Symantec ALTIRIS 7.0 SP2 - MANAGEMENT SOLUTION Manual page 222

222 Managing virtual applications
Methods for installing and managing virtual software
Method
Software Virtualization task
Quick Delivery task
Package Delivery task
Managed Software Delivery
policy
The task or policy installs and manages the layer by running a command line that
performs actions on the layer.
See "Actions that you can perform on a virtual software layer"
Methods for installing and managing virtual software
Table 16-4
Description
Lets you install a virtual software archive (VSA) file to a managed computer and
create a new virtual software layer. It also lets you manage any virtual software layer
regardless of how the layer was created. Each action requires a separate task, including
the installation.
You can also add a Software Virtualization task to a job or a Managed Software
Delivery policy to perform more complex management tasks.
See "Installing and managing a virtual software layer with a Software Virtualization
task" on page 225.
Lets you install a virtual software archive (VSA) file to a managed computer and
create a new virtual software layer. It also lets you manage a virtual software layer
that was created by installing a virtual software archive file. Each action requires a
separate task, including the installation.
You can also create a Quick Delivery task or a Package Delivery task and add it to a
Managed Software Delivery policy.
See "Installing and managing a virtual software layer with a Quick Delivery or Package
Delivery task" on page 228.
Lets you perform more complex management tasks. A Managed Software Delivery
policy can create and manage new virtual software layers and it can manage existing
layers.
See "Installing and managing a virtual software layer with a Managed Software
Delivery policy" on page 230.
You can manage multiple virtual software layers at the same time. For example, you
can create a policy that installs a new version of an application into a layer and then
deactivates the earlier version. To do so, you can add multiple Software Virtualization
tasks, Quick Delivery tasks, or Package Delivery tasks to a Managed Software Delivery
policy.
See "Delivering multiple software resources and tasks sequentially"
If you need to manage a single virtual software layer, we recommend that you use
one of the other methods.
on page 223.
on page 126.