Once the template is available in the tenant, you will be able to create your RDS image.   When creating an image, you have the option to choose a Traditional Clone or an Instant Clone.  When using a Traditional Clone, a full copy of the image will be used for each RDS Host deployed. Note: In Horizon Cloud - Instant Clone RDS Hosts are not supported. When creating an RDS Image in Horizon Cloud, be sure to disable Instant Clone when installing the Horizon Agent.  This is already done for you in the lab.

To create an RDS image:

1. From the Horizon Cloud Administration Console click Inventory.
2. Click Images.
3. Click New.
4. In the Convert Desktop Image Section, in the Desktop window type HOL
5. Select HOL-RDSH.
6. Click the scroll bar to the OS Properties section.
7. Click the Instant Clone slider to set it to NO.
8. Confirm Image Name is set to HOL-RDSH.
9. For Company Name enter VMware.
10. Click the scroll bar to the Admin Credentials section.
11. Click on each field and type the following:

• Username: Administrator
• Password: VMware1!
• Confirm Password: VMware1!

12. Click Publish.

Once the Image creation process is complete, the image status will now report as Published.

Applications are captured to VMDK files, called AppStacks, and provisioned through entitlements. Administrators manage this process with the Horizon Cloud Administrative Console. Applications are presented to the operating system (OS) as if they were natively installed. Quickly providing users with applications that require no installation reduces infrastructure strain and overhead and simplifies application life-cycle management. When an application is no longer required, you can easily remove it.  Administrators can assign, update, or remove applications at the next user login or in real time. You can assign AppStacks to a user or group, as part of a desktop pool deployment, or to a computer for use with an RDSH server. When an AppStack is assigned to a user or group, it is attached at user login. When an AppStack is assigned to a computer, it is attached when the OS has finished loading and before any user has logged in

AppStacks are used to provide instant delivery of applications to users.

To create an AppStack:

1. Click on the VMware Workstation icon in the bottom left corner of the screen.
2. After login, click to open the custom-made App Capture Command Prompt.
3. To save time and typing, we've pre-filled in the command for you. Hit Enter to continue.

Command Breakdown:

appcapture /n W10x64-Firefox.49

appcapture is the name of the AppStack creation tool.

/n is the name flag. This AppStack is named W10x64-Firefox.49

This step will walk you through the creation of an AppStack with an example application. This AppStack can be assigned as a native application to users within Horizon Cloud.  

After preparing the Workstation VM for AppStack creation - install Firefox 49.

1. Click on the Firefox Setup icon to begin the setup process.
2. Click on Next.
3. Click on Next.
4. Click on Install.
5. To save time - deselect Launch Firefox now.
6. Click Finish.

Finalizing the AppStack creates a VHD, a VMDK and a JSON file which need to be added to the Horizon Cloud Application Share to be scanned and consumed by Horizon Cloud.

1. Click back in the command prompt and hit Enter.
2. Hit Enter again and watch the Workstation VM reboot.
3. Once the Workstation VM has logged back in, note the VHD and VMDK files generated as part of the AppStack creation process.
4. Select the VMware ProgramData folder on the top left.
5. Click into the AppCapture folder.
6. Click into the appvhds folder.
7. Click the W10x64-Firefox.49.json file.
8. Click the W10x64-Firefox.49.vmdk file.
9. Click the W10x64-Firefox.49.vmdk file.
10. Click Copy.
11. Open the App Volumes Share in the top left.
12. Click in the folder.
13. Click Paste.

Congratulations! You've now created an AppStack and shared it with Horizon Cloud from your VMware Workstation VM.

Now that you know how to create an AppStack, we are now ready to entitle an application to a user. Although we created a Firefox application AppStack earlier, we will assign a different application that was already packaged and imported into the environment and attached to an RDSH host.

1. At the bottom of the screen, select the Chrome Browser to go back to the Horizon Cloud Images screen.
2. On the left-hand side of your Horizon Cloud Administration Console, click Assign.
3. On the Assignment Page click New.

You see two options listed; one is to assign applications and the other is to assign a desktop. In this lab, we will be assigning an Application. If you would like to assign a Desktop to an end user, please look at this lab (NOTE: You will leave the current Simulation if you click that link!).

3. Click Get Started under Applications.
4. Click Okay when warned about Application Mappings. This is merely reminding you that you need RDS Hosts to publish applications.
5. Confirm the Domain is DF and the Join Domain Slider is set to ON.
6. Click on the scroll bar to the Flexible Attributes section.
7. In the Assignment Name field type Calculator.
8. Set the number of Servers by clicking in the field and typing 1.
9. Click Next to continue.
10. Scroll down to the Calculator program by clicking the scroll bar.
11. Click the checkbox next to calculator to add it to the assignment.
12. Click Next to continue.
13. Click on the Active Directory Search box.
14. Type 'hcu' to begin searching
15. Select hcuser.
16. Confirm DF\hcuser is listed in the Selected Users/User Groups section.
17. Click Next.
18. Take a moment to confirm all the settings, then click the scroll bar to navigate to the bottom of the page to view the remaining settings.
19. Click Submit.

Now you are ready to test the application assignment just created.

1. At the top left, click on the New Tab button next to the currently open tab.
2. Click the Horizon Cloud Web Client bookmark.
3. Username: hcuser
4. Password: VMware1!
5. Click Login to continue.
6. Launch the RDS App by clicking on Calculator.

Congratulations! You now have a working remote calculator.

This concludes the Application Management portion of the lab. If you have any other questions or would like to demo Horizon Cloud, please consult the Horizon Cloud page on VMware.com for more information.