Build a VOI course

A VOI course is available for classes after it is built.

Restrictions and guidelines

Major optimizations have been made to the agent component in E1006 and later versions. As a best practice, rebuild VOI courses after you upgrade the system to E1006 or later. If you do not rebuild the courses, newly added VOI course functions (such as editing courses) will be unavailable.

Procedure

  1. During the software installation procedure or on the course console, install an operating system for the course (use Windows 10 as an example):

  1. After VM startup, the system enters the Windows setup screen. Specify your language and other preferences, click Next, and then click Install Now.

  1. Accept the license agreement, and select Custom: Install Windows only (advanced).

  1. Click Load driver (L) when Where do you want to install Windows? is prompted. VMs use Virtio drivers. The drivers are not displayed when you install the operating system for the VM. You must load drivers and install the operating system on a disk.

  1. In the dialog box that opens, click OK.

  1. In the dialog box that opens, select all drivers by using the Ctrl or Shift key, and then click Next.

  1. Partition the disk as needed when the Where do you want to install Windows? prompt is displayed, and then click Next. Disk partition is required if you need multiple disks when installing the operating system.

  1. After the installation is complete, configure basic system settings such as region, keyboard layout, network, and account settings.

On the Settings > Accounts > Sign in with Microsoft screen, click Domain join instead in the lower left corner.

  1. Create a user account used to enter the desktop after system installation. After completing system setup, enter the Windows desktop.

 

The user account in this example is only used to enter the desktop after installation. You must switch to an administrator account after entering the desktop. Further system optimizations also require using the administrator account.

 

  1. Switch to the administrator account:

  1. Press shortcut keys Win + X, and then click the Computer Management option.

  1. Click Local Users and Groups. Right-click Administrator, and then select Properties.

  1. In the administrator properties window, clear the Account is Disabled option to enable the administrator account. If you want to customize the course based on the username, configure a password., Then, click OK.

  1. Sign out and then sign in as the administrator to enter the system desktop.

  1. Press shortcut keys Win + X. In the Local Users and Groups window, right-click the created user account, and then click Delete.

  1. Install software: Install VOI student client and other required software, such as office software, Sogou input software, and media players.

 

·          The VOI course-related software cannot be obtained by using the Attach Shared Disk method. To obtain the software, upload it to the course by using the file sharing feature of Windows. Make sure the PC that shares the specific folder is on the same network as the VM, and the VM can access the local network of the PC.

·          To use the quiz, score statistics, and game functions, install Chrome browser (Chrome 45 or higher as a best practice) in the course image. For more information, see H3C Workspace Cloud Desktop Teacher Client User Manual (Education Scenario).

 

  1. Select Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center, click Ethernet. In the dialog box that opens, click Properties. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), and then click Properties. In the dialog box that opens, configure IP settings as needed. Make sure the configured IP address can reach the PC where the sharing files reside. Then, click OK.

  1. Create a folder on the PC, and add the Learningspace_App client installation package and required software to the folder. Right-click on the folder, and select Give access to > Specific people. In the Choose people to share with dialog box, click the  icon next to the Add button, select Everyone, click Add, and then click Share.

  1. Press shortcut keys Win + R on the course VM to open the Run dialog box. Enter double backslash and the IP address of the NIC attached to the network where the local PC and VM reside, and then click OK to open the shared folder. Then copy the Learningspace_App client installation package and other required software to the course VM. For security purposes, cancel sharing after the sharing is complete.

  1. Copy Learningspace_App from the shared disk and then decompress it. Run the application, and then click OK in the language selection dialog box that opens.

  1. Select the VOI endpoint type, select the student client type, and then click Next.

  1. Select the installation path, and then click Install.

 

You can install the Learningspace client only on the C drive for a Windows endpoint.

 

  1. After the installation is complete, install other required software.

  1. Configure and optimize system services.

After basic VM settings are complete, you must optimize the VM to improve VM operation speed and user experience for cloud desktop connection.

  1. Click Install Template Tool, and then select Mount H3CoptTools.

  1. Enter the CD-ROM, and run the H3COptTools application program.

  1. Select VOI Device Education Scenario Template Optimization as the optimization scenario.

  1. Click Check on the homepage to check the operating system.

  1. Click Optimize to optimize failed items.

  1. Select a disk for customizing a user profile.

  1. In the CloudDiskClient installation wizard that opens, select the installation path and click Install to complete installation of CloudDiskClient.

  1. In the VoiAgent installation dialog box, click Next.

  1. In the communication environment settings dialog box, enter the host IP address or domain name (FQDN) for the system management node, use the default port number, and then click Next.

  1. Select the target folder for installing VoiAgent, and then click Install.

  1. After the VoiAgent installation is complete, click Finish.

  1. In the Cloud Driver: License Agreement dialog box that opens, click I accept. In the Cloud driver: installation options dialog box that opens, select the endpoint type corresponding to the course, and click Install. After the installation is complete, click Close.

  1. After performing optimization, restart the operating system to validate the installed software and driver.

  1. After you log in to the operating system, the student client is displayed. Click Return to Local Host and enter password Password@1234 to return to the system desktop.

  1. For domain users, specify a Microsoft AD server as the DNS server for the VOI course to enable automatic domain assignment for the cloud desktops:

  1. Open the Control Panel on the course VM. Navigate to the Network and Sharing Center > Local Area Connection Properties page, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), and then click Properties.

  1. On the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties dialog box, enter the IP address of a Microsoft AD server in the Preferred DN server field.

 

If you have enabled domain tree configuration for the domain server, configure the alternate DNS server address as the domain tree address. For more information about the authentication server, see "Configure authentication servers."

 

  1. Click OK.

  1. Finish and publish the VOI course: After system service configuration and optimization, shut down the course operating system. Then click Finish & Release on the software installation page or click Publish under the course on the course list page.

 

Build a level-2 image in one of the following scenarios. For more information about the image build procedure, see the quick start guide for the education scenario.

·          For endpoints using Intel Core 9th generation and earlier CPUs or non-Intel Core endpoints, if you need to create a VDI course image for Windows 7, create a level-2 image to enable the graphics driver or facilitate the installation of other required software and drivers.

·          For the C200V endpoint, create a level-2 image to install graphics drivers and required software and drivers to create the final course image.

·          An imported level-1 VDI image needs to be processed into a level-2 image to install graphics drivers or other required software and drivers to complete the creation of the final course image.

·          In other scenarios, to achieve a better experience, you can also create a level-2 image.