Virtual applications (office scenario)

Overview

Application virtualization decouples applications from the underlying operating system and deliver the applications as a service to end users. Users can use the applications bound to their user accounts on any endpoints without having to worry about installation or security issues.

Restrictions and guidelines

• ARM hosts do not support virtual applications.

• When you deploy an application server, follow these guidelines:

• The application server must run a Windows Server operating system, preferably Windows Server 2012 R2. Before configuring the application server, upload a Windows Server system image file to create the system image for the application server.

• Deploy the RDS service. If the RDS service is not available, users cannot connect to the server or use the applications published by the server.

• Virtual applications are available only for domain users.

• Virtual applications support only VDI desktop images.

• Check the H3C Workspace cloud desktop software and hardware compatibility matrixes for the supported virtual applications.

Configuration workflow

1. Set up cloud desktops in bulk as application servers:

1. Create a system image.

2. Create a VDI desktop image based on the system image.

3. Build the desktop image:

• Install an operating system and application software.

• Configure DNS settings and install the VDI agent .

• Configure system optimization settings.

4. Create a desktop pool based on the built desktop image. A desktop pool for virtual applications must use the VDI desktop type and domain users as the desktop assignment target.

5. Deploy cloud desktops based on the desktop image in the desktop pool. Install the RDS service on a cloud desktop if you want to create an application server by using the cloud desktop.

2. Create an application server based on a deployed cloud desktop. After Space Console connects to the application server, you can obtain the applications available to publish on the server. For more information, see "Application servers."

3. Create an application group to publish the available applications on the application server to designated domain users, domain user groups, or OUs. For more information, see "Application groups."

4. After logging in through the Space Console client, a user can view the applications published by the application server on the Virtual Applications tab and use the applications as needed.