VMware Horizon – Setup RDS Application Pool

Release date: March 18th 2019

Welcome to my VMware Horizon series. In this session I will describe how I setup an RDS Application Pool. This pool will be deployed in my newly created RDS Farm.

Select Application Pools from the menu on the left, Add

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I select the RDS farm «RdsFarm01», and choose to publish Paint and Snipping Tool. I make sure Pre-launch is selected, Next

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Read more about the Pre-launch feature from VMware here: Enable the Application Pre-Launch Feature in Horizon Client

 

I don’t adjust ID or Display Name at this time, but tick «Entitle users after this wizard finishes», Finish

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Click Add… to open the «Find Users or Groups»-wizard

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I search for my test users group, View_Users, and adds this, OK

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Entitlements done, Close

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My new application pools are now ready for my test-users

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The users will now be able to launch the applications from the Horizon portal

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VMware Horizon planning, deployment etc.

 

Disclaimer: Every tips/tricks/posting I have published here, is tried and tested in different it-solutions. It is not guaranteed to work everywhere, but is meant as a tip for other users out there. Remember, Google is your friend and don’t be afraid to steal with pride! Feel free to comment below as needed.

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