In this quick walkthrough we're going to applications that persist from a non persistent desktop pool, using App Volumes Writable Volumes
Walkthrough Summary
- Open Testdrive Workspace ONE and log in with your Test Drive credentials
- Launch the Desktop pool called TD-WINDOWS10
- Launch the shortcut on the desktop called "App Volumes Manager"
- Navigate to the Writeable tab
- Search for your username to filter out your Writeable volume
- View your Writable configuration
- Close App Volumes Manager.
- Install Notepad++
- Log out of TD-WINDOWS10 Desktop
- Log back in to TD-WINDOWS10 Desktop
- Open Notepad++
- VM is different, but installed application persisted with App Volumes UIA
- Log out of TD-WINDOWS10 Desktop
In order to perform the full end-to-end demo make sure you have the following:
- A valid account in the VMware TestDrive environment, sign up here if you don't
- Network access from your device and TCP ports 80, 443 and 4172 & UDP 4172 enabled
- An appropriate Horizon client installed on your device
- An appropriate web browser (such as Google Chrome) installed on your device
Let's get started, open up your favorite web browser and get sign into Workspace ONE.
https://testdrive.vidmpreview.comClick the "Open" Button and Launch "TD-WINDOWS10"
From the Windows Desktop, launch the shortcut called "App Volumes Manager"
Log in with your Testdrive credentials (Note: You will have read-only access to the Appvolumes Manager Console)
Choose the Inventory button and navigate to the Writables tab
Click on Filter and type your Username
Expand your Writable Volume. Click "Edit"
Log out of Appvolumes Manager and navigate to https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/
Install the application with defaults, and check the option to install a shortcut on the desktop.
Check the box to launch the application when finished.
After Notepad++ launches, close it.
Right click on the start button and launch the command prompt
Type in Hostname. Make a note of it.
Log out of TD-WINDOWS10 Desktop
Wait a few minutes for the logoff process to complete.
From https://testdrive.vidmpreview.com once again click the "Open" Button and Launch "TD-WINDOWS10"
Click the Notepad++ Shortcut on the desktop
Right click on the start button and launch the command prompt
Type in Hostname.
The installation has persisted to your new TD-WINDOWS10 Desktop VM as it resides on your App Volumes Writable Volume.
Log out of the TD-WINDOWS10 Desktop
This completes the App Volumes Writable Volumes User Installed Applications (UIA) Demo
Walkthrough Summary
- Opened Testdrive Workspace ONE and log in with your Test Drive credentials
- Launched the Desktop pool called TD-WINDOWS10
- Launched the shortcut on the desktop called "App Volumes Manager"
- Navigated to the Writeable tab
- Searched for your username to filter out your Writeable volume
- Viewed your Writable configuration
- Closed App Volumes Manager.
- Installed Notepad++
- Logged out of TD-WINDOWS10 Desktop
- Logged back in to TD-WINDOWS10 Desktop
- Opened Notepad++
- Noted that the VM was different, but the installed application persisted with App Volumes UIA
- Logged out of TD-WINDOWS10 Desktop