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VMware App Volumes - Published Apps On Demand

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In this walkthrough we are going to experience an overview of App Volumes -  Published Apps On Demand in the VMware TestDrive environment.

Overview

Section 1

  1. Connect to  Workspace ONE Access
  2. Launch a Desktop from the TD-RDS-DESKTOPS Pool
  3. Navigate to the App Volumes Manager.
  4. View Microsoft Office 2019 Application settings
  5. View Microsoft Office 2019 Package Settings
  6. View Notepad++ Application settings
  7. View Notepad++ Package Settings
  8. Navigate to the Horizon Console
  9. View the registered App Volumes Manager
  10. View the Published Apps on Demand settings
  11. Log out of Horizon and close the browser. 

Section 2

  1. Open a new Chrome or Firefox browser
  2. Connect to Workspace ONE Access
  3. Search for PAoD
  4. Find and open PAoD Excel and Launch it
  5. Open the Excel File open menu
  6. Note absence of  Notepad++ in Program Files
  7. Launch PAoD Notepad++
  8. Reopen Excel File open menu and note Notepad++ installation
  9. Demo Complete, close Applications and log out

Before You Begin

Before you begin this walkthrough please ensure that you have the following

  • A valid account in the VMware TestDrive environment, sign up here if you do not yet have an account
  • TCP & UDP ports 80, 443, 8443; and if using PCoIP, both TCP & UDP 4172
  • Latest Horizon Client installed on your local client machine, available via direct download here

Connect to Workspace ONE

Let's get started.  Launch a Chrome or Firefox browser and sign into Workspace ONE using your TestDrive username and password.

Launch a Desktop from the TD-RDS-DESKTOPS Pool

You will first be brought to the Favorites section.  Click on TD-RDS-Desktops

Under TD-RDS-Desktops select "Browser"

Once the Desktop is launched, select the App Volumes Manager shortcut on the desktop

Use your TestDrive username and password to log into App Volumes Manager (read only console configured here for shared demo purposes)

View Microsoft Office 2019 Application settings

Expand Microsoft Office 2019 from the Applications Tab.  In the Microsoft Office 2019 App settings, note that it was set to allow multiple package attachment on multi-session RDS.  Also note that the Application is set to "Current" as this is required for Published Apps on Demand to work properly. 

Click on the Packages Tab to view the package settings.

View Microsoft Office 2019 Package Settings

Expand Microsoft Office 2019 Package, and note the delivery type is set to "On-Demand" 

Select "Edit"

Note the listed Stages, and that this package is set to "Published"

View Notepad++ Application settings

Click back on Application tab, expanding the Notepad++ Application with similiar settings.

View Notepad++ Package Settings

Click on the "Packages" tab, expanding Notepad++ and view the settings 

Select the Edit button

Note the similiar settings we viewed earlier here as well.

Minimize the browser, and from the desktop, launch the Horizon Console

Enter your TestDrive username and password here

View the registered App Volumes Manager

Under Settings, select the Servers menu, and note the App Volumes Managers tab, where we have registered our App Volumes Manager.

View the Published Apps on Demand settings

Under Inventory, select the Applications menu and in the search box type PAoD and note the Source column is from App Volumes. View the App Volumes Published Apps on Demand configured settings here.

Log out of Horizon and close the browser. 

Please log out of the TD-RDS-Desktops VM

Reconnect to Workspace ONE Access

Search for PAoD.  Note the entitled Apps we viewed in Horizon are showing in the list.  

 

Find and open PAoD Excel and Launch it

Once Excel is launched, select the File tab

Select "Browse" from the Open Menu

Verify that Notepad++ is not in the list.  

**(Because the TestDrive environment is shared,  Notepad++ may already have been launched by another demo user on the PAoD RDSH server, and if it is, it will show up in your case.  If this happens, just note that is the case, or go back to the WorkspaceONE PAoD search list and find another non Office PAoD app and verify that this app is not in the list, launch it, and then return to Excel go back to the file open menu to verify is exists after the launch)**

Expand the side menu

Launch PAoD Notepad++

Launch PAoD-Notepad++

Notepad++ Launches.  Expand the side menu again.

Reopen Excel File open menu and note Notepad++ installation

Note both Apps running.  Click return to Microsoft Excel

Click refresh, then notice Notepad ++ has been attached On Demand

This completes the Published Apps On Demand demo.  

Summary

Lets recap what we just accomplished:

Section 1

  • Connected to  Workspace ONE Access
  • Launched a Desktop from the TD-RDS-DESKTOPS Pool
  • Navigated to the App Volumes Manager.
  • Viewed Microsoft Office 2019 Application settings
  • Viewed Microsoft Office 2019 Package Settings
  • Viewed Notepad++ Application settings
  • Viewed Notepad++ Package Settings
  • Navigated to the Horizon Console
  • Viewed the registered App Volumes Manager
  • Viewed the Published Apps on Demand settings

Section 2

  • Went back to Workspace ONE Access
  • Searched for PAoD
  • Found and opened PAoD Excel and Launch it
  • Opened the Excel File open menu
  • Noted absence of  Notepad++ in Program Files
  • Launched PAoD-Notepad++
  • Reopened Excel File open menu and noted Notepad++ installation

Demo Complete, close Applications and log out

Demo Complete, close Applications and log out

Conclusion

This concludes the App Volumes - Apps On Demand Demo

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