Packaging Best Practices for SVS Chris Berninger Manager

Packaging Best Practices for SVS Chris Berninger | Manager, Sales Engineers | Symantec Cindy Bringhurst | Manager, Quality Assurance | Symantec

Packaging Best Practices for SVS • Follow a repeatable packaging process • Package on a clean machine (or VM) – (EXCEPTION) Prior to capture, pre-install any dependencies that you don’t want in the layer (e. g. . NET Runtime) • Use Single Program Capture…Global Capture is a last resort • Data management is a must! – (Use Exclude. Gen/Exclude. Copy with SVS Admin, or create layers in Wise Package Studio Pro for automatic excludes) © 10/19/2021 Symantec.

Packaging Best Practices for SVS • Set layer to “Start Automatically” • Package multiple items cleanly via cmd. exe • Properly handle packages requesting a reboot • DISABLEADVTSHORTCUTS when packaging an MSI into a streamable VSA (SVS Pro) • Make sure shortcuts are uniquely named and are EXE shortcuts for side-by-side execution • Add logic to VSAs with Wise Package Studio Pro © 10/19/2021 Symantec.

Packaging Best Practices for SVS • Turn off application auto-updating • Keep in mind unsupported application types: – Software with a driver (e. g. anti-virus) – OS components (e. g. hotfixes) – Server apps (e. g. Apache, Exchange) • (clients are fine, e. g. Outlook) • Troubleshooting techniques/tools – Process Monitor – Process Explorer © 10/19/2021 Symantec.

How does Wise Package Studio fit in? • Enforces certain best practices automatically • SVS Enable an MSI • Add logic to a VSA • Repeatable packaging process • Manage VSAs in Software Repository © 10/19/2021 Symantec.

Packaging Best Practices for SVS Lab instructions – The lab will be directed if you would like to follow along with me (highly recommended) – Feel free to optionally to do the lab at your own pace – The lab exercises are progressive – Be sure to ask any questions along the way © 10/19/2021 Symantec.

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