Die Updatefunktion des Provisioning Servers, welche mit Version 6 eingeführt wurde, macht es sehr einfach vDisks zu aktualisieren. Wie schnell das geht, möchte ich kurz im folgenden Artikel erläutern.

Wie in einem anderen Artikel bereits beschrieben, kann es bei der Bereitstellung von App-V Paketen auf provisionierten Servern zu Problemen (Appcrash) kommen, sofern man nicht die Funktion "Cache in Device RAM with Hard Disk Overflow" des Provisioning Servers nutzt oder den App-V Cache auf das persistentes Laufwerk auslagert.
Macht man letzteres muss sichergestellt sein, dass der App-v Cache nach jedem Reboot des Servers gelöscht wird, da es sonst zu Problemen beim Import der Pakete durch den App-V Client kommt.
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sgern/archive/2014/05/26/10528435.aspx

Leider ist es nicht möglich, den App-V Cache (in unserem Fall "D:\App-V") so ohne weiteres bei jedem Neustart zu löschen, da dem SYSTEM Konto teilweise die entsprechenden Berechtigungen fehlen (Access denied).

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AppBot CtxStr2AppV version 1.3 is ready and we have decided to offer this tool as "free to use" software! AppBot is Software for the conversion and migration of Citrix Application Streaming packages (Streaming Profiler) to Microsoft App-V 5 (and to Microsoft Windows Installer MSI). The App-V applications (virtual application) can be integrated directly in XenApp 7.5. You can save much time, using the AppBot in your migration projects (from XP, Windows 7 to Windwos 8 and Server 2012). You will find the download and also some test packages at the bottom of this page.

Please support our work and buy support and consulting for your AppBot project! With a support package, we help you in adapting the configuration to suit your environment. With our consultants, we are happy to assist onsite.

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The full version is online: www.software-virtualisierung.de/appbot

AppBot CtxStr2AppV version 1.2 is ready and we have a public trial version!

AppBot is for conversion and migration of Citrix Application Streaming packages (Streaming Profiler) to Microsoft App-V 5. The App-V application (virtual application) can be integrated directly in XenApp 7.5.

In recent months, we have eliminated many bugs and integrated a licensing system in our software.

You can save much time, using the AppBot in your migration projects (to App-V and Server 2012). You will find the download and also some test packages. Therefore, please press the "Continue reading" button.

 The code example in this procedure demonstrates how to digitally sign an entire XML document with Powershell and attach the signature to the document in a <Signature> element.

The example creates an RSA signing key, and adds the key to a "non persistent" container.

After this, we verify the signatur on a example xml

Mit den Citrix Provisioning Services, XenDesktop 7.x und App-V 5.0 gibt es noch so einige Probleme. Hier wollen wir diese kurz zusammenfassen und eine Konfigurationshilfe bieten. Merkmal einer solchen Konfiguration ist der AppCrash der App-V Anwendung. Wenn das passiert, geht teiweise nichts mehr. Andere App-V 5 Anwendungen laufen noch. die gecrashte Anwendung machmal gar nicht mehr. Merkmal ist der Stopfehler 0xc0000005

Dies ist ein Problem, dass ab XenDesktop 7.1 gelöst sein soll. Jedoch setzen viele Kundenumgebungen noch auf XenApp 6.5 mit PVS und wollen nicht auf die neueren Produkte gehen.

Der Fix soll wohl die neue Option "Cache in Device RAM with Hard Disk Overflow" sein. CTX139627. Der Fehler tritt aber anscheinend auch mit den 7.1er Komponenten und der genannten Option auf. Nicht immer mit dem Fehlercode 0xc0000005. Der Workaround dazu findet sich untem im Text.

Bei der Verwendung des Citrix Profile Managers muss dass AppV 5 Verzeichnis unter %APPDATA% für die Anwender Ausgeklammert werden. Ansonsten werden wir mit der folgenden Fehlermeldung beglückt: 0x41e04304-00000028

Also das Verzeichnis "AppData\Local\Microsoft\AppV" excluden.

Das Pyro Engine vom Windows Installer XML (WiX) hat einen bekannten Fehler. Mit der Installation eines MSP wird die Version nicht hochgesetzt. Der folgende Workaround (eine CustomAction) hat in meinem Projekt geholfen.

The Pyro Engine in Windows Installer XML (WiX) has a known bug. With the installation of an MSP the DisplayVersion entry version is not updated. The following workaround (a Custom Action) has helped in my project.

    <CustomAction Id="DisplayVersionOverride" Script="vbscript" Execute="deferred" Impersonate="no" Win64="yes"><![CDATA[
	'On Error Resume next
	Set wshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
	wshShell.RegWrite "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{46742e0e-39d3-4a31-b617-4324773c6022}\DisplayVersion", "1.1.0.0", "REG_SZ"
	If Err.Number <> 0 Then
      msgbox "Error in DoStep1: " & Err.Description
    End If
	]]>
    </CustomAction>
    <InstallExecuteSequence>
      <Custom Action="DisplayVersionOverride" After="RegisterProduct"><![CDATA[NOT REMOVE]]></Custom>
    </InstallExecuteSequence>

Hier ist unsere Sammlung bekannter App-V 5 Rezepte. Wir werden diesen Eintrag immer wieder erweitern Ich bitte auch um zusendung weiterer Links mit App-V 5 Rezepten. Zum Einstieg und zum selbermachen hier noch die Microsoft Sequencing Gulde:

Microsoft App-V 5.0 Sequencing Guide