These days I've been studying an RMS environment and I wanted to test some clients withouth having to create an SCP because I didn0t want that all the clients I had in my environment to connect to the RMS server. So there's a little trick you can useon your clients in order to have them connected to the RMS.

In Office 2007 applications, you can do the following registry trick, just create the keys.

Location:HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\DRM
String:CorpLicenseServer
Value:< http://url.to.rms/_wmcs/Licensing>

Location:HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\DRM
String:CorpCertificationServer
Value:<http://url.to.rms/_wmcs/Certification>

*NOTE* change the 12.0 to an 11.0 of you are using Office 2003 **

or these keys for global RMS supremacy on the machine:

Location:HKLM\Software\Microsoft\MSDRM\ServiceLocation\Activation
Reg_Sz: default
Value:<http://url.to.rms/_wmcs/Certification>

Location:HKLM\Software\Microsoft\MSDRM\ServiceLocation\EnterprisePublishing
Reg_Sz: default
Value:<http://url.to.rms/_wmcs/Licensing>

Useful link: http://blogs.technet.com/rmssupp/archive/2007/07/13/rms-testing-rms-without-modifying-the-ad.aspx

I've been mounting a scenery with App-V on HyperV and Windows Server 2008... but as I were installing I got this error:

"Error 25120. The installation program was unable to create the required IIS Virtual Directory”

So it seems we have to install the IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility, IIS 6 Management Console and IIS Management Scripts and Tools in order to be able to install.. so by following the next steps, you should get the work done.

To install the IIS 6.0 Management Compatibility Components by using the Windows Server 2008 Server Manager

1. Click Start, click Administrative Tools and then Server Manager.

2. In the left navigation pane, expand Roles, and then right-click Web Server (IIS) and select Add Role Services.

3. On the Select Role Services pane, scroll down to Management Tools and select IIS Management Scripts and Tools, then scroll down again to IIS 6 Management Compatibility.

4. Select the check boxes for IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility and IIS 6 Management Console.

5. Click Next from the Select Role Services pane, and then click Install at the Confirm Installations Selections pane.

6. Click Close to leave the Add Role Services wizard.

 

But after this, when I got to the management console, I couldn't connect, I kept having this Error 0000C801. But again, I solved this issue by installing the Role of Windows Authentication in IIS7.

Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 Release Candidate Availability!

A new release candidate for Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) is now available!!  Along with building new features, the team has been working hard to bring the product into compliance with Microsoft shipping standards.  TAP customers will be expanding their deployments to thousands of production users with this release to help validate the product’s full feature set, as well as performance and scalability.  Major highlights include:

· HTTP streaming. We now support streaming virtual applications from an IIS server (v6 or v7). This will provide dramatic performance and scalability improvements for customers with large App-V deployments.

· Re-designed Sequencer.  Simplifies the process and reduces the complexity of creating virtual application packages. There is now a single wizard for creating a new package and advanced settings have been put into an optional screen.

· Dynamic Suite Composition (DSC) for MSI packages allows the flexibility to control virtual application interaction. Administrators wanting to consolidate virtual environments, and enable faster, easier administration, can use the product’s Dynamic Suite Composition, which sequences and manages packages for middleware applications separately from the main application.

· Seamless integration with SCCM 2007 R2. Allows customers to easily deploy virtual applications through the SCCM 2007 R2 infrastructure and scale their deployments.

· Client cache improvements. The maximum size of the client cache has been increased to 1 TB.

· Improved Manageability. Integration and support for VSS writer, MOM Pack, ADM template

· Accessibility. The product is now Section 508 compliant, bringing App-V in line with other Microsoft products.

With this release we will also deliver:

· The Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 Planning and Deployment Guide

· Upgrading to Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 FAQ

The RC Candidate is available publicly via Microsoft Connect -http://connect.microsoft.com
For more information please visit http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/softgrid/default.mspx
App-V Blog (Full Announcement) - http://blogs.technet.com/softgrid/default.aspx

Congratulations team!!