Machines Tab Properties

The Machines tab includes the following properties and information:

Property	Description
	Selection column. To select a virtual machine to use for automated repackaging, click the check box in this column.
Status	The icon displayed in this column indicates the status of the virtual machine:
	Virtual machine is in use.
	The Automated Application Converter encountered an error when attempting to connect to this virtual machine. or when rolling back to a snapshot on this virtual machine.
	The Automated Application Converter is waiting for the virtual machine to boot up.
(No icon)	Virtual machine is not currently in use.
	The last conversion run on this virtual machine was cancelled.
Machine	Name of the virtual machine image.
Platform	Field that identifies the operating system platform of the virtual machine. When you select a virtual machine to add to the Automated Application Converter, you need to manually identify the operating system platform either on the Select Virtual Machines panel or by clicking in this field on the Machines tab and making a selection from the list. When you perform a conversion run, you are given the opportunity (on the Automated Repackaging on Virtual Machines panel) to either select a specific platform to use for the repackaging of the selected packages, or to select Any Platform, meaning that all of the selected virtual machines will be used for repackaging.
Path	Path on the server or file system to the virtual machine image file.
Purpose	By default, virtual machines that you add to the Packages tab will be available for use for both automated repackaging of packages and for testing packages. However, if you want to specify that a virtual machine should be used for only repackaging or for only testing, click in the Purpose column of that virtual machine and select one of the following options: Repackaging —Virtual machine will only be used to perform automated repackaging. Testing —Virtual machine will only be used to test packages. You test a package by right-clicking on it on the Packages tab and selecting Launch Package for Testing from the shortcut menu. You will then be prompted to install and run that package on a virtual machine. Any —Make this virtual machine available for use during both automated repackaging and package testing. This is the default value. Note: If the Purpose column is not listed in the Machines list, you can select it in the Columns area and drag it to the list, or you can edit the Purpose value in the Properties window. The Launch Package for Testing functionality will primarily be useful to test converted packages. However, if a problem occurs during conversion, it is also possible to use this function to install and launch the source package for testing.
Guest Username	The user name to use to login to this virtual machine.
Guest Password	The password to use to login to this virtual machine.
Output Cache Path	Specify the location for the repackaged output on the virtual machine. By default, this value is C:\AutoRepack.
Repackager Cache Path	Specify the location where Repackager will be installed on the virtual machine. By default, this value is C:\Repackager.
Setup Cache Path	Specify the location where the package will be copied to on the virtual machine. By default, this value is C:\AppSetup.
GuestAgent Path	Specify the location where the GuestAgent.exe file will be installed on the virtual machine. By default, this value is C:\GuestAgent.exe.
Server Address	The address of the virtual machine server on which this virtual machine is found. This may be a host name or a URL.
Server Username	The user name of the account used to access the virtual machine server.
Server Password	The password of the account used to access the virtual machine server.
Snapshot Name	Name of the snapshot to revert to before starting an automated repackaging session. This is only used if the virtualization technology supports named snapshots. If this value is not specified, but named snapshots are supported on the virtualization technology, the default name of AutoRepack_Base will be used.
Virtualization Technology	The virtualization technology powering this virtual machine.
App-V 5.x Sequencer Snapshot	Enter the name of the snapshot to revert to before starting conversion using the App-V 5.x Sequencer. Both the Microsoft App-V 5.x Sequencer and the Virtual Machine Preparation client must be installed on this snapshot. For more information, see Preparing a Snapshot for App-V 5.0 Conversion Using the App-V 5.0 Sequencer.
App-V 5.x Client Snapshot	Enter the name of the snapshot to revert to before testing an App-V 5.x package. This snapshot will be used if the user right-clicks on this App-V 5.0 virtual package on the Packages tab of Automated Application Converter and selects Launch Package for Testing from the shortcut menu. Both the Microsoft App-V 5.x client and the Virtual Machine Preparation client must be installed on this snapshot. For more information, see Preparing a Snapshot for App-V 5.0 Testing Using the App-V 5.0 Client.
Application (client) ID	Enter the registered application client Id. For more information on generating Application (client) ID, see App Registration. If you add Application (client) ID details in Virtual Machine Import Wizard, then the same details will be auto-populated in this field.
Client Secret	Enter the client secret Id. For more information on generating Client Secret, see Create Client Secret. If you add Client Secret details in Virtual Machine Import Wizard, then the same details will be auto-populated in this field.
Directory (tenant) ID	Enter the registered tenant Id. For more information on generating Directory (tenant) ID, see App Registration. If you add Directory (tenant) ID details in Virtual Machine Import Wizard, then the same details will be auto-populated in this field.
Subscription ID	Enter the valid subscription Id. For more information on Subscription ID, see Subscription Details. If you add Subscription Id details in Virtual Machine Import Wizard, then the same details will be auto-populated in this field.
Resource Group	Enter the appropriate Resource group. For more information, see Create Resource Groups. If you add Resource group details in Virtual Machine Import Wizard, then the same details will be auto-populated in this field.
Region	Enter the appropriate region name.
Recovery Vault	Enter the appropriate Recovery Vault. For more information, see Create Recovery Services vault. If you add Recovery Vault in Virtual Machine Import Wizard, then the same details will be auto-populated in this field.
Storage Account	Enter the appropriate Storage Account. For more information, see Create Storage Accounts. If you add Storage Account details in Virtual Machine Import Wizard, then the same details will be auto-populated in this field.
Container Name	Enter the appropriate container name. For more information, see View Container Name details. If you add Storage Account details in Virtual Machine Import Wizard, then the same details will be auto-populated in this field.
Recovery Point	Specify the required recovery point to revert to before starting an automated repackaging.
App-V Sequencer Recovery Point	Specify the recovery point to revert to before starting conversion using App-V 5.0 sequencer. Microsoft App-V 5.x sequencer should be installed in this recovery point.
App-V Client Recovery Point	Specify the recovery point to revert to before testing an App-V package. Microsoft App-V 5.x Client should be installed in this recovery point.
Add Machine	Click to launch the Virtual Machine Import Wizard, which you can use to add virtual machines to the Machines tab.
Remove Selected	Click to remove the selected virtual machine from this list. A virtual machine is selected for removal when you click on it and it becomes highlighted, not by selecting the virtual machine’s check box. Use the Ctrl key to select multiple machines.