Machines Tab Properties

AdminStudio 2020 | 19.0 | Automated Application Converter

The Machines tab includes the following properties and information:

Machines Tab

Property

Description

Selection column. To select a virtual machine to use for automated repackaging, click the check box in this column.

Status

The icon displayed in this column indicates the status of the virtual machine:

Virtual machine is in use.

The Automated Application Converter encountered an error when attempting to connect to this virtual machine. or when rolling back to a snapshot on this virtual machine.

The Automated Application Converter is waiting for the virtual machine to boot up.

(No icon)

Virtual machine is not currently in use.

The last conversion run on this virtual machine was cancelled.

Machine

Name of the virtual machine image.

Platform

Field that identifies the operating system platform of the virtual machine. When you select a virtual machine to add to the Automated Application Converter, you need to manually identify the operating system platform either on the Select Virtual Machines panel or by clicking in this field on the Machines tab and making a selection from the list.

When you perform a conversion run, you are given the opportunity (on the Automated Repackaging on Virtual Machines panel) to either select a specific platform to use for the repackaging of the selected packages, or to select Any Platform, meaning that all of the selected virtual machines will be used for repackaging.

Path

Path on the server or file system to the virtual machine image file.

Purpose

By default, virtual machines that you add to the Packages tab will be available for use for both automated repackaging of packages and for testing packages. However, if you want to specify that a virtual machine should be used for only repackaging or for only testing, click in the Purpose column of that virtual machine and select one of the following options:

• Repackaging—Virtual machine will only be used to perform automated repackaging.
• Testing—Virtual machine will only be used to test packages. You test a package by right-clicking on it on the Packages tab and selecting Launch Package for Testing from the shortcut menu. You will then be prompted to install and run that package on a virtual machine.
• Any—Make this virtual machine available for use during both automated repackaging and package testing. This is the default value.

Important:If the Purpose column is not listed in the Machines list, you can select it in the Columns area and drag it to the list, or you can edit the Purpose value in the Properties window.

Note:The Launch Package for Testing functionality will primarily be useful to test converted packages. However, if a problem occurs during conversion, it is also possible to use this function to install and launch the source package for testing.

Guest Username

The user name to use to login to this virtual machine.

Guest Password

The password to use to login to this virtual machine.

Output Cache Path

Specify the location for the repackaged output on the virtual machine. By default, this value is C:\AutoRepack.

Repackager Cache Path

Specify the location where Repackager will be installed on the virtual machine. By default, this value is C:\Repackager.

Setup Cache Path

Specify the location where the package will be copied to on the virtual machine. By default, this value is C:\AppSetup.

GuestAgent Path

Specify the location where the GuestAgent.exe file will be installed on the virtual machine. By default, this value is C:\GuestAgent.exe.

Server Address

The address of the virtual machine server on which this virtual machine is found. This may be a host name or a URL.

Server Username

The user name of the account used to access the virtual machine server.

Server Password

The password of the account used to access the virtual machine server.

Snapshot Name

Name of the snapshot to revert to before starting an automated repackaging session. This is only used if the virtualization technology supports named snapshots. If this value is not specified, but named snapshots are supported on the virtualization technology, the default name of AutoRepack_Base will be used.

Virtualization Technology

The virtualization technology powering this virtual machine.

App-V 5.x Sequencer Snapshot

Enter the name of the snapshot to revert to before starting conversion using the App-V 5.x Sequencer.

Important:Both the Microsoft App-V 5.x Sequencer and the Virtual Machine Preparation client must be installed on this snapshot. For more information, see Preparing a Snapshot for App-V 5.0 Conversion Using the App-V 5.0 Sequencer.

App-V 5.x Client Snapshot

Enter the name of the snapshot to revert to before testing an App-V 5.x package. This snapshot will be used if the user right-clicks on this App-V 5.0 virtual package on the Packages tab of Automated Application Converter and selects Launch Package for Testing from the shortcut menu.

Important:Both the Microsoft App-V 5.x client and the Virtual Machine Preparation client must be installed on this snapshot. For more information, see Preparing a Snapshot for App-V 5.0 Testing Using the App-V 5.0 Client.

Add Machine

Click to launch the Virtual Machine Import Wizard, which you can use to add virtual machines to the Machines tab.

Remove Selected

Click to remove the selected virtual machine from this list.

Note:A virtual machine is selected for removal when you click on it and it becomes highlighted, not by selecting the virtual machine’s check box. Use the Ctrl key to select multiple machines.