ACE211: App-V Package with DLL Surrogates

AdminStudio 2022 | 23.0 | Application Manager

ACE211 checks App-V packages for DLL surrogates.

Test Group/Test Category

Best Practices/Microsoft App-V Best Practices

Severity

Error

Message

Package [PACKAGE_NAME] has dll surrogates.

Background

If an App-V package has a DLL surrogate, ACE211 fails.

Resolution

Manual Fix

You need to assess how important the DLL surrogate is to the application so that you can determine if it matters whether the DLL surrogate behaves as intended. You then need to do one of the following:

If the DLL surrogate is unimportant, it is probably safe to deploy the package with slightly reduced functionality.
If the DLL surrogate is important, this package will not function well, and it should not be deployed.