New App-V downloads available

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I'm not sure if you saw these already or not but in case you didn't you'll definitely want to check these out.

The first is the Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 Security Configuration Wizard roles that contain hardening definitions for:

  • Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 Management Server
  • Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 Streaming Server
  • Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 Management Service

These roles can be used to help protect and harden your Application Virtualization environment on Windows Server 2003 and 2008 by closing or disabling unnecessary ports and services reducing the overall attack surface.

The download can be found here.

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The second is the Application Virtualization Best Practices Analyzer.  This is a diagnostic tool that verifies configuration settings for computers running a Microsoft Application Virtualization Streaming Server version 4.5 or Microsoft Application Virtualization Management Server version 4.5.

Feature Bullet Summary:

  • Scans Microsoft Application Virtualization Streaming Server
  • Scans Microsoft Application Virtualization Management Server
  • Reports warnings and guidance for configuration settings that should be adjusted
  • Produces an HTML report with all errors and warnings

This can be downloaded here.

Enjoy!

J.C. Hornbeck | Manageability Knowledge Engineer