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Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure - Desktops and Apps

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In this quick walkthrough we're going show you how to access Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure Desktops and Applications from the TestDrive environment.

Overview

  • Log in to TestDrive Portal.
  • Expand the Horizon Cloud Service from the Digital Workspace tab on the dashboard.
  • Launch Desktops and Apps from Workspace ONE.
  • Connect to available Horizon Cloud v1 FedRAMP Desktops and Apps from Workspace ONE.

Before You Begin

In order to access the Horizon Cloud Desktop User Portal and launch desktops and applications, please ensure you have the following:

  • A valid account in the VMware TestDrive environment, sign up here if you don't yet have an account.
  • A valid VMware Cloud Services account, sign up here if you don't yet have an account.
  • Latest Horizon Clients installed, available via direct download here.
  • Network access from your device and TCP & UDP ports 80, 443, 4172 and 8443 enabled.

Accessing the TestDrive Portal

Open a new Chrome Incognito browser window and navigate to the TestDrive Portal at https://portal.vmtestdrive.com and login with your TestDrive credentials.

Enable VMware Horizon Cloud Service Product Tile

Once you've logged in, select Digital Workspace under My Products. Then scroll down to VMware Horizon Cloud Service and click the Enable Product button.

Enabling Status

Allow a few minutes for the product to be enabled.  During this time, your VMware Cloud Services Console (CSP) Account is being added to the Cloud Services organization for the TestDrive environment.

After a few minutes, you will receive emails from VMware Cloud Services that confirm your roles have been added.

NOTE:  You must have your own VMware Cloud Services account before proceeding with the next steps.  This account is completely separate from your TestDrive account.

If you do not have a VMware Cloud Services account, the email you receive will contain a link named JOIN VMWARE CLOUD SERVICES.  Please follow the link to create your Cloud Services Account OR go to https://console.cloud.vmware.com/ and choose the option "Create Your VMware Account".

Also, your Cloud Services account will be active in the organization for 30 days.  If you receive an email that your account has been removed from the organization and you still need access, you can re-enable your access in the Horizon Cloud product tile, as mentioned in the the previous steps.

Expand Enabled Product Tile

After your Horizon Cloud Access has been enabled, click the product tile to expand it, then click on the Launch button.

On the pop up menu under Horizon Cloud v1 FedRamp, click on Desktops and Apps.

Horizon Cloud Desktop Portal Login

In the picture above, we have chosen to Launch via Browser.  You will be directed to the Horizon Cloud Desktop User Portal. Enter your TestDrive credentials.

Launch an Application

Once logged in you will see your available VDI desktops, RDS desktops and applications. Clicking on a desktop or application will launch it in the HTML 5 browser. Launch RDSH-Microsoft Word.

Launched Application

Microsoft Word launches in the browser.  Feel free to add your own text, shapes, and graphs, using it just as you normally would a natively installed version of Word.

Launch a Desktop

In order to launch other applications or a desktop, click the sidebar tab on the left to expand the HTML Access UI.  In the next example, we will click on Fed-RDSH-DT.

Launched Desktop

The RDS desktop will launch and you can now launch Google Chrome and other applications inside the RDS desktop.

Walkthrough Summary

Let's have a quick recap of what you performed.

  • Logged in to TestDrive Portal.
  • Expanded the Horizon Cloud Service from the Digital Workspace tab on the dashboard.
  • Launched Desktops and Apps from Workspace ONE.
  • Connected to available Horizon Cloud v1 FedRAMP Desktops and Apps from Workspace ONE.
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