Application profiles include information that VMM can use for installing Microsoft Web Deploy applications, SQL Server data-tier applications, Microsoft Server App-V applications, and instructions for running scripts when you deploy a VM as part of a service. You only use application profiles if you are going to deploy a VM as part of a service, and don’t use them when deploying standalone VMs. You can add multiple applications of the same type, or applications of different types to the same profile.
Before creating an application profile, you should ensure that all packages and scripts that the profile will use are already present in a VMM library share. To create an application profile, perform the following steps:
1. In the Library workspace of the VMM console, right-click the Profiles node, and click Create Application Profile.
2. On the General page, shown in Figure 1, provide a name for the application profile and choose between one of the following compatibility options:
- SQL Server Application Host Select this option if you will use the profile to deploy SQL Server DAC packages or SQL Server scripts to an existing SQL Server instance.
- Web Application Host Select this option if you will use the profile to deploy Web Deploy packages to IIS.
- General Select this option if you are deploying a combination of application types or Server-App-V applications.
FIGURE 1 Application profile
3. On the Application Configuration page, select the operating system compatibility, as shown in Figure 2.
FIGURE 2 OS compatibility
4. Click Add, as shown in Figure 3, to add one of the following:
- Script Application
- SQL Server Data-Tier Application
- Virtual Application
- Web Application
- Script To Application Profile
FIGURE 3 Add application
