Application Virtualization with VMware ThinApp

Training Course Content 1 Course Introduction
• Introduction and course logistics
• Course objectives

2 Introduction to VMware ThinApp
• Understand how an application is virtualized by ThinApp
• Identify relationships between the ThinApp runtime system, the virtual file system, and the virtual registry
• Identify the purpose of ThinApp sandbox and isolation modes
• Compare the application deployment options

3 Packaging Applications
• Set up the recommended ThinApp development environment
• Understand the packaging and building process
• Package an application using the Setup Capture wizard
• Identify the VMware Horizon™ Application Manager™ components
• Enable listing of a ThinApp package in VMware Horizon™

4 Modifying Package.ini Parameters
• List the steps for manually setting the parameters in Package.ini
• Understand the purpose of modifying several Package.ini parameters
• Modify Package.ini parameters
• Explain the purpose of the sandbox

5 Deploying Applications
• Compare options for deploying ThinApp packages
• Compare benefits of an MSI package with an executable file
• Identify the steps for deploying ThinApp packages in Horizon Application Manager

6 Updating and Linking Applications
• Recognize the various methods for updating applications with ThinApp
• Deploy updated ThinApp packages using various methods
• Modify Application Sync parameters to control an update
• Use the relink.exe utility to update a package for Windows 7
• Use the Application Link utility to incorporate additional, necessary components at runtime

7 Performance and Troubleshooting
• Performance considerations
• Troubleshooting ThinApp packages