App Volumes Manager can be installed in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace for Remote Apps and Desktops experience. You can use the Azure Marketplace offer and deploy an Azure virtual machine with App Volumes Manager already installed and partially configured.
The rest of the App Volumes Manager configuration can be done using the App Volumes Manager admin UI. The Azure Marketplace offer also has the capability to integrate Azure Virtual Desktop with App Volumes Manager which allows you to entitle applications directly in Azure Virtual Desktop. The integration between Azure Virtual Desktop and App Volumes Manager triggers an automatic synchronization between App Volumes Manager and Azure Virtual Desktop resulting in App attach packages getting created. Administrators can assign these App attach packages to host pools, create application groups, and assign the application groups to the user or user groups.
Important
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To integrate App Volumes Manager with Azure Virtual Desktop, only Microsoft Entra ID can be used as the registered domain.
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If you only have Active Directory, then in addition to selecting the Azure Virtual Desktop integration when deploying App Volumes Manager through the Azure Marketplace offer, you need to use Microsoft Entra Connect to synchronize entities from your Active Directory to Entra ID.
For more information about Microsoft Entra Connect, see the Microsoft documentation.
Deployment Considerations
Note the following regarding this deployment:
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The Azure Marketplace solution is not supported for Omnissa App Volumes 2.x.
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The Azure Marketplace solution with Azure Virtual Desktop integration is supported for App Volumes 4, version 2410 and later only.
Configuration Scenarios of Azure Marketplace Deployment of App Volumes Manager
Based on your environment and requirements, you can determine which configuration scenario to choose when deploying App Volumes Manager in Azure Marketplace.
| Environment and Requirements | Azure Virtual Desktop with Entra ID | Azure Virtual Desktop with Entra ID (hybrid) | Azure Virtual Desktop with Active Directory (Legacy) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered domain in App Volumes Manager | Entra ID | Entra ID | Active Directory |
| Availability of AVD Integration functionality in the Azure Marketplace Offer | Yes | Yes | No |
| Requirement of Microsoft Entra Connect | No | Yes You need to use Microsoft Entra Connect to synchronize entities from your Active Directory to Entra ID. For more information, see Hybrid Identity. | Yes Microsoft Entra Connect must be installed on the Active Directory Domain Controller. |
| Azure Virtual Desktop host pool domains | Entra ID | Entra ID | Active Directory |
| Supported Application Group type in Azure | Desktop and RemoteApp | Desktop and RemoteApp | RemoteApp |
| Application synchronization with Azure Virtual Desktop | Automatic application synchronization occurs between App Volumes Manager and Azure Virtual Desktop when these are integrated using the Integration tab in App Volumes Manager admin UI. This tab allows you to configure the integration between App Volumes Manager and Azure Virtual Desktop. This integration synchronizes the CURRENT packages and certain application properties between App Volumes Manager and Azure Virtual Desktop. | Automatic application synchronization occurs between App Volumes Manager and Azure Virtual Desktop when these are integrated using the Integration tab in App Volumes Manager admin UI. This tab allows you to configure the integration between App Volumes Manager and Azure Virtual Desktop. This integration synchronizes the CURRENT packages and certain application properties between App Volumes Manager and Azure Virtual Desktop. | Manual configuration such as creating application groups, application properties such as application path, icon path, and other related information is required. |
| Entitle applications | Assignment can be done only in Azure Virtual Desktop. User or user group can be assigned to application group in Azure Virtual Desktop. | Assignment can be done only in Azure Virtual Desktop User or user group can be assigned to application group in Azure Virtual Desktop. | Assignment needs to be done in App Volumes Manager and Azure Virtual Desktop. User needs to be assigned to an application in App Volumes Manager admin UI and the same user must be assigned to the application group in Azure Virtual Desktop. |
| What to do next | See Workflow for deploying App Volumes Manager using Azure Marketplace. | See Workflow for deploying App Volumes Manager using Azure Marketplace. | If you want to use your existing App Volumes Manager registered with Active Directory domain or if you have already deployed earlier versions (2406 and earlier) of App Volumes Manager on Azure Virtual Desktop and want to upgrade to the current version of App Volumes Manager, then continue using the workflow as described in this documentation. |
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