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Creating Rules: Meaning of checkbox in the Definition tab "Include virtual versions…"
What is meant by "virtual versions"? Are these meant to be virtual applications, virtual appliances, or something else? Has anyone used this with the checkbox deactivated? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_application  thus writes about virtual applications : "A  virtual application   is an application that has been optimized to run on virtual infrastructure. The application software along with  just enough operating system   (JeOS or "juice") is combined inside a virtual machine container in a manner that maximizes the performance of the application. By minimizing the system software to the smallest set of packages required to support the application, the maintenance and administration burden of the virtual application is greatly reduced. By including  Application streaming   in the design of an application server capable of hosting a Virtual Application, no application specific code need reside on the server at all. Packages of code reside on the server, but the details on how they are to be invoked in order to create the functionality that adds up to the application, gets passed to the server as and when needed. In effect the application does not exist on the server at all. Though clients can still invoke it almost as if it did. The difference being that the incoming request must either include application logic ( exploiting the code packages on the server), or information on where to locate such logic in a repository. Virtual appliances   are a category of virtual applications which are further optimized for simplified setup and configuration by the customer and remote management by the application vendor." Greetings, Steven Calkins

  • Oliver Berger (Flexera Software)

    Hi ‌, ‌, ‌, "virtual application" is correct. Something like App-V, Xen-App or Thin App would trigger a VT- prefix.   There are some words in the User Guide for the Windows Agent. Cheers Oliver
  • I did find this quote: "Enable the Include virtual versions of matching applications option to search also for software rows that originates from virtual versions of the application (starting with VT in the Version column)." ...which is in this document here  (section 8.1.6.1).  It gives some insight, but I'm interested to know about applications starting with VT in the version column.  There are also some other mentions of a "VT- prefix" on the community.  Where do those applications originate from?  Does anybody know more about it? Thanks, David
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    • Hi David, Good question, is that an old naming convention for "TS-" or is it something completely different? Technically, a "TS-" application can be accessed let's say from an RDS server as a remote application (rather than a full virtual desktop session). Would that make it a "VT-"?
      • Good suggestions.  I wonder if anybody from Snow can give us a definitive answer... David

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Creating Rules: Meaning of checkbox in the Definition tab "Include virtual versions…"