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Omnissa App Volumes Writable Volumes User Installed Applications (UIA) Demo

In this quick walkthrough we're going to applications that persist from a non persistent desktop pool, using App Volumes Writable Volumes

Walkthrough Summary

  • Open TestDrive Workspace ONE and log in with your TestDrive credentials
  • Launch the Desktop pool called TD-WINDOWS11
  • Launch the shortcut on the desktop called "App Volumes Manager"
  • Navigate to the Writable tab
  • Search for your username to filter out your Writable volume
  • View your Writeable configuration
  • Close App Volumes Manager.
  • Install Visual Studio Code
  • Log out of TD-WINDOWS11 Desktop
  • Log back in to TD-WINDOWS11 Desktop
  • Open Visual Studio Code
  • VM is different, but installed application persisted with App Volumes UIA
  • Log out of TD-WINDOWS11 Desktop

In order to perform the full end-to-end demo make sure you have the following:

  • A valid account in the Omnissa TestDrive environment, sign up here if you don't
  • Network access from your device and TCP ports 80, 443 and 4172 & UDP 4172 enabled
  • An appropriate Horizon client installed on your device
  • An appropriate web browser (such as Google Chrome) installed on your device

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

Click the "Open" Button and  Launch "TD-WINDOWS11"

From the Windows Desktop, launch the shortcut called "App Volumes Manager"

Log in with your TestDrive credentials.  You will be provided with a Read Only view of the App Volumes Manager

Choose the Inventory button and navigate to the Writables tab

Click on Filter and type your Username

Tick the box next to your Writable Volume and select "Edit"

Log out of App Volumes Manager and navigate to https://code.visualstudio.com

Install the application with defaults, and check the option to install a shortcut on the desktop.

Launch the application when finished.

After Visual Studio Code launches, close it.

Right click on the start button and launch the command prompt

Type in Hostname. Make a note of it.

Log out of TD-WINDOWS11 Desktop

Wait a few minutes for the logoff process to complete.

From https://testdrive.us0.wss.workspaceone.com/ once again click the "Open" Button and Launch "TD-WINDOWS11"

Click the Visual Studio Code Shortcut on the desktop

Right click on the start button and launch the command prompt

Type in Hostname.

The installation has persisted to your new TD-WINDOWS11 Desktop VM as it resides on your App Volumes Writable Volume.

Log out of the TD-WINDOWS11 Desktop

This completes the App Volumes Writable Volumes User Installed Applications (UIA) Demo

Walkthrough Summary

  • Opened TestDrive Workspace ONE and log in with your TestDrive credentials
  • Launched the Desktop pool called TD-WINDOWS11
  • Launched the shortcut on the desktop called "App Volumes Manager"
  • Navigated to the Writable tab
  • Searched for your username to filter out your Writable volume
  • Viewed your Writable configuration
  • Closed App Volumes Manager.
  • Installed Visual Studio Code
  • Logged out of TD-WINDOWS11 Desktop
  • Logged back in to TD-WINDOWS11 Desktop
  • Opened Visual Studio Code
  • Noted that the VM was different, but the installed application persisted with App Volumes UIA
  • Logged out of TD-WINDOWS11 Desktop