Horizon Cloud on Azure – RDSH Assignments [Part-7]

To create a session desktop or application assignment, first, we must create an RDSH Servers farm.

What is a Farm:
It’s a collection of RDSH servers and used to provide session-based desktops or applications for multiple users.

Step by step Guide:

1. Import Server OS VM by selecting Domain Join
   
2. The above process (Image import –> Install roles –> Restart VM –> Installing Agents –> Restart VM –> Bootstrapping –> Restart VM –> Import successful) will take anywhere between 20-30 mins to complete
   
3. Convert the Imported VM to Image
   –> Select the VM
   –> Click on MORE
   –> Select Publish to Images
   –> Wait till Agent status changes to Active
   –> Provide Company Name
   –> Provide Local admin credentials of the VM
   –> Click on PUBLISH
   
4. Navigate to Monitor –> Activity, In the Admins section of the Activity page we can see the task progress. Wait till the task is completed
   
5. Now we can see the image in the Images section
   
6. With the RDSH image now create a FARM
7. Click on Farms (from the left pane under Inventory section)
   
8. Click on NEW
9. Provide the required details (Name of the Farm, Farm Type, VM Names to begin with, Model, Disk type, Image, Min & Mac VM’s & Session per VM)
   
   
10. Click on NEXT
11. Provide Rolling Maintenance details (serer auto-reboot /rebuild window) and create a Power Management schedule to minimize costs
    
    
12. Click on NEXT
13. Change Load Balancing details
    
14. Click on NEXT
15. Review the Summary and SUBMIT
16. Farm creation with a provided number of servers will take some time. Please wait till the Status changed to a green color circle
    Progress can be seen from Monitor –> Activity
    
    
17. Now farm created and it’s time to create an Assignment
18. Since we have created Applications farm, this farm won’t appear is session-based desktops
19. Before creating an Application assignment, first, we must scan the applications
20. Expand Inventory (from left side pane) –> click on Applications
21. Click on Remote
    
22. Click on NEW —> Auto-Scan from Farm
    
23. Select the POD and Farm then click on NEXT
    
24. Wait till the Applications will get auto-discover and select required Applications then click on NEXT
    
25. Click on NEXT if Ok with defaults
    
26. Check the Summary of selections and Click Finish
    
27. Now we have added the Applications, Let’s go and create an Applications assignment
28. Click on Assign Desktops & Apps and click VDI & RDSH
29. Click on NEW and select Applications
    
30. Select the POD & provide a name to Assignment Name then click NEXT
    
31. Select the Required Applications to Publish in Assignment then click NEXT
    
32. Provide the Security Group name required access to this Assignment then click NEXT
    
33. Check the Summary of selections and Click SUBMIT
    
34. Now the Assignment created and Users from the assigned security groups can launch the applications