{"id":2211,"date":"2014-12-04T19:35:21","date_gmt":"2014-12-05T00:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tmurgent.com\/TMBlog\/?p=2211"},"modified":"2015-09-30T15:30:48","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T19:30:48","slug":"tim-on-app-v-5-0-sp3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tmurgent.com\/TmBlog\/?p=2211","title":{"rendered":"Tim on App-V 5.0 SP3"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"imageThis week Microsoft released the anticipated App-V 5.0 SP3, along with an updated UE-V 2.1, as part of the MDOP fall release.\u00a0 We normally expect the MDOP release around November 1st<\/span><\/sup>, so this drop is a little later than usual for some reason.\u00a0 But it is well worth the wait.<\/span><\/p>\n

While Microsoft App-V is generally regarded as the best application virtualization solution out there, the product did take a step back in the 5.0 re-write that was released two years ago.\u00a0 Oh, it was still better than the alternatives, but not necessarily better than App-V 4.6.\u00a0 At that time, <\/span>I cautioned companies to work with 5.0 in their labs, as eventually they will want to move to the new platform<\/span><\/a>, but if they were on 4.6 currently they shouldn\u2019t be in a hurry to upgrade in production.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

With the release of 5.0 SP2 last fall, <\/span>I felt that it was mostly ready<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 On one hand, 5.0 SP2 allowed you to do many things that you just couldn\u2019t do otherwise, while on the other hand there were some annoyances that kept it from being declared the best.<\/span><\/p>\n

During 2014, we saw a couple of \u201chotfix\u201d releases, especially <\/span>HotFix 4<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>HotFix 5<\/span><\/a>, which were really feature releases and major performance improvements.\u00a0 5.0 was looking really good.<\/span><\/p>\n

With the release of SP3 this week, I think that 5.0 is now the best release<\/b>, clearly surpassing even App-V 4.6.\u00a0 Which is important since the end of support for App-V 4.6 SP3 <\/span>as I read it as Dec 2 2014<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0 or <\/span>this guy thinks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0might be next June.\u00a0\u00a0 In any case, time\u00a0to get moving.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

So what do we get in SP3?<\/span><\/b><\/h1>\n

To start with, everything here is based upon a combination of access to pre-release software, plus a review of the release notes.\u00a0 The msdn download center has been all bonkers so I haven’t gotten the actual bits yet.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

In the release, all components of App-V are upgraded.\u00a0 Server, Sequencer, and Client.\u00a0 There are MDOP downloads, RDS downloads, and Hosting Provider downloads showing on the site (even if the download button isn’t working.<\/span><\/p>\n

See the release note here<\/a>, but read my summary as well\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n