Virtualization for Package Creation/Testing
I remember when I used to have a whole row of PCs being reimaged on a regular basis to support testing that that can now be done on one PC with far more speed thanks to tools like VMware Workstation. I create a snapshot of a clean system and just roll back again and again to create packages, test packages, etc. I think this is fairly common practice today, but I wonder if anyone has any special tips they can share on the matter?
One thing I'll often do is map a drive to the network share where I keep my packages and have that window open when I take my snapshot. This way when I start up a new session, I need only refresh the page to have quick access to what I'm most commonly going to be working with.
One thing I'll often do is map a drive to the network share where I keep my packages and have that window open when I take my snapshot. This way when I start up a new session, I need only refresh the page to have quick access to what I'm most commonly going to be working with.
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mast3rm1nd
13 years ago
Hey Bob.
Just as you describe, this is the standard and most effective way to package applications. We use the Microsoft App-V to pacakage some of our applications, so I usually have all the common folders and tools that I will need while sequencing the application and take a snapshot of that, once I finish packaging, I revert to the "clean" stated and start over again :-).
Just as you describe, this is the standard and most effective way to package applications. We use the Microsoft App-V to pacakage some of our applications, so I usually have all the common folders and tools that I will need while sequencing the application and take a snapshot of that, once I finish packaging, I revert to the "clean" stated and start over again :-).
Posted by:
elenahernandez
12 years ago
Yes!! I know what you mean. VMware make things a lot easier. You may want to check this blog for more tips: http://blogs.vmware.com/thinapp/2008/10/how-to-make-a-t.html
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mast3rm1nd
12 years ago
Just reading this over again I noticed that I didn't put the technolgy I was using to run my virtualizations, lol. At work we use VMware ESXi, and at home I use MS Virtual PC 2007, which is free from Microsoft...
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