End User Computing

5. Using Writable Volumes with Omnissa Horizon Desktops

Section 1. Setting up and Configuring Writable Volumes

On the ControlCenter
- Launch the Site 1 Chrome browser
  - from the Favourites bar
    - select the App Volumes shortcut

On the App Volumes login
- in the Username area
  - enter Administrator
- in the Password area
  - enter Pa$$w0rd
  - select LOGIN

In the App Volumes admin console
- In the INVENTORY area
  - select the Writables tab

In the App Volumes admin console
- Writable Volumes area
  - select CREATE

In the Create Writable Volume area
- next to Search Active Directory
  - enter Sales
    - to the right
      - select SEARCH

In the Create Writable Volume area
- in line with TECHSEALS\Sales
  - select the checkbox

In the Create Writable Volume area
- in line with Source Template:
  - from the dropdown
    - select appvolumes/writables_templates/template_uia_plus_profile.vmdk (10GB)
  - select the checkbox
- in line with Exception Resolution:
  - from the dropdown
    - select Block user login
- select the CREATE

Block user login:
When there is conflict due to a Writable Volume being attached elsewhere App Volumes will prevent the user from logging into any additional computers. This will protect users from conflicts that arise when a local profile interferes with their profile on the Writable Volume.

In the Confirm Create Writable Volumes window
- select CREATE

In the App Volumes admin console
- Writable Volumes area
  - select the Refresh Icon
    - In line with TECHSEALS\Mark
      - select the Checkbox

Note the administrative options related to Individual Writable Volumes

In the App Volumes admin console
- Writable Volumes area
  - select the Refresh Icon

Section 2. Testing the use of Writable Volumes

About this test. We will login to a Horizon Instant Clone Desktop Pool that has been configured to delete immediately at logOff.
What we will do is save a folder with files in on the local C:\drive.

We will then relogin to another Instant clone session to see if the Folder has been saved

On the ControlCenter server Desktop
- select the Omnissa Horizon Client
  - on the Omnissa Horizon Client
    - select horizon-01a.techseals.co

In the Omnissa Horizon Client login
- in the User name area
  - enter [email protected]
- in the Password area
  - enter Pa$$w0rd
- enter Login

In the Omnissa Horizon Client login
- select Enterprise_Desktop

In the Horizon Desktop session
- from the Taskbar
  - in the Search Area
    - enter CMD
  - in the Pop-Out
    - in line with the Command Prompt
      - select Open

In the Command Prompt window
- enter hostname
- with your keyboard
  - select ENTER

Note the name of your virtual desktop

In the Horizon Desktop session
- from the Taskbar
  - in the Search Area
    - enter Windows
      - select Windows Tools

In the Windows Tools area
- select and right-click Computer Management
  - select Run as administrator

In the User Account Control window
- below User name
  - enter administrator
- below Password
  - enter Pa$$w0rd
- select Yes

In the Computer Management window
- below Storage
  - select Disk Management
- to Close Computer Management
  - in the top right corner
    - select the X
- to Close Windows Tools
  - in the top right corner
    - select the X

Notice you have a Disk 1 and Disk 1 has a Volume Label with CV Writable
Also notice that Disk 1 does not have an assigned Drive Letter
Note that this is by design as the Writable Volume is Volume Mount to the C:\ Partition

On the Horizon Desktop session
- from the Taskbar
  - select and right-click the START button
  - from the pop-up
    - select Run

On the Run window
- next to Open:
  - enter \\horizon-01a\software
    - select OK

On the File Explorer window
- Software Folder
  - open the Application folder
    - In the Application folder:
      - select and right-click Lab3.2_Only(App Volumes) folder
        
        from the dropdown
        
        select Copy

On the File Explorer window
- Quick Acces Bar
  1. select Local Disk (C:)
- in the Local Disk (C:) area
  1. select - right click and Paste
  2. Note that you should now have a Lab3.2_Only(App Volumes) folder on your (C:) drive

On your Horizon Virtual Desktop session
- next to Fullscreen
  - select the MORE icon
    - from the dropdown
      - select Logoff Desktop
- In the Disconnect and log off desktop? window
  - select OK

On your w11Client-01a desktop
- Horizon Client
  - select Disconnect
- In the Log off server? window
  - select OK

On the ControlCenter server Desktop
- open the Site 1 browser
  - from the favourites bar
    - select the Horizon-01a shortcut
- in the Horizon Login
  - In the user name area
    - enter administrator
  - in the password area
    - enter Pa$$w0rd
  - select SIGN IN

In the Horizon Admin Console
- below Inventory
  - select Machines

We are doing this extra step to remove any possibility of this been seen as a Party trick

In the Machines area
- next to the Virtual Desktop name you noted in your test earlier
  - select the checkbox
    - select REMOVE
  - In the Remove Virtual Machine window
    - select OK

On the ControlCenter server Desktop
- on the Omnissa Horizon Client
  - select horizon-01a.techseals.co

In the Omnissa Horizon Client login
- in the User name area
  - enter [email protected]
- in the Password area
  - enter Pa$$w0rd
- enter Login

In the Omnissa Horizon Client login
- select Enterprise_Desktop

In the Horizon Desktop session
- from the Taskbar
  - in the Search Area
    - enter CMD
  - in the Pop-Out
    - in line with the Command Prompt
      - select Open

In the Command Prompt window
- enter hostname
- with your keyboard
  - select ENTER

Note the name of your virtual desktop

In the Horizon Desktop session
- from the Taskbar
  - select the File Explorer Icon

On the File Explorer window
- Quick Acces Bar
  - select Local Disk (C:)
    - in the Local Disk (C:) area
      - note that you still have your copied Data

This Concludes the Writable Volumes Lab

Omnissa Product Specialist and Technical Enablement

End User Computing

5. Using Writable Volumes with Omnissa Horizon Desktops

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