Updating Single-Session Pools in Horizon Cloud
Objective and Tasks
Update the image used for VDI desktop assignments in Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure:
- Update a Version Using Copy as Image
- Install Chrome on the New Image
- Modify a Pool
- Use Horizon Client to Connect to the Pool
You import images from Microsoft Azure Marketplace so that you can publish them into pool templates.
- Go to https://connect.omnissa.com and log in to the Omnissa Cloud Services console.
- User name: horizonseals<student_number>@techseals.co
- Password: Omnissa1Omnissa1
- On Omnissa Connect page, select Horizon Cloud.
- Create an Image.
- In the navigation pane on the left, select Resource > Images.
- Click W11-<student_number><MMDD>A.
- Select 1.0.0.
- From the PUBLISHED drop-down menu, select Copy as Image.
- Configure the settings on the Copy as Image W11-New-<student_number> page.
- Image Name: Enter W11-<student_number><MMDD>B in the text box.
- Description: Enter Production version of image including Chrome installation in the text box.
- Markers: Remove the default marker by click X & Enter Production in the text box and press Enter.
- Click Next.
- Network page opens.
- Configure the Network page.
- Enable Public IP: Leave the default options unchanged.
- From the Virtual Network drop-down menu, select your Azure Virtual Network (VNet) from.
- Under Select Network, select the VMs subnet.
- Click Save.
- Monitor the progress until the image creation is complete.
- From the left navigation pane, select Resources > Images.
- Refresh the page until Ready to Publish appears in the Status column next to the new image.
You install Chrome on the new image.
- Log in to Microsoft Azure.
- User name: <company>.<full_name>.<student_number>
- Password: Omnissa1!Omnissa1!
- From the left navigation pane, select Virtual machines.
- Click W11-<student_number><MMDD>B-1-0-0.
- Click Connect and navigate to Bastion.
- Authentication Type: VM Password
- User name: hcsmaadmin
- Password: Omnissa1!Omnissa1!
- Click Connect.
- Navigate to Software share folder.
- Right-click the Windows Start menu icon.
- Select Run.
- Enter \\10.2.1.4\Software in the Open box.
- Click OK.
- Install Chrome.
- On the Software folder, right-click ChromeSetup file.
- Select as Run as administrator.
- Install Chrome using the default settings.
- After chrome installation verify
- Lunch is working
- Once verified, close the browser
- Publish an Image.
- If needed, log in to Omnissa Cloud Services console.
- User name: horizonseals<student_number>@techseals.co
- Password: Omnissa1!Omnissa1!
- On Omnissa Connect page, select Horizon Cloud.
- In the left navigation pane, select Resources > Images.
- Select W11-<student_number><MMDD>B.
- On the Versions page, select 1.0.0.
- From the Unpublished drop-down menu, select Publish.
- If needed, log in to Omnissa Cloud Services console.
- On the Publish Image page.
- Under Destination, leave the options unchanged and click Next.
- Under Properties, leave the options unchanged and click Next.
- Under Horizon Agent Features, turn on the App Volumes, Geolocation Redirection, and USB Redirection toggles.
- Leave the other options unchanged and click Next.
- On the Published Image Operations page.
- Leave the options unchanged and click Publish.
- Refresh the page until Available appears under Status.
Note: This process takes about 30 to 45 minutes. Do not continue to the next step until the image is published.
You adjust a pool to use a new image.
- Go to https://connect.omnissa.com and log in to the Omnissa Cloud Services console.
- User name: horizonseals<student_number>@techseals.co
- On Omnissa Connect page, select Horizon Cloud.
- Edit a Pool.
- From the left navigation pane, select Resources > Pools.
- Select the W22 check box.
- Click Edit.
- Edit Pool page opens.
- Configure the settings on the Edit Pool page.
- Generation type: Select V2
- Image: Select W11-<student_number><MMDD>B.
- Markers: Select Production.
- Leave all as default and click Next.
- On the Networks page, leave all as default and click Next.
- On the Dynamic Environment Manager page, click Save.
- Verify that the update becomes available.
- From the left navigation page, select Resources > Pools.
- Click Floating-<student_number>.
- Click the VMs tab and refresh the page until Agent Status changes to Available.
You test the connectivity to the single-session pool using Horizon Client. You connect to both a desktop session and an application session.
- Access Horizon Client.
- Double-click the cloud.omnissahorizon.com icon .
- Omnissa Horizon SSO page open on your default browser.
- On the Sign in with SSO page.
- Enter amerhcsmadm<student_number> in the text box.
- Click Continue.
- Workspace ONE Intelligence Hub page opens.
- From the Select Your Domain drop-down menu, select techseals.co.
- Click NEXT.
- Log in with the user account that you entitled to desktops and applications.
- User name: hcsmadm<student_number>
- Password: Omnissa1!Omnissa1!
- You are redirected back to Horizon Client.
- Access the Desktop.
- To access a desktop, double-click the Floating Windows 11 Pool icon.
- After you are connected to the Windows 11 OS, double-click the Chrome shortcut to verify that it can connect.
- After you verify that it works, close the session by selecting See more (...) > Logoff Desktop.
- Click OK to confirm.
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