You can add, remove, and make other changes to app packages on the application detail page for an App Volumes application within the Horizon Universal Console.

Important:

Before editing an App Volumes application, confirm that all of your pods on Microsoft Azure are in a healthy state. Because App Volumes applications are tenant-level resources, the changes you make propagate to all pods, if any pods are unhealthy, this behavior can lead to the application being in an error state.

To view the application detail page for an App Volumes application, go to the App Volumes tab of the Applications page, and click the application in the Application column.

The table that follows describes actions you can perform on the application detail page.

Action

Description

Add an app package to the application

  1. Click New.

    The Add Application Package dialog box displays. Application and Description are pre-populated with the information for the current application.

  2. Under Definition in the New Application Package window, enter the values shown below.

    • Package - Enter a unique name for the package.

    • Description - (Optional) Enter a description for the package.

  3. Below the list of applications, select whether the applications are delivered on-demand or at the next login or startup.

    • On demand - Select this option to deliver the package only after the user clicks the package shortcut.

    • At login - Select this option to deliver the package on login or startup. This option is the default.

  4. Under Desktop for Application Package in the New Application Package window, enter the values shown below.

    • Location - Select a location to filter the set of pods displayed in the Pods drop-down menu.

    • Pod - Select a pod to filter the set of pods displayed in the Image drop-down menu. The drop-down menu displays only pods that have App Volumes enabled, have at least one image with the App Volumes Agent installed, and have Unified Access Gateway enabled.

    • Image - Select an image. The drop-down menu displays only images with the App Volumes Agent installed.

  5. Click Save.

The new app package is displayed in the list on the application detail page.

Change life cycle status for an app package

When you create a package, the system sets the status to New, and when you have finished capturing an application for the package, the system changes the status to Packaged.

From this point on, you can update the status to Tested, Published, or Retired to help you track your inventory of application packages.

Capture an application for an app package.

If you have an app package with status of New, you can capture an application to be packaged in it.

  1. Select the new application package and then click Start Capture.

    The Horizon HTML Access (Blast) login form opens in a new browser tab.

  2. Log in using the same credentials you used to log into the Horizon Universal Console.

  3. In the Horizon HTML Access client, start the capture desktop VM.

  4. Log into the Windows 10 or 11 operating system using the same credentials you used to log into the console.

    A VMware App Volumes - Packaging in progress dialog box with the message Packaging... is displayed on the Windows 10 or 11 desktop.

    Important:

    Do not close this dialog box. If necessary, move it out of the way until you are finished installing the application you want in the application package.

  5. Install an application that you want to package in the application package.

    Note:

    It is a best practice to capture only one application per capture session. Install one application and then finish the capture process. When the application package for that application is visible on the console’s Applications page, then you can capture another application in a new package. See Horizon Cloud - Add a New App Package to an Existing App Volumes Application.

  6. Click OK in the VMware App Volumes - Packaging in progress dialog box. After you are finished installing the application, in the App Volumes – Packaging in progress window click OK. The next App Volumes – Packaging in progress window appears.

    A VMware App Volumes - Packaging in progress dialog box with the message Installation complete? is displayed.

  7. Click Yes.

    A VMware App Volumes - Finalize Package dialog box displays.

  8. Make any desired changes to the name and version, and optionally add a description. The value shown for Name is what appears in the console’s Applications page.

  9. Click Finalize.

    A message displays prompting you to reboot the VM.

  10. Click OK and let the VM reboot.

    As the capture desktop VM is rebooting, your HTML Access client session displays a message that you have been disconnected.

  11. After the capture desktop VM is back online, log in again to see the Packaging successful! message.

  12. Log out of the capture desktop VM.

On the application detail page, the new app package appears with status of Application capture in progress. The status changes to Success when the app package import is complete.

Move an application package

You can move packages from one application to another. When similar Package requirements across Applications exist, you can use the move functionality. When you move a package that has assignments, the corresponding assignments are also updated to reflect the moved application package.

Note:

  • When you move a package, the realization of the package for desktop attachments might take up to 30 minutes. Therefore, users might not receive the application on their desktops until the package is realized on the pod.

  • In a single assignment, a package is supported for one application only. When you move a package from one application to another application within the same assignment, a collision occurs and the moved package does not attach.

If the package you want to move has the CURRENT marker set, unset the marker before you move the package. See information that follows about removing a marker from an app package.

  1. Select … > Move.

  2. Select the destination application from the drop-down list.

  3. Click Save.

    The following results might occur depending on if the moved application had assignments or not, if the application had a marker or not, and if the move was successful or not.

    • On the same page, the source application page, a success message appears at the top of the page.

    • On the destination application page, the moved application package appears. Also, if the package had one or more assignments, a message appears about the move succeeding or failing.

      If the move succeeds, another message appears about the assignment updating successfully.

      If the move fails, the message advises you what to do next.

    • If the package had one or more assignments, the assignment page of each impacted assignment displays the moved application package under the new application name.

Add a marker to an app package

To add a marker, click Markers and select the marker from the drop-down menu. Any marker you add to an app package is associated with that app package during the assignment creation process. For more information, see Horizon Cloud - Create an App Volumes Assignment.

Remove a marker from and app package

To remove or unset a marker, click Markers and select the Unset option for the marker you want to remove.

Edit an app package
  1. Click ... > Edit.

  2. Change the name and description as needed.

  3. Below the list of applications, select whether the applications are delivered on-demand or at the next login or startup.

    • On demand - Select this option to deliver the package only after the user clicks the package shortcut.

    • At login - Select this option to deliver the package on login or startup. This is the default.

  4. Click Save.

Click ... > Edit, make your changes, and click Save.

Remove an app package from the application

Click ... > Remove.

Note:

You cannot remove an app package that is associated with an assignment.

Update the image for an app package

Click ... > Update, make your changes, and click Save.