From dc493e888adf82b96c2cb9a1020f6e98a43b03db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: LizRoss Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2017 15:06:35 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Adding text --- .../appv-automatic-sequence-a-new-app.md | 19 ++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/windows/manage/appv-automatic-sequence-a-new-app.md b/windows/manage/appv-automatic-sequence-a-new-app.md index e61f400e79..b8eaef66e8 100644 --- a/windows/manage/appv-automatic-sequence-a-new-app.md +++ b/windows/manage/appv-automatic-sequence-a-new-app.md @@ -36,7 +36,24 @@ You have 2 options for provisioning an VM for auto-sequencing: - Provision an existing VM ### Provision a new VM for auto-sequencing by using a VHD file -The tasks of setting up user account, enabling auto-login, enabling remote PowerShell scripting, installing the App-V Sequencer, etc., will be covered by this OS provisioning stage. This stage is premised on a base OS being available in the form of VHD image +Provisioning your new VM includes setting up a user account, turning on remote PowerShell scripting, and installing the App-V Sequencer. + +>[!IMPORTANT] +>For this process to work, you must have a base operating system available as a VHD image file. If you need a tool to create your VHD file, you can use the [Convert-WindowsImage.ps1](https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Convert-WindowsImageps1-0fe23a8f) command-line tool. This tool is now a Function, so it must first be loaded and then called by its name, without the extension. Code examples and more info about the tool are included on the download site.

Additionally, when you run this tool to create your file, you must explicitly specify the parameter 'VHDPartitionStyle' as 'MBR'. The default partition value, 'GPT' will cause a boot failure in your VHD file. + +**On the Host device** +1. Install Windows 10, version 1703 and the matching ADK version, making sure that you've selected to install the **Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) Auto Sequencer** component. + +2. Make sure that Hyper-V is turned on. For more info about turning on and using Hyper-V, see [Hyper-V on Windows Server 2016](https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server-docs/compute/hyper-v/hyper-v-on-windows-server) + +3. Open PowerShell as an admin and run the **New-AppVSequencerVM** cmdlet, using the required parameters: + + ``` + New-AppVSequencerVM -VMName -ADKPath -VHDPath [-VMSwitch ] [-VMMemory ] [-CPUCount ] [-SessionSetupTimeout ] [UseADKWebInstaller] + ``` + Where the VHD file and matching ADK tools are located on the Host device and referenced in the 'ADKPath' and the 'VHDPath' parameters. + +A new Hyper-V VM file is created out of the provisioned VHD, creating a "clean" checkpoint, from where all of the sequencing and updating will start. ### Provision an existing VM for auto-sequencing