Updating App Volumes Cloud Applications

Objective and Tasks

You update an App Volumes cloud application in Horizon Cloud:

  1. Update an App Volumes Package
  2. Capture an App Volumes Package
  3. Use Horizon Client to Connect to the Pool
Task 1: Update an App Volumes Package

You update an App Volumes package.

  1. Go to https://connect.omnissa.com and log in to the Omnissa Cloud Services console.
    • User name: horizonseals<student_number>@techseals.co
    • Password: Omnissa1!Omnissa1!
    • On Omnissa Connect page, select Horizon Cloud.
  1. Navigate to App Volumes.
    • In the navigation pane on the left, select Desktop & app catalog.
    • Click App Volumes tab.
    • Click VLC Player.
    • On the VLC Player Packages page, click Add.
  1. Configure the settings on the Add Application page.
    • Package name: Enter VLC Player 3 Package in the text box.
    • Description: Enter VLC Player 3 Package in the text box.
    • 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.
  1. Continue configure the settings on the Add Application page.
    • Desktop Model: Leave the default value unchanged.
    • Machine Identity: Select techseals.co.
    • Packager: Enter tadmin in the text box and select tadmin from the drop-down.
    • Delivery: Select Classic.
    • Click Save.
  1. You can monitor the status of the capture machines being created by selecting Desktop & app catalogue > App Volumes and clicking Adobe Acrobat.
    • This process takes 5 to 10 minutes. The capture machine is ready when Ready for capture appears in the Status column
Task 2: Capture an App Volumes Package

You capture Adobe Acrobat 11 in an App Volumes package.

  1. Capture the Application Package.
    • Click the VLC Player 3 Package 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.
    • From the Start Menu > Run
    • Type  \\10.2.1.4\AppVolumes\VLC PLayer and OK to open software repository.
  1. Accept the Acrobat Reader License Agreement.
    • On your desktop, double-click the Adobe Reader XI 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 VLC Media Player in the text box.
      • Version: Leave the default option unchanged.
      • Notes: Enter VLC Player 3 packaged on Microsoft Azure VM in the text box.
  1. Click Finalize.
    • On the Restart required dialog box, click OK.
  1. Wait for the Restart
    • Reconnect using Horizon Client using tadmin account.
    • Password: Omnissa1!Omnissa1!
    • 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.
    • Select Sign Out.
  1. Navigate to App Volumes application.
    • Return to Horizon Cloud console.
    • From the left navigation pane, select Desktops & app catalog.
    • Click the App Volumes tab.
    • Under Application Name, select VLC Player.
  1. Set Current Marker.
    • Select VLC Player 3 Package.
    • From the MARKERS drop-down menu, select Set Current.
    • In the Set Current pop-up, click Set.
    • Again select VLC Player 3 Package 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: 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 VLC Player to verify that it can connect.
    • After you verify that VLC Player works, close the Horizon Client window to close the session.
    • Navigae to Help option and check for versions.

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