A package stores one or more programs required for the application to run. You can create a package for an application either immediately after creating the application or at a later point in time.
When you create a package, you provide the metadata such as name, storage, path, template, and description of the package. You can select a package stage that indicates the state of delivery of a package. For information about the package stages, see Lifecycle of an App Volumes Package.
You can configure when a package must be delivered to the end user by using the delivery modes: Classic and On-demand
. For more information about the package delivery modes, see Understanding Package Delivery Modes in App Volumes.
In the following screenshot, the Classic
delivery mode is chosen when creating a package.
Prerequisites
- You must have already created an application.
To create an application, see Create an App Volumes Application.
- You must have uploaded the template for packages to the datastore.
To upload a template, see Upload Templates.
- If you want to configure the package delivery mode as
On-demand
, ensure that you are aware of the required criteria and the behavior of the application package when delivered to the end user.For information about the criteria and characteristics, see Understanding Package Delivery Modes in App Volumes.
Procedure
Results
The newly created package details are displayed in the Packages tab.
As soon as a package is created, a Launch Links table is displayed in the application details page. This table is empty until the application is packaged successfully. For more information about this table, see Launch an App Volumes Application with an App Link.