App-V 4.6SP1: Issue with Sequencing the Dynamics NAV 2009 R2 Client

There is an issue that currently being investigated by the App-V support team regarding virtualization of the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 R2 client with the new App-V 4.6 SP1 sequencer. It appears the issue is tied to the Classic Client more and not the Role-Tailored client. In addition to the workflow being slightly different from the workflow outlined here:

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg670188.aspx

The Role-Tailored client will also need to be sequenced using a VFS path rather than an SFT mount (MNT) path. You will need to change this part of your recipe:

Section: “To run Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 R2 Setup”

In Step 5: Do not specify the destination directory. Use the default directory.

It is also recommended to install the  Visual C++ 2008 SP1 run-time module on the Sequencer in advance.

Package Accelerators

There may be a maximum path limitation being hit preventing the creation of a package accelerator resulting from a VFS installation. This is caused by 3 factors: 1.) Lengthy paths created by the Dynamics installation. 2.) The package accelerator creation process adding additional 7 characters to the package root. 3.)  If the sequencing machine is a single volume machine where the Q:\ drive is actually a substitution.

You can work around this by creating a second partition for the Q:\ drive on the sequencing workstation.