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Make sure that a disjoint namespace does not prevent domain member computers from accessing the
network
share that hosts the MSI packages. A disjoint namespace occurs when an Active Directory domain
name is different from the DNS namespace that is used by machines in that domain. See VMware
Knowledge Base (KB) article 1023309 for more information.
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To run streamed ThinApp applications on View desktops, users must have access to the network share
that hosts the MSI packages.
Capturing and Storing Application Packages
ThinApp provides application virtualization by decoupling an application from the underlying operating
system and its libraries and framework and bundling the application into a single executable file called an
application package.
To manage ThinApp applications in View Administrator, you must use the ThinApp Setup Capture wizard
to capture and package your applications in MSI format and store the MSI packages in an application
repository.
An application repository is a Windows network share. You use View Administrator to register the network
share as an application repository. You can register multiple application repositories.
NOTE If you have multiple application repositories, you can use third-party solutions to manage load balancing
and availability. View does not include load balancing or availability solutions.
See the Introduction to VMware ThinApp and the ThinApp User's Guide for complete information on ThinApp
features and how to use the ThinApp Setup Capture wizard.
1 Package Your Applications on page 286
You use the ThinApp Setup Capture wizard to capture and package your applications.
2 Create a Windows Network Share on page 287
You
must create a Windows network share to host the MSI packages that are distributed to View desktops
and pools in View Administrator.
3 Register an Application Repository on page 287
You must register the Windows network share that hosts your MSI packages as an application repository
in View Administrator.
4 Add ThinApp Applications to View Administrator on page 288
You add ThinApp applications to View Administrator by scanning an application repository and
selecting ThinApp applications. After you add a ThinApp application to View Administrator, you can
assign it to desktops and pools.
5 Create a ThinApp Template on page 288
You can create a template in View Administrator to specify a group of ThinApp applications. You can
use templates to group applications together by function, vendor, or any other logical grouping that
makes sense in your organization.
Package Your Applications
You use the ThinApp Setup Capture wizard to capture and package your applications.
Prerequisites
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Download the ThinApp software from http://www.vmware.com/products/thinapp and install it on a
clean computer. View supports ThinApp version 4.6 and later.
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Familiarize yourself with the ThinApp software requirements and application packaging instructions in
the ThinApp User's Guide.
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