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Deploying ThinApp Packages
The process for deploying ThinApp application packages is very simple, as there is no actual installation of
decision for a centralized or de-centralized model for application delivery and then integrating the virtualized
applications into the desktop for end-user accessibility.
Note about ThinApp Deployment with VMware View
The following sections discuss both deployment and application registration with processes that can be utilized
on either physical or virtual desktops. With the release of VMware View 4.5, ThinApp packages can be deployed
from within the View Administrator console and automatically registered. This turnkey integration of View
desktops and virtualized applications oer tremendous eciency and operational savings for VMware View
and application registration to understand what happens automatically when you assign ThinApp packages
through the View Administrator console. The specific steps to deploy ThinApp packages in VMware View
environments are covered in the section
Using ThinApp Assignments with VMware View
.
Choosing Centralized or De-Centralized Deployment
The determination of centralized versus de-centralized deployment depends on the execution mode of
the package. The same package can be deployed with either execution mode but each delivers dierent
benefits and administration models. The following section describes the two methods of providing virtualized
applications to end users.
Choosing Execution Mode
One of the decision points for virtualizing applications with VMware ThinApp is to choose which execution, or
delivery, mode is appropriate for users, groups, and applications. There are two primary modes of delivery:
execution mode for each application and user group.
Streaming Execution Mode
Streaming execution mode allows the application to be centrally stored and accessed by multiple users.
Streaming execution mode is a one-to-many model that provides centralized deployment and update of the
application package to multiple end users for execution via a Windows desktop shortcut.
The streaming mode of execution is often the best option for environments that are centralized and where
desktops are always online. In streaming mode, the application is launched from a shortcut on the desktop or
Start menu and then run from a remote location. The virtualized application is streamed into memory as the
application requests files and registry settings.
Requirements
The user must always have access to the central network location where the ThinApp streaming packages
reside.
Recommendations
The storage location that hosts the applications must be highly available such that the physical uptime of
replication technologies is sucient to accomplish the objective of making the file share highly available and
redundant.