Import an Application to App Volumes

If you have already created an application package in another App Volumes Manager deployment, you can import the files of that application package to the current App Volumes Manager deployment. You can use the import functionality to reuse pre-configured third-party application packages.

After importing the application package to the current App Volumes Manager deployment, you can perform the assign and attach activities.

For information about how App Volumes Manager associates the imported packages to their correct applications, see Understanding the Behavior of Imported Application Packages.

In an application synchronization setup, understand how an imported application package on the source App Volumes instance impacts the the target App Volumes instance. See Impact on the Target Instance Due to Application Synchronization.

MSIX application packages

You can also import an MSIX app attach format to App Volumes. Only a single MSIX application package can be present within an MSIX app attach format. The MSIX app attach format requires Windows 10, version 2004 or later.

Note: For now, you cannot use App Volumes Manager to either create or update the MSIX app attach format.

Ensure that you deliver an MSIX package having Windows services to an end user with administrative privileges only. Without these privileges, MSIX package registration fails as packaged services (Windows services in MSIX package) require administrative privileges.

The VM where MSIX packages are delivered must be installed with Windows.AppRuntime.1.4 with version 4000.1010.1349.0 (present in Windows App SDK 1.4.2) or later for MSIX packages, which are packaged with MSIX packaging tool released in February, 2024 or later.
Note: MSIX package registration fails when anything other than Windows.AppRuntime.1.4 is used. (For example: Windows.AppRuntime.1.5 (Windows App SDK 1.5.x) cannot be used.)

For more information about MSIX, see the relevant Microsoft documentation.

Prerequisites

Using the vCenter Server datastore browser, select a datastore, create a folder, and upload the application package to this folder.

Procedure

1. From the App Volumes Manager console, navigate to INVENTORY > Applications.

2. Click Import.

3. Select the datastore where you have uploaded the application package and enter the path of the application package.

4. Click Import.

Results

The current App Volumes Manager deployment lists the imported application package.