Packaging App Volumes Cloud Applications

Objective and Tasks

Package the App Volumes cloud application in Horizon Cloud:

  1. Create an App Volumes Capture VM
  2. Capture an App Volumes Package
  3. Assign an App Volumes Application
  4. Use Horizon Client to Connect to the Pool
Task 1: Create an App Volumes Capture VM

You import images from Microsoft Azure Marketplace so that you can publish them into pool templates.

  1. Go to https://connect.omnissa.com and log in to the Omnissa Cloud Services console.
    • User name: horizonseals<student_number>@techseals.co
    • Password: Omnissa1Omnissa1
    • Under Horizon Cloud, click LAUNCH.
  1. Navigate to App Volumes.
    • In the navigation pane on the left, select Desktop & app catalog.
    • Click App Volumes tab.
    • From the ADD drop-down menu, select Package.
  1. Configure the settings on the Add Application page.
    • Application Name: Enter Adobe Acrobat in the text box.
    • Description: Enter Adobe Acrobat in the text box.
    • Owner: Enter tadmin in the text box and select Tadmin from the list.
    • Add Package: Turn on the toggle.
    • Package name: Enter Acrobat-10 in the text box.
    • Description: Enter Adobe 10 package in the text box.
  1. Continue configure the settings on the Add Application page.
    • Horizon Edge: Select your edge from the drop-down menu.
    • Provider: Select your provider from the drop-down menu.
    • Image: Select W11-<student_number><MMDD>B.
    • Image Version: Select 1.0.0.
    • Use outbound proxy: Leave the default value unchanged.
    • Desktop Model: Leave the default value unchanged.
    • Machine Identity: Select techseals.co.
    • Packager: Enter Tadmin in the text box and select tadmin from the list.
    • Delivery: Select Classic.
    • Click SAVE.
  1. Navigate to Desktop & App catalog> App Volumes.
    • Click Adobe Acrobat.
    • The capture machine is ready when Ready for capture appears in the Status column.
    • Expand the Acrobat-10
      • This process takes 5 to 10 minutes.

Two entries with the same AppCapture[####] appear in progress. You must wait until they report as Successful. You can refresh multiple times.

  1. Make a note of VM Name.
    • This is the VM  tadmin is  entitled as a capturing machine.

Two entries with the same AppCapture[####] appear in progress. You must wait until they report as Successful. You can refresh multiple times.

Task 2: Capture an App Volumes Package

You capture Adobe Acrobat 10 in an App Volumes package.

  1. Capture the Application Package.
    • Click the Acrobat-10 button.
    • Click CAPTURE.
    • Note: This setting is unavailable until the desktop is ready.
  1. Access Horizon Client.
    • Double-click the Omnissa Horizon Client icon on your desktop.
    • Double-click the cloud.omnissahorizon.com icon.
  1. 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.
  1. Log in with the user account that you entitled to desktops and applications.
    • User name: tadmin  
    • Password: Omnissa1!Omnissa1!
    • You are redirected back to Horizon Client.
  1. To access a desktop, double-click the appcap[xxx] icon.
    • User name: tadmin  
    • Password: Omnissa1!Omnissa1!
  1. Verify that the App Volumes - Packaging in Progress message appears on your desktop.

You must not close the message and you must not click OK.

  1. Install Acrobat Reader.
    • Right click on the start menu
    • Go to Run and type  \\10.2.1.4\AppVolumes  to open the software repository.
    • Click OK
  1. Right click on AdbeRdr10xx Adobe Reader installer file and select Run as administrator.
    • A Security Warning dialog box appears.
    • Click Yes.
    • Click Install.
    • Wait for the installation to finish and click Finish.
  1. Accept the Acrobat Reader License Agreement.
    • On your desktop, double-click the Adobe Reader X icon.
    • The Distribution License Agreement for User on Personal Computers page opens.
    • Click Accept.
    • Close Adobe Acrobat.
  1. Configure App Volumes Package.
    • On the App Volumes - Packaging in Progress page, click OK.
    • Click Yes to confirm the installation.
    • The App Volumes - Finalize Package page opens.
    • In the Finalize Application window, configure the name, version, and notes.
      • Name: Enter Adobe Acrobat 10 in the text box.
      • Version: Leave the default option unchanged.
      • Notes: Enter Adobe Acrobat packaged on Microsoft Azure VM in the text box.
    • Click Finalize.
    • On the Restart required dialog box, click OK.
  1. Wait for the restart and reconnect using Horizon Client.
    • After you log back in to the VM, the Finalizing Package... message appears.
    • Wait for the Packaging Successful! message to appear.
    • To finish the packaging stage, click OK.
    • Sign Out from appcap[xxx] VM.
  1. Sign Out from Horizon Client.
    • Select Tadmin.
    • Click Sing out.
    • Return to Horizon Cloud console.
  1. Navigate to App Volumes application
    • From the left navigation pane, select Desktops & app catalog.
    • Click the App Volumes tab.
    • Under Application Name, select Adobe Acrobat.
  1. Set Current Marker.
    • From the MARKERS drop-down menu, select Set Current.
    • In the Set Current pop-up, click SET.
  1. Select Acrobat-10 and from the STAGE drop-down menu, select Published.
  1. To view information about the package, click >>.
    • View to the applications installed details.
Task 3: Assign an App Volumes Application

You entitle users with Adobe Acrobat 10 application.

  1. Go to https://connect.omnissa.com and log in to the Omnissa Cloud Services console.
    • User name: horizonseals<student_number>@techseals.co
    • Password: Omnissa1Omnissa1
    • Under  Omnissa Connect portal
    • Launch Horizon Cloud
  1. Entitle a DEM user to the desktop pool.
    • From the left navigation pane, select Desktop & App Catalog.
    • Click the App Volumes tab.
    • Select the Adobe Acrobat check box.
    • From the ENTITLEMENT drop-down menu, select ENTITLE.
    • Entitle App Volumes page opens.
  1. On the entitle App Volumes page.
    • Enter <hcsmadm<student_number> in the Add user/user groups search text box, select the user from the results, and assign the application to the user.
    • Click NEXT.
  1. In the Entitle App Volumes window
    • Click SAVE.
    • Refresh the App Volumes tab until 1 appears under Entitlements.
Task 4: Use Horizon Client to Connect to the Pool

You test the connectivity to the single-session pool using Horizon Client. You connect to both a desktop session and an application session.

  1. Access Horizon Client.
    • Double-click the cloud.omnissahorizon.com icon.
    • Omnissa Horizon SSO page open on your default browser.
  1. 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.
  1. 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.
  1. Access the Desktop.
    • To access a desktop, double-click the Floating Windows 11 Pool icon.
  1. Double-click Adobe Acrobat X to verify that it can connect.
    • Verify that Adobe Acrobat works.
    • You can also verify CVApps disk attached in the disk management
      • To Do So:
        • Open CMD as admin.
        • Username hcsmaadmin
        • Password Omnissa1!Omnissa1!
        • Type diskmgmt and press Enter.
    • Close the Horizon Client window to close the session.

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