This documentation page describes the options available on the Horizon Universal Console Multi-Pod Images page. The Multi-Pod Images page provides a dashboard display of the images registered in the image catalog, allowing you to view details about managed images and image versions. The Multi-Pod Images page also serves as a command center where you can initiate Horizon Image Management Service actions.

Note: The console provides navigation to two distinct image-related pages, with navigation labels Images - Multi-Pod and Images - Multi-Pod. The Multi-Pod Images page described here provides all the multi-pod-capable image features of the Horizon Image Management Service. The Images page only provides the features for single-pod images. For more information about single-pod images, see Managing Published Images for Horizon Cloud Pods in Microsoft Azure.

On the console's Multi-Pod Images page, you can view details and initiate actions for your managed images. Then from this main page, you can navigate to sub-pages that show more details about each image's versions.

Multi-Pod Images - Main Page

To display the Multi-Pod Images page in the console, select Inventory > Images - Multi-Pod.

Table 1. Per-Image Information Columns on the Main Multi-Pod Images page
Column Description
Status The availability status of the image:
  • During the import and publishing processes, this column displays the in-progress (cycling arrow in-progress icon) status.
  • After the image publication is complete, this column displays the Available status, indicating that the image is ready to be managed and used in desktop assignments.
Image Name The name of the image that you defined when you added the image to the image catalog.
Description The description of the image that you optionally defined when you added the image to the image catalog.
Versions Number of versions of this image that you have created.
Platform For each image, this column provides a brief indication of the deployment type that relates to that image.
  • Private Data Center indicates that the image is sourced from the vSphere environment of a Horizon pod deployment.
  • Microsoft Azure indicates that the image is sourced from a Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure deployment.
Attention: Images can only be published to pods that share the same pod deployment type. For example, images from Horizon deployments can only be published to the same type, and images from Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure deployments can only be published to Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure deployments.
OS Operating system of the image.
Modified on Timestamp of the most recent changes made to the image.

The main page also contains buttons that allow you to initiate the actions described in the following table. To access many of these action buttons, you must first select an image by clicking the selection button at the far left of its row.

Table 2. Actions Available from the Main Multi-Pod Images Page
Action Description
OS Optimization Tool At the top of the page, there is a banner containing a link to a download page for the Windows OS Optimization Tool for VMware Horizon product. This product prepares and optimizes Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Windows Server systems for use with Horizon Cloud.
Create from Azure Marketplace Opens the Import Virtual Machine - Marketplace wizard that lets you import a source image from the Microsoft Azure Marketplace into the image catalog. See Create an Image by Importing a VM from the Microsoft Azure Marketplace.
To use this option:
  • If you have a blended fleet of Horizon pods and Horizon Cloud pods, click New > Create from Azure Marketplace.
  • If you only have Horizon Cloud pods, click New.
Import from vCenter Opens the Import Images wizard that lets you import a source image from a vCenter Server instance into the image catalog. See First-Gen Tenants - IMS and Horizon 8 Pods - Import an Image from vCenter into the Image Catalog.
To use this option:
  • If your pod fleet consists of both Horizon pods that are based on Connection Server) and pod-manager-based pods in Microsoft Azure, click New > Import from vCenter.
  • If your pod fleet consists solely of Horizon pods — the pods that run on Connection Server — click New.
Edit Allows you to edit the description of an image registered in the image catalog. See Edit the Details of an Image.
Disable Puts the image in a deactivated state. When you deactivate an image, you cannot use any of its versions under that image for new desktop assignments.

Existing desktop assignments that already use a version of the image are not affected.

Note: This option is only available for Horizon pods that are based on Connection Server.
Setup Credentials Allows you to configure the user login information for accessing your vCenter Server instances. See Cloud-Connected Horizon Pods - Configure the vCenter Server Instances for Use with Horizon Image Management Service.

Select vCenter > Setup Credentials to use this option.

Note: If you do not have any Horizon pods that are based on Connection Server, this option does not appear.
Scan Image Inventory Scans your vCenter Server instances for images.

Select vCenter > Scan Image Inventory to use this option.

Note: If you do not have any Horizon pods that are based on Connection Server, this option does not appear.
Enable Returns a deactivated image to an enabled state. New desktop assignments can use the versions of an enabled image.
Note: If you do not have any Horizon pods that are based on Connection Server, this option does not appear.
Rescan Status Rescans the topology of the pod (vCenter Servers, datastores, hosts, clusters, datastore paths) and reports any changes that have occurred since the pod was connected.
  • This task cannot be performed while image preparation in progress.
  • The Import from vCenter andSetup Credentials options are not available while the rescan is running.
Refresh icon Refreshes the page display.
Download Image Catalog Usage Report icon Downloads the Image Catalog Usage Report, containing all image and image version data in CSV format.

Clicking the name of an image opens the detailed sub-page for that image.

Image Details Page

To open the details page for an image, click the image name in the main Multi-Pod Images page.

Information about the image appears the header at the top of the page. This information includes the image's name, status, and OS, and the number of versions registered under the image.

The image versions appear in a list below the header. Information about each image version appears in the columns of the list.

Table 3. Per-Version Information Columns on the Image Details Page
Column Description
Status The availability status of the image version:
  • When you first import, create, or publish a version, this column displays the in-progress (Cycling arrow icon representing operation that is in progress) status. The in-progress status also applies to the image version when it undergoes other types of changes, such as a change in marker association.
  • After the import or creation of the version is complete, this column displays the Deployment Complete status, indicating that the version is ready to be published.
  • After the publication of the version is complete, this column displays the Available status, indicating that the version is ready for use in desktop assignments.
  • If a problem occurred while attempting to import or publish the version, this column displays the Failed status. If it is available, you can click the information icon next to the status to view details about the possible cause of the failure.
Version The numeric label of the image version.
  • Major versions are labeled as whole integers (for example, 2.0).
  • Minor versions are labeled in dot increments (for example, 1.1).
Markers List of markers assigned to the image version.

A marker is like a tag or a label that you, as the admin, put on an image version when you import or create an image, or when you create a new version of an image. You set a marker for the purpose of referring to that marker later when you create a multi-cloud assignment based on that image version.
Description The description of the image version that you optionally defined when you created the version.
Modified on Timestamp of the most recent changes made to the image version.

The image details page also contains buttons that allow you to initiate the actions described in the following table. To access many of these action buttons, you must first select an image version by clicking the selection button at the far left of the row.

Table 4. Actions Available from the Image Details Page
Action Description
New Image Opens a dialog box which lets you create an image using the selected image version as the baseline. See Create an Image in the Catalog.
New Version Opens a dialog box which lets you create an image version using the selected version as the baseline. See Create a New Image Version.
Edit Opens a dialog box which lets you associate new or existing markers with the image version. See Update Desktop Assignments with a Customized Image.
Disable Puts the image version in a deactivated state. When you deactivate an image version, you cannot use the version for new desktop assignments.

Existing desktop assignments that already use the image version are not affected.

Note: This option is only available for Horizon pods that are based on Connection Server.
Publish Opens the Publish Image dialog box which lets you specify configuration options for publishing the image version. See First-Gen Horizon Cloud - Overview of Publish an Image Version - IMS.

To access the Publish button, click the more (...) button that displays the menu of advanced commands.
Enable Returns a deactivated image version to an enabled state. Enabling an image version makes it available again for use in desktop assignments.

To access the Enable button, click the more (...) button that displays the menu of advanced commands.

Note: This option is only available for Horizon pods that are based on Connection Server.
Delete Deletes an image version that is not being used by an assignment. See Delete an Image or Image Version.
Republish Retries publishing an image version when publishing has failed. See Republish an Image Version Using the Horizon Universal Console.
Note: This option is only available for pods on Microsoft Azure.
Unpublish Removes all the image copies and brings back the source VM to Deployment Complete status. See Unpublish an Image Version.
Note: This option is only available for pods on Microsoft Azure.
refresh icon Refreshes the page display.

Clicking the version number in a row opens the details page for that image version.

Image Version Details Page

To open the details page for an image version, click the version number in the image details page.

The page header displays the name of the image that the version belongs to, the version number, the status of the image version, the operating system, and the number of pods.

Below the header, there are two tables, one providing information about the copies of the image version located in your pods and the other about pools or assignments based on the image version.

  • Information About Image Copies
    Column Description
    Status The availability status of each copy of the image version:
    • During the replication process as the image version is being copied to the content library of the source pod, this column displays the in-progress (Cycling arrow icon representing operation that is in progress) status.
      Note:
      • For Horizon pods, the content library is the vCenter Server associated with the pod.
      • For Horizon Cloud pods in Microsoft Azure, the content library is the Microsoft Azure Shared Image Gallery definition corresponding to the pod.
    • After the image version is copied to the content library of the source pod, the status changes to Deployment Complete.
    • After the image version is copied to the content library of a pod other than the source, the status changes to Available.
    • If a problem occurred while attempting to copy the image version, this column displays the Failed status. If it is available, you can click the information icon next to the status to view details about the possible cause of the failure.
    Pod Name of the Horizon pod in which the copy of the image version resides.
    File Path Path where the image copy is located.
    • For copies in Horizon pods that are based on Connection Server, this is the vCenter IP address.
    • For copies in pods on Microsoft Azure, this is the path assigned by Microsoft Azure in the resource group for your Microsoft Azure subscription.
      Note: There is a known issue that might cause the file path not to display for images sourced from Microsoft Azure and moved from the Imported VMs page.
    Copy Name The name of the copy as it appears in the pod. This name is formed using the image name and version number, and is the same for all copies listed.
    Modified On Date and time this copy was last modified.
  • Information About Desktop Pools and Assignments — the information shown depends on the type of image.
    • Information About Desktop Pools (Images From Horizon Deployments)
      Column Description
      Name Name of the pool or assignment created in the console.
      Provisioning Type Method of provisioning the desktop pool or assignment.
    • Information About Desktop Assignments (Images From Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure deployments)
      Column Description
      Name Assignment name.
      Markers Markers associated with the assignment.

      This is the same marker you set up during image import as described in the preceding "Per-Version Information Columns on the Image Details Page" table.
      Pod Name of the pod from which the desktop assignment is provisioned.