Altiris Software Virtualization Solution (SVS) is a new way to use software.By placing data and programs into managed units called Virtual Software Packages(VSP's), SVS allows you to instantly activate, deactivate, or reset applications and to completely avoid conflicts between applications, without altering the base Windows installation. Say goodbye to "DLL Hell" and "Registry Rot". Getting apps and data into VSP's is simple with an included tool. This version is the same as the regular commercial product shipped by Altiris, minus the server-side components for centralized management.
Requirements:
· Software Virtualization Solution with the Notification Server Platform: Altiris Notification Server 6.0 SP3 R4 or later with the Altiris Agent 6.0 or later installed on client computers.
· Software Virtualization Solution with the Deployment Server Platform: Altiris Deployment Solution 6.8 or later with the Deployment Agent installed on client computers
Limitations:
· 120-Day trial
Note: SVS is free for your personal use!
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Global Excludes – A popular request, Global Excludes allows you to configure excludes once instead of separately on each VSP.
· Task Server Support – When installing SVS in Altiris Notification Server, Task Server support is now automatically set up.
· Control Panel Applet - The SVS Agent now includes an optional "Altiris SVS" Control Panel Applet. This allows an end user with Admin privileges to view a list of VSP's on their machine, to do basic layer functions and to change SVS Agent configuration options.
· Moveable Redirect Areas – In 2.0, using anything other than c:fslrdr as the redirect area root was problematic and unsupported. Customers can now put their redirect areas on another local drive, or event put different layers in different places.
· Layer Data is Retained on Uninstall – To reduce risk of data loss, un-installing the SVS Agent no longer automatically deletes all layers on the computer. An MSIEXEC command line option may be used to force deletion of layers at unins...