Due to the VMware Cloud Services migration as part of EUC becoming a standalone entity, the Horizon Cloud Services access was changed to the new EUC Cloud Services Console at https://connect.omnissa.com.
Before proceeding with this walkthrough guide, you need to ensure that you have an EUC Cloud Services Console account and that you are able to login to it.
- If you had a VMware Cloud Services account (https://console.cloud.vmware.com) prior to May 5th, you will need to go to https://connect.omnissa.com and perform a password reset in order to gain access to this new EUC Cloud Services Console.
- If you did not have a VMware Cloud Services account prior to May 5th, you will need to create a new EUC Cloud Services Console account at https://connect.omnissa.com.
- Please see https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?legacyId=97841 for further details regarding Cloud Services access for EUC customers.
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 Product tile from the Digital Workspace tab on the dashboard
- Launch Desktops and Apps
- Log in to Workspace ONE prompt
- Launch Microsoft Word
- Launch DSC-VDI-MultiSession Desktop
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 EUC Cloud Services account on https://connect.omnissa.com, sign up for a new account if you do not have one yet.
- Latest Horizon Clients installed, available via direct download here
- Network access from your device and TCP & UDP ports 80, 443, 4172 and 8443 enabled
BEFORE YOU ENABLE Horizon Cloud Service from the TestDrive Portal, you must have your own EUC Cloud Services account on https://connect.omnissa.com before proceeding with the next steps. This account is completely separate from your TestDrive account and also completely separate from VMware Cloud Services (console.cloud.vmware.com).
Please ensure you are able to login to your EUC Services account on https://connect.omnissa.com.
If you do not have an EUC Cloud Services account, please create your account and ensure you are able to login, then proceed with the next steps in this guide.
Open a web browser and navigate to the TestDrive Portal at https://portal.vmtestdrive.com.
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.
Allow a few minutes for the product to be enabled. During this time, your EUC Cloud Services Account is being added to the Cloud Services organization for the EUC TestDrive environment.
After a few minutes, you will receive an email from VMware Cloud Services with subject "Organization Access" which confirms your roles have been added.
NOTE: You must have your own EUC Cloud Services account on https://connect.omnissa.com. This account is completely separate from your TestDrive account and completely separate from VMware Cloud Services (console.cloud.vmware.com).
If you do not have a Cloud Services account, you receive an email from [email protected] with subject "Invitation to VMware Cloud Services" that will contain a link named JOIN VMWARE CLOUD SERVICES. Please follow the link to create your Cloud Services Account OR go to https://connect.omnissa.com and choose the CREATE YOUR VMWARE ACCOUNT option.
Also, please note that 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.
After your Horizon Cloud Access has been enabled, click the product tile to expand it, then click on the Launch button.
Under the Horizon Cloud Next Gen Section of the Launch Menu, click Desktops and Apps
Click on the Browser option when prompted.
At Sign in with SSO, input testdrive, then hit Continue.
Log in to Workspace ONE with your TestDrive username (not email address) and password.
Launch Microsoft Word
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.
Close Microsoft Word and then from the Horizon Menu, launch the DSC-VDI-MultiSession Desktop
From the Windows 11 Desktop run any installed apps and log out.
That's a logical place to stop, let's have a quick recap of what happened!
Walkthrough Summary
- Logged in to TestDrive Portal
- Expanded The Horizon Cloud Service Product tile from the Digital Workspace tab on the dashboard
- Launched Desktops and Apps
- Logged in to Workspace ONE prompt
- Launched Microsoft Word
- Launched DSC-VDI-MultiSession