Install App Volumes Agent

When delivering App Volumes applications to a virtual desktop infrastructure, App Volumes agent must be installed on the packaging computer and target desktops. App Volumes agent can be directly installed on Windows endpoints using device management tools. This installation allows you to deliver applications to Windows endpoints.

When using App Volumes agent in the virtual desktop environment, for improved security, deactivate weak ciphers in SSL and TLS to ensure that Windows-based machines running the agent do not use weak ciphers when they communicate using SSL/TLS protocol. See Disable Weak Ciphers in SSL and TLS in the Horizon 7 documentation.

Important: Do not install the agent on the same machine where the App Volumes Manager is installed.

You can also install the agent silently using the Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI). See Install App Volumes Agent Silently for more information.

Prerequisites

• Verify that your environment meets System Requirements.

• Verify that your account has local administrator privileges on the target computer.

Virtual Desktop Environment

If you want to deliver App Volumes applications to a virtual desktop infrastructure, then ensure that you make note of these prerequisites including the ones mentioned earlier:

• Ensure that you have installed the App Volumes Manager and you have the host IP address and port number.

• Windows Update

  • For a non-persistent virtual desktop, install the latest Windows Update on the target computer and subsequently deactivate the Update.

    When you have application packages or Writable Volumes and the Windows Update is not deactivated on the target computer, the system volume or the Writable Volumes might get corrupted.

  • For a persistent virtual desktop, you can install the latest Windows Update and keep the Update activated.

• If you intend to use this virtual machine as a packaging computer, create a clean snapshot or take a backup of this machine. Revert to this snapshot or the backup before packaging new application packages.

• Using Omnissa App Volumes on a persistent virtual desktop:

  • Separate base images must be used when upgrading the App Volumes agent for persistent and non-persistent pool deployments.

  • Ensure that you are aware of the rest of the considerations for Using App Volumes on a Persistent Virtual Desktop.

Windows Endpoints

Ensure that you are aware of the information present in Deliver App Volumes Applications Using Device Management Tools.

Procedure

1. Go to the Customer Connect page.

   1. Click Downloads.
   2. In the Products A-Z listing, search for App Volumes and click Download Product.
   3. In the Download App Volumes page, navigate to the desired edition, and click GO TO DOWNLOADS.
   4. In the Download Product page, download the files.

2. Run the App Volumes installer.

   The same installer is used to install App Volumes Manager and the agent.

3. Read and accept the End User License Agreement and click Next.

4. Select Install App Volumes Agent and click Next.

5. Depending on how you want to deliver an App Volumes application to the user, select the desired method and perform the operations:

   Options	Procedure
   Directly to a Windows endpoint	Select Configure agent without App Volumes Manager.
   Virtual desktop environment	Do the following: Select App Volumes Manager Enter the IP address and port number. Note: The default port number for App Volumes Manager is 443. Enter 80 for the port number if you have configured App Volumes Manager to listen on an HTTP port. (Optional) If you do not want the agent to validate the App Volumes Manager certificate, check the Disable Certificate Validation with App Volumes Manager box. Certificate validation is enabled by default. In the Machine Type window, select the desired option. In addition to the information about the options provided in the installer window, see Using App Volumes on a Persistent Virtual Desktop. Click Install.

6. Follow any on-screen instructions.

7. To exit the wizard after the installation is complete, click Finish.

8. To complete the agent installation, restart your packaging virtual machine.

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