Seqinfo “a lazy admin tool”
At this moment application virtualization is hot; and because of this I am at a customer where I have to sequence no more than 15 applications. Because I want to make neat packages with all the info someone who has to troubleshoot my packages needs I created “SeqInfo”.
Seqinfo is a simple tool that will save you a few mouse clicks and minutes every time you create a new package. (I am aware that this is totally useless in my situation because I only have to sequence 15 applications: but I’m just lazyJ)
What will it do after I setup you’re tool:
· it will ask you for some input:
o You have to enter you’re name (just once it will remember)
o You have to enter the package name
o You have to enter the 8.3 name (read the app-v manual why!)
· After this point SeqInfo takes full control
o Creates a folder on the Q drive (Q:\{8.3 package name})
o Start the Microsoft Application Virtualization Sequencer
§ Start the sequencing wizard
§ Enter the Package name
§ Enter the comments
§ Click begin monitoring
§ Browse to primary install directory and start the monitor
Wow, can we have this tool? Of course just click here and enjoy, please note that comments and suggestions (not about typo’s!) are always welcome please drop them below in the comments box. And make sure you also checkout the Resource kit from Immidio that contains the app-v pingtool and visit Softgridblog.com for some decent independent information about app-v!
Hyper-V
How to install & configure Hyper-V
Did you ever try it? did you ever get stuck while in the midst of your configuration? Did you look on the net before? Didn't you discover that there are so many people that wrote a blog-post about a miniature part of the installation and configuration process, but a full tutorial from A to Z is still nowhere left to be found?
Well welcome to this blog then! The coming weeks I will post several steps in the configuration process where everything will be covered, with an exception of the actual installation; I assume next,next finish you can pretty much figure out by yourself. If not... well eehm.. go to one of the existing 500 blog's about installing it!
First let's get familiar with the testing environment I will discuss:
- iSCSI based SAN storage
- 2 identical Windows 2008 Hyper-V core machines configured as cluster
- 1 Hyper-V server machine
- 1 SCVMM 2k8 management server
I believe this is pretty much a standard environment that pretty much simulates real world implementations.
Now it's time to get my lab environment ready.. as soon as my SAN is offering iSCSI disks I'll be back for chapter 2 of this post.