You must be aware of the criteria for application synchronization in App Volumes. These criteria are essential for a successful synchronization between a source and target instance.
- Synchronization can be enabled only when both the source and target instances have VMware App Volumes 4, version 2111 or later.
- Only replicated packages from the source that are imported to the target can be synchronized.
- Synchronization is unidirectional.
Synchronization operations can be performed only from a source instance to a target instance.
- Synchronization occurs for all replicated packages.
Synchronization for a specific package is not supported. Entitlements and application package markers cannot be synchronized.
- Each instance can have multiple source instances and target instances.
- Applications and packages created only by that App Volumes instance can be synchronized.
For example: ManagerX is a source instance; ManagerY is registered as a target on the source instance. ManagerZ is registered as a target on ManagerY. As a result, ManagerY is the source for ManagerZ. Consider a text editor application created on ManagerX. Due to the synchronization relationship between ManagerX and ManagerY, this application is synchronized to ManagerY. However, this application cannot be synchronized to ManagerZ. Consider a video application created on ManagerY. This application can be synchronized to ManagerZ.
- Applications and packages that are synchronized can only be managed (edit and delete) by an admin on the source App Volumes instance.
- Only changes to
Enabled
packages are synchronized to the target instance.