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VMware® ThinApp™ REVIEWER’S GUIDE

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 10If you are already familiar with the Package.ini configuration file for a ThinApp package, you will

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 11 WhentheGroupswindowappearsduringSetupCaptureselectOnlythefollowingActiveDirectory

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 12

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 13ClickEditPackageiniModifyaparameterbyremovingthesemicolonatthebeginningofth

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 14Important

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 15Addanybrowserplug-insormodificationsthenclickPostscan 

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 16To utilize ThinApp Converter, you must specify the parameters used in the automation in the ThinAp

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 17Deploying ThinApp PackagesThe process for deploying ThinApp application packages is very simple, a

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 18The path through the network between the client device and the central network location must be ro

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 19Application RegistrationApplication registration integrates the virtualized application packages w

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 2Table of ContentsTechnologyOverview ...  Comm

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 20

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 21Using ThinApp Assignments with VMware ViewThe VMware View Administrator assigns ThinApp packages t

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 22Practice Creating the View ThinApp Repository and Populate It with ThinApp Packages

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 23 SelecttheMSIpackagestoaddthemtoVMwareViewAdministrator Figure 17: Selecting MSI Pa

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 24SelectsingleormultipledesktopsorpoolsandthenchoosetheInstallationtype Figure 19:

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 25Practice Utilizing Script-Based Application Registration in View

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 26Utilizing AppLink to Combine ThinApp PackagesApplication Link is a feature that connects depende

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 27Integrating ThinApp Packages with Horizon Application ManagerHorizon Application Manager is a uni

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 28Horizon Application Manager includes the following components: Horizon Connector:

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 29 User PortalAd

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 3Table of Contents Continued ProcedurestoDeployandManageThinAppPackagesin HorizonApplicati

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 30 ThinApp Repository (Windows Application Share): Windows applications that have been converted to

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 31The user logs in with user name and activation code. Horizon Connector matches user login informat

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 32The Application Catalog on the user portal lists the applications that the user is entitled to. If

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 33 Preferences to set the schedule for the Agent to pol

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 34Thus, the Horizon Service user portal is only one way for users to launch their Horizon-enabled Th

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 35

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 36Installing and Configuring the Horizon Connector

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 37Next, you use the connector setup wizard for essential configuration of the connector. In the setup

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 38The setup wizard takes you through the following steps: HorizonApplicationManagerYouenter

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 39 (Optional)JoinDomain

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 4Technology OverviewVMware® ThinApp™ is an agentless application virtualization solution that decoup

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 40 (Optional)NTLMv

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 41 ExternalAccessYoumustconfigurethehostnameorIPaddressthatisaccessiblefromthepubl

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 42 Figure 41: Completed Windows Apps Window of the Connector Setup Wizard MapUserAttributes

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 43SelectUsers

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 44 SelectGroups

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 45 PushtoHorizon

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 46Directory Sync: Advanced

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 47Windows Apps:

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 48When you click Edit, the Windows Applications Share Setup window appears.Figure 51: Windows Applic

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 49Enabling IdP Discovery in the Horizon Service

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 5Review of Key FeaturesAgentless Application Virtualization

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 50If a user logs in to the Horizon Service user portal from an IP address that is within the range y

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 51Appli

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 52Figure 57: Edit Application Window of the Horizon Service Admini

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 53You can add group or user entitlements, as well as edit or remove current entitlements. If you cli

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 54Figure 62: Choice of Groups to Entitle to an Application in Horizon Service Administration Portal

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 55To create a Horizon Group, click the Create Group button.Then enter a group name and description:F

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 56If you click EDIT

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 57Figure 68: Adding an Application Entitlement in the Horizon Service Administration Portal Figure

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 58Installation of the Horizon Agent on User Desktops

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 59The error message when the user tries to launch from a desktop shortcut can occur if the Agent has

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 6Getting Started with VMware ThinAppWhat you need to get started:

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 60Figure 73: Downloaded Horizon Agent InstallerThe Horizon Service prompts the user through the Agen

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 61One of the Horizon Agent installer windows allows you to change the default name for the desktop f

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 62Ele

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 63Figure 79: Reports Tab of Horizon Administration PortalSecurity of Information That Is Communicate

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 64Updating ThinApp PackagesApplication updates can be necessary either to provide additional applica

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 65Package ReplacementThe package replacement method for updating application packages can be used fo

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 66Practice in Using AppSync to Update ThinApp PackagesThe AppSync functionality provides an easy-to-

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VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 7ThinApp Packaging ProcessThe process of virtualizing an application with VMware ThinApp begins with

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 8VMware recommends that customers install only the basic components of the operating system for the

VMware ThinApp Reviewer’s GuideREVIEWER’S GUIDE / 9 | Figure 3: Skipped Groups Window in Setup Capture If You Enable for HorizonWhen you advance thr