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:

Import Server OS VM by selecting Domain Join
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
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
Navigate to Monitor –> Activity, In the Admins section of the Activity page we can see the task progress. Wait till the task is completed
Now we can see the image in the Images section
With the RDSH image now create a FARM
Click on Farms (from the left pane under Inventory section)
Click on NEW
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)
Click on NEXT
Provide Rolling Maintenance details (serer auto-reboot /rebuild window) and create a Power Management schedule to minimize costs
Click on NEXT
Change Load Balancing details
Click on NEXT
Review the Summary and SUBMIT
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
Now farm created and it’s time to create an Assignment
Since we have created Applications farm, this farm won’t appear is session-based desktops
Before creating an Application assignment, first, we must scan the applications
Expand Inventory (from left side pane) –> click on Applications
Click on Remote
Click on NEW —> Auto-Scan from Farm
Select the POD and Farm then click on NEXT
Wait till the Applications will get auto-discover and select required Applications then click on NEXT
Click on NEXT if Ok with defaults
Check the Summary of selections and Click Finish
Now we have added the Applications, Let’s go and create an Applications assignment
Click on Assign Desktops & Apps and click VDI & RDSH
Click on NEW and select Applications
Select the POD & provide a name to Assignment Name then click NEXT
Select the Required Applications to Publish in Assignment then click NEXT
Provide the Security Group name required access to this Assignment then click NEXT
Check the Summary of selections and Click SUBMIT
Now the Assignment created and Users from the assigned security groups can launch the applications