer, it performs an action on the layer.
For example, if a virtual application is broken, you can create a task
that executes a command line to reset the application s layer. The
application is quickly restored to its original installed state.
See "Methods for installing and managing virtual software"
See "Actions that you can perform on a virtual software layer"
on page 223.
You can use the reports to monitor the state of virtual applications.
These reports are listed under the Software reports.
See "Running a Software Management Solution report"
on page 219.
on page 213.
on page 220.
on page 221.
on page 221.
on page 83.