Creating an App-V Server Virtual Environment

AdminStudio 2025 | 29.0 | Application Manager

App-V Server virtual environments are called connection groups. Connection groups contain the name of groups that a package is associated with. You can create or edit a connection group using the App-V Server Connection Groups dialog box, which can be opened using either of these methods:

From the ribbon—On the Application Manager Home tab, click App-V Virtual Environments > App-V Server Environment in the ribbon.
From the Home Deployment Type View—With the Application Catalog Home tab selected, select an App-V 5.0 package in the tree to open the Home Deployment Type View . Then open the App-V Deployment Data > Advanced Settings tab and click in the Connection Group field.

To create an App-V Server connection group for App-V 5.0 packages, perform the following steps:

To create an App-V Server connection group:

Open the Home tab of Application Catalog.
In the ribbon, click App-V Virtual Environments > App-V Server Environment . The App-V Server Connection Groups dialog box opens.
Click Add to create a new connection group. The Configure Connection Group dialog box opens.
In the Group Name field, enter a name to identify this new connection group.
In the AD Access field, enter the name of the Active Directory group that will have permission to access this connection group.
In the Description field, enter a description of the purpose of this connection group.
From the Publish from App-V Server list, select one of the following options:
- False —Do not publish from App-V server.
- True —Publish from App-V server.
To add App-V packages to this connection group, click Add . The Add Connection Group Packages dialog box opens.
Under Select Connected Packages , select the group in the tree that contains the App-V package that you want to add to the connection group. The packages in that group are listed under Applications .
Under Applications , select an application that contains an App-V 5.0 package. The App-V 5.0 package is listed in the lower pane.
- If you select an application that does not have an App-V 5.0 deployment type, nothing will be listed in the lower pane.
Select the App-V 5.0 package and click Apply .
- The App-V 5.0 package is now listed under Configured Packages on the Configure Connection Group dialog box.
Repeat above steps to add additional App-V 5.0 packages to the connection group.
- The order of packages in the connection group is important. This determines the order in which the package contents are merged. So, if there was a conflict (example: same registry value), the content of the first package would be used.
When you are done adding App-V 5.0 packages to the connection group, click OK . The new connection group is now listed on the App-V Server Connection Groups dialog box.
Click Close .