How do I move a VAA from one system to another?

You must compress the VAA into a VAA_name.cap file to move the VAA from the source host to the destination host and then uncompress the compressed appliance (.cap) file to begin using the VAA.

Note: Do not use a third party file compression application to compress VAAs in Directory form.

To create a .cap file

1. Undock the VAA.
2. In the Command Prompt window, change to the C:\Program Files\AppZero directory.
3. At the command prompt, type the following:

appzcompress VAA

where VAA is an existing VAA in directory form. The VAA.cap file is created in the C:\appliances folder.

Note: Do not rename the VAA.cap file.

Next, move the .cap file to a destination host where AppZero is installed, and then uncompress it.

To uncompress a .cap file

1. Ensure that a VAA of the same name as the .cap file doesn’t exist in the C:\appliances folder.
2. In the Command Prompt window, change to the C:\Program Files\AppZero directory.
3. At the command prompt, type the following:

appzuncompress VAA.cap

where VAA is the VAA name. The C:\appliances\VAA folder is created and populated with the VAA file set.