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Planning for Migrating from a Previous Version of App-V |
Planning for Migrating from a Previous Version of App-V |
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06/21/2016 |
Use the following information to plan how to migrate to Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.1 from previous versions of App-V.
Before you start any upgrades, review the following requirements:
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If you are upgrading from a version earlier than App-V 4.6 SP2, upgrade to version App-V 4.6 SP3 first before upgrading to App-V 5.1 or later. In this scenario, upgrade the App-V clients first, and then upgrade the server components. Note: App-V 4.6 has exited Mainstream support.
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App-V 5.1 supports only packages that are created using App-V 5.0 or App-V 5.1, or packages that have been converted to the .appv format.
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If you are upgrading the App-V Server from App-V 5.0 SP1, see About App-V 5.1 for instructions.
You can run the App-V 5.1 client concurrently on the same computer with the App-V 4.6 SP3 client.
When you run coexisting App-V clients, you can:
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Convert an App-V 4.6 SP3 package to the App-V 5.1 format and publish both packages, when you have both clients running.
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Define the migration policy for the converted package, which allows the converted App-V 5.1 package to assume the file type associations and shortcuts from the App-V 4.6 package.
The following table shows the supported App-V coexistence scenarios. We recommend that you install the latest available updates of a given release when you are running coexisting clients.
App-V 4.6 client type | App-V 5.1 client type |
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App-V 4.6 SP3 |
App-V 5.1 |
App-V 4.6 SP3 RDS |
App-V 5.1 RDS |
To run coexisting clients, you must:
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Install the App-V 4.6 client before you install the App-V 5.1 client.
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Enable the Enable Migration Mode Group Policy setting, which is in the App-V > Client Coexistence node. To deploy the .admx template, see How to Download and Deploy MDOP Group Policy (.admx) Templates.
Note App-V 5.1 packages can run side by side with App-V 4.6 packages if you have coexisting installations of App-V 5.1 and 4.6. However, App-V 5.1 packages cannot interact with App-V 4.6 packages in the same virtual environment.
The following table provides links to the App-V 4.6 client downloads and to the TechNet documentation about the releases. The downloads include the App-V “regular” and RDS clients. The TechNet documentation about the App-V client applies to both clients, unless stated otherwise.
App-V version | Link to TechNet documentation |
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App-V 4.6 SP3 |
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App-V 4.6 SP3 |
For more information about how to configure App-V 5.1 client coexistence, see:
Before migrating a package, created using App- 4.6 SP2 or earlier, to App-V 5.1, review the following requirements:
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You must convert the package to the .appv file format.
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The Package Converter supports only the direct conversion of packages that were created by using App-V 4.5 and later. To use the package converter on a package that was created using a previous version, you must use an App-V 4.5 or later version of the sequencer to upgrade the package, and then you can perform the package conversion.
For more information about using the package converter to convert a package, see How to Convert a Package Created in a Previous Version of App-V. After you convert the file, you can deploy it to target computers that run the App-V 5.1 client.