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Unable to install App-V 5.0 Sp2 Client

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Hi all,
Thanks for reading.
I am trying to install App-V 5.0 Sp2 for the first time on a small test network. On my test network I am running the following-
- Windows Server 2012 r2 Datacenter
- Windows 8.1 32bit
So far I have installed the App-V Server, and the sequencer with no problems. I have also sequenced an app and it is doing up on the management website.
The issue appears when I try to install the App-V 5.0 Sp2 client on a Windows 8.1 client machine- I am installing it through the MDOP toolkit, and the installation goes fine and it reports that the installation is successful, however I am unable to view any shortcut to the client itself, and when I go through program files & into App-V and click the .exe to open it up, I get no feedback from the program at all.
In event viewer I do get the following error-
Getting server publishing data failed.
URL: http://192.168.1.3:44444
Error code: 0x45500D27and also-
HttpRequest sendRequest failed
URL: http://192.168.1.3:44444
Error code: 0x45500D27I have also tried turning off windows firewall at both ends.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
Kind regards,
Doug
**Update
I just changed a few settings on the server (I changed the port of the publishing server to 80) and now I am getting a different error in event viewer-
The content from server is not valid XML for publishing
URL: http://APP01:80
Error Code: 0x3E501605- Edited by DMuirhead Friday, June 20, 2014 2:24 PM Update
Friday, June 20, 2014 2:09 PM
Answers
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Hello,
If you copy the files of the package to the client (say to c:\test).
Then remove all the added packages, and then re-add them from the local path (using powershell) and then republish them - do they start then?
Nicke Källén | The Knack| Twitter: @Znackattack
- Edited by znack Sunday, June 29, 2014 8:01 PM
- Marked as answer by Brandon RecordsModerator Thursday, August 7, 2014 2:50 PM
Sunday, June 29, 2014 7:52 PM
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With App-V 5.0 SP2 the client GUI actually became a package you publish, so there is no shortcut or GUI by default.
I would start here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2778168 for troubleshooting your publishing refresh issues.
Steve Bucci Microsoft
- Proposed as answer by CodyLambertModerator Monday, June 23, 2014 3:44 PM
- Unproposed as answer by DMuirhead Friday, June 27, 2014 9:34 AM
Friday, June 20, 2014 6:22 PM -
Could you list your current (modified) port list:
- Management Server web application
- Publishing Server web application
- Reporting Server web application (if installed)
- Default Web site
Please verify that both, the App-V registry values and the IIS port bindings show the same values.
Falko
Twitter @kirk_tn | Blog kirxblog | Web kirx.org | Fireside appvbook.com
Monday, June 23, 2014 8:39 AMModerator -
Hello,
Thanks for your reply. My current ports are as follows-
Management - Registry port 55555 - IIS Binding 55555
Publishing Web Application - Registry port 80 - IIS Binding 80
Reporting Server - Registry port 55554 - IIS Binding 55554
The default site IIS Binding is 11111 But I am unsure how to check this in the registry.
The management site does work it is purely the publishing service that I cannot get to work.
I have disabled the windows firewall on both ends.
**Edit
When I run the get-appvpublishingserver on my client this is the output I get:
ID: 1
Setbygrouppolicy: False
Name: Publishingservice
URL: http://app01:80
Globalrefreshenabled: False
Globalrefreshonlogon: False
Globalrefreshinterval: 0
Globalrefreshinterfalunit: Day
Userrefreshenabledd: True
Userrefreshonlogon: True
Userrefreshinterval: 0
Userrefreshintervalunit: Day- Edited by DMuirhead Tuesday, June 24, 2014 9:16 AM
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 9:03 AM -
OK, that looks good.
In your Publishing Server Registry section, there also should be a reference to the Management server address (Appv\Server\PublishingService: Publishing_Mgt_Server). Validate that this is pointing to http://app01:55555
In your Management Server console, there is a 'Server' node. Check that it contains the Publishing server name (well, it's the same machine..)
On the client, can you open a browser and navigate to http://app01:80? This should be possible without any additional authentication and you should receive an XML document.
Make sure you have HF2 (or better: HF4) for App-V 5 SP1 installed on your server, as this brings Win 8.1 support. http://www.tmurgent.com/appv/index.php/resources/app-v-5-releases has the KB numbers.
Is there anything in the server's App-V event logs?
Falko
Twitter @kirk_tn | Blog kirxblog | Web kirx.org | Fireside appvbook.com
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 12:03 PMModerator -
Hello, sorry for the late reply.
Your last post has been a great help in solving the issue.
I checked the registry location that you asked and that was as it should be, also in the management console the APP01 server was there, and also when I browse to http://app01:80 I do indeed receive a page of XML.
I next had a quick look at the event logs on the server and sure enough I was getting an error saying the client OS was not recognised (Or something similar).
I logged onto the management console and clicked about and that brought up the version, although annoyingly I did not take a note of the original version number, but after upgrading to HF4 (I am now on version 8.0.1224.0).
After installing HF4, I no longer receive the OS not recognised error, and when I go to Powershell on my client pc and do sync-appvpublishingserver -serverid 1 it is successful, I am also pleased to report that there are no more errors in the event logs both on client side & server side.
The only issue I am experiencing now is that a sequenced application (Its just Microsoft Word) is not deploying? Do applications take a while to sync? Is there any PS command I can do to force a connection? Or any way of getting to a GUI? Also I noticed that there is a HF for the app-v client & sequencer. I have done the client but I didn't do the sequencer - is this advisable with a Server 2012 r2 & Windows 8.1 enviro?
Thanks very much for being so patient!
Doug
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 10:17 PM -
Steve Bucci mentioned above where to get a client GUI: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=41186
or for real admins:
sync-appvpublishingserver (downloads the list of apps)
get-appvclientpackage -all (returns all applications, even the new, 'hidden' once)
Anyway you should see the word application in the XML (http://app01:80) on , but not that the Publishing server only talks every 10 minutes to the Management server, so it may take a while
Falko
Twitter @kirk_tn | Blog kirxblog | Web kirx.org | Fireside appvbook.com
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 9:20 AMModerator -
Thanks for your help. I am still unable to get my sequenced application to work on my client, although I now believe it could be something to do with the sequencing process. I am currently in the process of building a blank machine to capture an application on.Thursday, June 26, 2014 8:29 AM
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does get-appvclientpackage -all return anything on the client?
Falko
Twitter @kirk_tn | Blog kirxblog | Web kirx.org | Fireside appvbook.com
Thursday, June 26, 2014 9:30 AMModerator -
Yes, after I have successfully sequenced my new application on a clean VM, When I run get-appvclientapplication -all it comes back with the application which I sequenced, and when I run get-appvclientpackage -all I get the package that is published, and now the shortcut has shown up on the desktop, although when I click it nothing happens.
And here is the Powershell output I get
- Edited by DMuirhead Thursday, June 26, 2014 10:53 AM Added images
Thursday, June 26, 2014 10:30 AM -
Hello,
If you copy the files of the package to the client (say to c:\test).
Then remove all the added packages, and then re-add them from the local path (using powershell) and then republish them - do they start then?
Nicke Källén | The Knack| Twitter: @Znackattack
- Edited by znack Sunday, June 29, 2014 8:01 PM
- Marked as answer by Brandon RecordsModerator Thursday, August 7, 2014 2:50 PM
Sunday, June 29, 2014 7:52 PM