To view the entities that are currently online and detailed information about each entity, you can use the DIRECTORY tab in the App Volumes Manager UI. Entity types are Users, Computers, Groups, and OUs(Organizational Units).

On the Managed Entity page, you can view the list of entities and a summarized information about the number of assignments, attachments, and Writable Volumes for each entity.

An entity can be available for both App Volumes 4.0 agent and App Volumes 2.x agent. The Entity details page provides all entity-related information.

Note: AppStacks and Writable Volumes (2. x) can be created only by using App Volumes agent 2. x and uploading the appropriate templates. Any information related to these volumes can be viewed only when the VOLUMES (2.X) tab is visible in the App Volumes Manager UI. If you have installed the latest version of App Volumes Manager and want to explore App Volumes 2. x, see Perform App Volumes 2.x Management Tasks.
  • The Attachments count for the Computer entity on the Manage Computer page is a sum total of attached volumes to the computer. The volumes can be assigned to any entity (User, Computer, Group, and OU).

    However, Attachments count for the User entity on the Manage User page includes only the volumes assigned to the User.

    For example: Consider a notepad application assigned to a user and a video application assigned to a computer, system. If the user logs into system, then the Attachments count for the computer is 2 whereas for the user, the count is 1.

  • For an application package delivered as On-demand to an entity, you can observe the change in the attachment and attachment count for the entity only when the end user launches the application's shortcut. For more information about this behavior, see the characteristics section in Understanding Package Delivery Modes in App Volumes.
  • When multiple users have the same application package assignment and receive this application in a multi-session environment, package attachment on the DIRECTORY → COMPUTERS page is displayed for every user logged into the RDSH server. As a result, the attachment count is considered separately for every user.

    For more information about user-assigned applications delivered in a multi-session environment, see App Volumes Support in a Multi-Session Environment.

  • Using the Managed Entity page, you can assign an application package to an entity and unassign an application package from an entity.

    For more information about performing assign and unassign operations using this page, see Use the Active Directory Entity Page for Application Assignment.

View Active Directory Entities

On the App Volumes Entity details page, depending on the entity type, you can view the entity name, application and AppStack assigned to the entity, list of packages attached to the entity, and Writable Volumes created for the entity.

Procedure

  1. In the App Volumes Manager UI, navigate to DIRECTORY > Entity.
  2. On the Managed Entity page, view the list of entities displayed.
  3. To view the entity details, click an entity name.

    For non-computer entities (Users, Groups, and OUs), the Application Assignments section also includes the computer prefix information.

    The computer prefix information is displayed when the Limit delivery for these assignments option is selected when assigning an application to an entity. For more information about the limit delivery option, see Application Assignment to Specific Computers.

    Similarly, you can also unassign the attachment from the entity for a specific computer. The prefix of the computer name is displayed in the Computers column in the Application Assignments table. For more information about the Computers column, see View Assignments in App Volumes Manager.

Sync Entities with Active Directory

You can view the updated list of entities by using the Sync functionality. The Sync button synchronizes all entities with the Active Directory. An entity can be a User, Computer, Group, or OUs (Organizational Units).

Procedure

  1. From App Volumes Manager, click DIRECTORY.
  2. Click the desired Entity tab.
    Entity can be Users, Computers, Groups, or OUs.
  3. Click Sync.
  4. On the Confirm Sync window, click Sync.

Use the Active Directory Entity Page for Application Assignment

You can use this page to assign an App Volumes application to an entity and unassign an application from an entity when the application is already packaged and you need to perform only assign or unassign operations.

To perform assign and unassign operations when an application is not yet packaged, see Assign an App Volumes Application to an Entity and Unassign an Application from an Entity respectively.

When using this page to perform assign and unassign operations, you can be aware of the following additional information:

  • From the Entity page, you can assign only application packages marked as CURRENT.

  • If the application is in a synchronization relationship with the source instance and the assignment synchronization is activated, then you cannot perform the assign operation from this instance (target). Hence, the application is not displayed on this page.

    For more information about the criteria for assignment synchronization, see Criteria for Application Synchronization.

  • When assigning an application, depending on your requirement, you can select the Limit delivery for these assignments option with the assignment.
    Note: This option is available only for non-computer entities ( Users, Groups, and OUs).

    When this option is selected, the Application Assignments section on the Entity details page displays the computer prefix information.

    For more information about the limit delivery option, see Application Assignment to Specific Computers.

  • When assigning an application, depending on your requirement, you can select the Do not deliver for these assignments at startup or login option with the assignment.

    For more information about this option, see Assign an App Volumes Application to an Entity.

Prerequisites

Ensure that the application is packaged.

Procedure

  1. From App Volumes Manager, go to DIRECTORY > Entity.
    Entity details are displayed.
  2. On the Managed Entity page, click the entity name.
  3. On the Entity details page, you can assign and unassign application packages for an entity:
    Option Procedure
    Assign an application to an entity
    1. Click Assign Application.

      Assign Application is present in the Users entity page as part of the CONFIGURATION tab.

    2. Select the desired application.
    3. Click Assign.
    Unassign an application from an entity
    1. Select an application and click Unassign.

      If the entity belongs to Users and has received this application as part of Groups or OUs, then you cannot unassign this application from the entity.

      If the application assignment has a value displayed in the Computers column, then this value indicates that the selected application assignment is removed from that computer only.

      For more information about unassigning an application from an entity, see Unassign an Application from an Entity.
  4. On the Entity details page, you can also assign and unassign an AppStack:
    Option Procedure
    Assign an AppStack to an entity Click Assign AppStack and perform the remaining steps as mentioned in Assigning and Attaching AppStacks.

    Only AppStacks in the Enabled status can be assigned to the entity from the Entity page.
    Unassign an AppStack from an entity Select the AppStack and click Unassign.

    All AppStacks assigned to the entity are displayed.