Omnissa App Volumes - Apps On Demand¶

In this walkthrough we are going to show you an overview of App Volumes - Apps On Demand in the Omnissa TestDrive environment.

The App Volumes - Apps On Demand demo runs on a Horizon 8 VDI Desktop pool of non-persistent instant clone desktops, each running Windows 11 with the App Volumes Agent installed.

Overview¶

Connect to Workspace ONE
Find and Launch the App Volumes On Demand VDI Desktop
Find and click on the App Volumes Manager shortcut on the Desktop
View VDI-Microsoft Office 2019 Application settings
View VDI-Microsoft Office 2019 Package Settings
View Installed Applications Prior to App Launch
Launch VDI-Microsoft Office 2019 Application - Excel
View Installed Application Post App Launch

Before You Begin¶

Before you begin this walkthrough please ensure that you have the following:

A valid account in the Omnissa TestDrive environment, sign up here if you don't have an account
TCP & UDP ports 80, 443, 8443; and if using PCoIP, both TCP & UDP 4172
Latest Horizon Client installed on your local client machine, available via direct download here.

Connect to Workspace ONE¶

Let's get started, open up your favorite web browser and get sign into Workspace ONE using your TestDrive username and password.

https://testdrive.us0.wss.workspaceone.com/

Find and Launch Apps on Demand VDI Desktop¶

From the Apps Tab in the Search Apps field type TD-AV. Click the star on the bottom right hand side of the tile to add the shortcut as a favorite.

Navigate back to the Favorites tab and find the TD-AVAoD Desktop.

Move your cursor over TD-AVAoD and click on the three dots that appear which will give you a list of options.

Click on Launch from Client (requires Horizon Client already installed on your local machine) or Launch from Browser to open the virtual desktop in a separate tab.

Find and Click on the App Volumes Manager Shortcut on the Desktop.¶

After successful launch, the Windows 11 desktop will appear.

Click on the App Volumes Manager shortcut on the desktop

View Installed Applications Prior to App Launch¶

Select Installed Apps

Note that Microsoft Office 2019 is not present in the list.

View VDI Microsoft Office 2019 Package Settings¶

On the Packages tab, expand the VDI-Microsoft Office 2019 Package

Note the Delivery is set to On-Demand. Select "Edit"

Note the different Stages available.

View VDI Microsoft Office 2019 Application Settings¶

Type in your Testdrive username and password at the App Volumes Manager login prompt

On the Applications tab, expand VDI-Microsoft-Office 2019

Note the details, including the Status, and the "Allow Multiple package attachment on multi-session RDS" is set to No, and that it is set to Current.

Click on Assignments and note the entitlement and the computername prefix condition.

Note the Stage selected is Published

Launch VDI Microsoft Office 2019 Application - Excel¶

Click on the Start Menu and select All apps

Note that even though we have just confirmed that the Microsoft Office 2019 suite is not in the list of installed apps, App Volumes has prepared the shortcuts to launch it. Please select Excel from the list

Note the App Volumes On Demand Delivery notification.

After a few seconds the Excel application launches.

View Installed Application Post App Launch¶

Go back to Installed apps to observe the changes

Note that Microsoft Office 2019 is now included in the list of installed apps. Please close out the Installed Apps window and Microsoft Excel and log off. This completes the demo.