This document serves as the official user's guide for VMware App Volumes version 2.6.
VMware App Volumes is a solution designed for quick, secure, and cost-effective virtualization management of applications and virtual machines.
Key Features and Concepts
- App Volumes Manager: Software that orchestrates IT infrastructure, providing an interface to create and manage AppStacks and Writable Volumes.
- App Volumes Agent: A file system and registry virtualization engine that communicates with the Manager.
- AppStacks: Portable containers holding installed applications, which can be delivered to thousands of virtual machines rapidly.
- Writable Volumes: Containers for user-specific information, such as profiles and user-installed applications.
Benefits
- Ease of Management: Install, update, and upgrade applications from a single location.
- Storage Cost Savings: Store a single copy of an application.
- Speed of Deployment: Deliver applications to thousands of users or computers in seconds.
- High Availability: Applications are decoupled from specific machines, allowing for quick workload migration.
Installation and Configuration
The guide details the installation process for both the App Volumes Manager and Agent, including system and networking requirements.
Configuration involves setting up Active Directory integration, administrator groups, hypervisor credentials, and storage locations.
Application Delivery
Learn how to create, provision, and assign AppStacks, as well as manage Writable Volumes for user data.
Specific sections cover integration with Microsoft Office and Google Chrome, along with best practices for provisioning.
Further Information
For the most up-to-date technical documentation and product updates, please visit the VMware website:
