VMware App Volumes 4 Administration Guide
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Configuring App Volumes Manager
Verify License
Configuring and Using Active Directory
Active Directory Domains Page
Connecting Securely to Active Directory
Configure CA Certificates in App Volumes Manager
Adding and Configuring Domain Controller Hosts
Disable Microsoft Windows NTLM Authentication
Register an Active Directory Domain
Edit an Active Directory
Remove an Active Directory
Handling Authentication Failures
Assigning and Managing Roles and Privileges
Assign a Role
Update Assigned Roles for an Active Directory Group
Remove an Assigned Role
Manage Roles
Create a Custom Role
Remove a Custom Role
Monitoring Active Directory Entities
View Active Directory Entities
Sync Entities with Active Directory
Types of Hypervisor Connections and Machine Manager Configurations
Configure and Register the Machine Manager
Configuring App Volumes Manager for VMware Cloud on AWS
Configuring Security Protocols and Cipher Suites
Configure TLS Connections in App Volumes Manager
TLS v1.0 Protocol Communication
Configure Cipher Suites in App Volumes Manager
Configuring Storage
Support for Shared Datastores
Configure Storage For Packages
Configure Storage For AppStacks (2.x)
Configure Storage for Writable Volumes
Upload Templates
Understanding Templates used in App Volumes
Types of Writable Volume Templates
Configure VHD In-Guest Storage
Join the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) for App Volumes
Configure Asynchronous Mounting on App Volumes Manager and Agent
Enable Asynchronous Mounting On The App Volumes Agent
Enable Asynchronous Mounting On App Volumes Manager
App Volumes Manager Configuration Settings Page
Registering App Volumes Manager Server
Register App Volumes Manager Server
Remove an App Volumes Manager Server
View Status of App Volumes Manager Servers
Activate Registration Security
Using SSL Certificates with App Volumes Manager
Configuring SSL Certificates for Machine Managers
Establishing a Secure SQL Server Connection
Establish a Secure vCenter Server Connection
Add a vCenter Server Root CA Certificate in App Volumes Manager
Managing SSL Between App Volumes Manager and Agent
Replace the Self-Signed Certificate with CA-signed Certificate
Import Default Self-Signed Certificate
Disable SSL Certificate Validation in App Volumes Agent
Disable SSL Certificate Validation When Installing App Volumes Agent
Disable SSL Certificate Validation in App Volumes Agent After Installation
Enable HTTP in App Volumes Manager
Enable an HTTP Connection in App Volumes Manager During Installation
Enable HTTP in App Volumes Manager After Installation
Disable SSL in App Volumes Agent
Check for SSL Certificate Revocation
Configuring Ports and Protocol for App Volumes
Working with Applications
Create an Application
Import an Application to App Volumes
Understanding the Behavior of Imported Application Packages
Rescan Applications
Assign an Application to an Entity
Understanding Assignment Types
Priority Followed in Assigning Application Packages Based on Entity Types
Application Assignment to Specific Computers
Assignment Scenarios
Order of Precedence for Assigning Applications
Selective Scenarios of Volume Types Delivered
Update an Application Assignment of an Entity
Unassign an Application from an Entity
Create a Package for an Application
Lifecycle of a Package
Understanding Package Delivery Modes in App Volumes
Edit an Application
Delete an Application
Working with Packages
Package an Application
Preparing a Packaging Virtual Machine
Best Practices for Packaging Applications
Update a Package
Set the CURRENT Marker on a Package
Unset the CURRENT Marker on a Package
Edit a Package
Move an Package
Delete a Package
Working with Writable Volumes
Features of Writable Volumes
Assigning and Attaching Writable Volumes
View Writable Volumes Information
Create a Writable Volume
Import Writable Volumes
Enable a Writable Volume
Update Writable Volumes
Edit a Writable Volume
Rescan Writable Volumes
Expand a Writable Volume
Disable a Writable Volume
Delete a Writable Volume
Move, Back Up, and Restore Writable Volumes
Move a Writable Volume
Back Up a Writable Volume
Set Up Regular Writable Volumes Backups
Restore a Writable Volume
Writable Volume Exclusions
Considerations When Specifying Exclusions in a Policy File (snapvol.cfg)
Format for Specifying Writable Volume Exclusions in a Policy File
Protecting Writable Volumes
Selective Scenarios of Volume Types Delivered
Working with Programs
View Programs
Working with Attachments
View Attachments
Working with Assignments
View Assignments
Perform App Volumes 2.x Management Tasks
Enable VOLUMES (2.X)
Working with Volumes and the 2.x App Volumes Agent
Working with AppStacks
Creating and Provisioning AppStacks
Preparing a Provisioning Machine
Best Practices for Provisioning Virtual Machines and Applications
Create an AppStack
Provision An AppStack
Install Applications in AppStacks
Assigning and Attaching AppStacks
Limiting AppStack Attachments
Assign an AppStack to a User
Assign an AppStack to a Computer
Assign an AppStack to a Group
Assign an AppStack to an OU (Organizational Unit)
Edit an AppStack
Update an AppStack
Import AppStacks to App Volumes
Check Datastores for Available AppStacks
Unassign an AppStack
AppStacks Precedence
Delete AppStacks
Working with Writable Volumes (2.x)
Create a Writable Volume (2.x)
Import Writable Volumes (2.x)
Enable a Writable Volume (2.x)
Update Writable Volumes (2.x)
Edit a Writable Volume (2.x)
Rescan Writable Volumes (2.x)
Expand a Writable Volume (2.x)
Reassign a Writable Volume (2.x) to a Computer
Disable a Writable Volume (2.x)
Delete a Writable Volume (2.x)
Move a Writable Volume (2.x)
Back Up a Writable Volume (2.x)
Set Up Regular Writable Volumes Backups for 2.x
Restore a Writable Volume (2.x)
Specify Exclusions in a Writable Volume (2.x) (Configuration File)
Working with Attachments
View Attachments (2.x)
Working with Assignments
View Assignments (2.x)
Configuring visibility and management of App Volumes Manager 2.x UI
Configure Infrastructure
View Managed Machines
View Managed Storage Locations
Configure Storage
Configure Storage Groups
Configure Multiple App Volumes Instances for Application Synchronization
Criteria for Application Synchronization
Register an App Volumes Instance as a Target
Manage an App Volumes Instance
Edit an App Volumes Instance
Remove an App Volumes Instance
Manage a Synchronized App Volumes Application at the Source
Initiate Synchronization for a Specific Target Instance
Monitor App Volumes Synchronization Operations
Impact on the Target Instance Due to Application Synchronization
Advanced App Volumes Configuration
Configuration Files
Default and Custom Configuration Files
Policy Files (snapvol.cfg)
Options for Adding Custom Policy Rules in App Volumes
Batch Scripts for App Volumes workflow
Use RunAsUser for App Volumes Batch Scripts
Configuration of svdriver and svservice
Parameters for Configuring svdriver
Configuring Drive Letter Settings
Parameters for Configuring svservice
Configuring the Volume Behavior Parameters
Configuring the General Behavior Parameters
Create a Custom vCenter Server Role
Create a Custom vCenter Server Role Using PowerCLI
Update Database Credentials For App Volumes Manager
Using the App Volumes Application Capture Command-Line Program
How to Run the App Volumes Application Capture Command-Line Program
Capture an Application
Update an Application
Test a Captured Application
Windows Command-Line Arguments for the App Volumes Application Capture Command-Line Program
Microsoft PowerShell Cmdlets for the App Volumes Application Capture Command-Line Program
Troubleshooting App Volumes
Configure the Interval of Background Jobs
Background Jobs in App Volumes Manager
Create a Troubleshooting Archive
Remove a Troubleshooting Archive
Reduce App Volumes Login Time on Windows 10
Firewall Rules in Application Package or Writable Volume displayed twice
Reduce End-User Login Time If There Is a Connection Failure with App Volumes Manager
[VHD] Future Logins for Users Is Blocked When Deleted Volume Attachments Are Not Removed from App Volumes Manager
Disable Restarting the Spooler Service When Using VMware Integrated Printing