Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization

Download and Installation

product documentation

Release notes and product documentation for Novell^® ZENworks^® Application Virtualization 8.0 are posted on the ZENworks Application Virtualization documentation Web site.

what's in this download?

The ZENworks Application Virtualization 8.0 product is packaged for download as zav8.zip. This.zip archive includes the following items:

• zav8.msi - The Microsoft* Windows* Installer setup package for ZENworks Application Virtualization.
• spoonserver/template.zip - The Spoon* Standalone server plug-in used for streaming applications.
• spoonserver/licenseutil.exe - The Spoon utility used for creating application configuration files.
• tools/modelplay.exe- The ModelPlay command line utility, used to stream applications.
• tools/xreg.exe - A command line tool used with ModelPlay to supply some shell integration such as Desktop shortcuts, Start menu shortcuts and file associations
• tools/xvm.exe - A program called by ModelPlay to run a streamed application. This file must be copied to the same folder where you run modelplay.exe.
• tools/msnet_x64_2.0.50727_2.xlayer - If the xreg.exe tool is to be run in an environment that doesn’t have the Microsoft .NET framework already installed, this file must remain in the same folder as xreg.exe.

how to download the product

1. If the Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization 8.0 downloads page displays a proceed to download button, click that button to proceed to the next page, where the link to the download is active.
2. On the page, click download next to the file you want (zav8.zip).
   
3. Follow the on-screen prompts to download zav8.zip file to a machine where you can extract this archive and distribute the appropriate files to the machines where you want them.
4. Extract the .zip file to uncompress the files listed above.

system requirements for installing and running the packager

• You can run the ZENworks Application Virtualization authoring environment on any of the supported platforms:
• Windows XP Professional SP3
• Windows Embedded XP SP2
• Windows 2000 Professional SP4
• Windows 2000 Server SP4
• Windows Server 2003 SP1 Standard and Enterprise editions
• Windows Vista* Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions
• Windows Server 2008
• Windows 7


• The ZENworks Application Virtualization authoring environment requires a minimum of 512 MB of memory. 1 GB of memory is recommended for optimal performance. More memory might be required to process unusually large virtual application projects.
• A minimum screen resolution of 1024 x 768 is required to use the ZENworks Application Virtualization graphical user interface.

For more information and product feature details, see the ZENworks Application Virtualization User Guide.

installing the zenworks application virtualization packager

Save the extracted zav8.msi setup package to the machine where you want run ZENworks Application Virtualization, then double-click this.msi file to begin the installation on that machine.

installing the application streaming tools

The product download, zav8.zip, also bundles the files for the Spoon Standalone server and the ModelPlay command line utility for streaming applications. For details about these files, see What's in This Download? above.

For complete instructions on installing, licensing, and using the Spoon Standalone server and ModelPlay, see the ZENworks Application Virtualization Integration and Streaming Guide.

product evaluation

ZENworks Application Virtualization (also known as the "application packager") can be used for a 60-day evaluation period before you need to either discontinue using it or purchase it. The interface clearly indicates when the product is running in evaluation (unlicensed) mode.

To evaluate the additional streaming capabilities of ZENworks Application Virtualization 8.0, you must request a public key/private key pair on the Product Overview page. This is a link to your Novell Customer Center account, where you can log in and retrieve the evaluation key pair. This key pair is used to validate that the application being streamed was created by you. To evaluate streaming, use the evaluation private key to generate streaming configurations. Distribute the public key to the devices that will execute the streaming key as described in the ZENworks Application Virtualization Integration and Streaming Guide. The key pair lets you create streaming applications for a 60-day evaluation period. When this period ends, applications expire and can no longer be launched or streamed.

product purchase and licensing

When you purchase the product, Novell or a Novell reseller sends you a link to a license file for the application packager and a new key pair for streaming.

If you have not already done so, install the application packager . Download the license from your Novell Customer Center account to an accessible location, then follow these steps:

1. On the Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization control panel, click Option > Install License Certificate to open the License Certificate dialog box.
   
2. In the License Certificate dialog box, paste the contents of your downloaded license file, then click OK.

If you have not already done so, install the streaming tools. Download the new key pair from your Novell Customer Center account to help you enable streaming functionality.

If you have previously been evaluating the streaming capabilities of the product, you need to remove any existing evaluation restrictions on the applications you have been streaming. Use the following steps to move your application streaming out of evaluation status:

1. Using the licensed applications packager, rebuild the applications you have been streaming.
2. Using the new private key, generate new streaming configuration files.
3. Distribute the new public key to each of the devices where you want to stream applications.
4. Discard the original evaluation key pair.

For more information, see the ZENworks Application Virtualization Integration and Streaming Guide.

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