This documentation page describes the options available in the Multi-Pod Images UI of the first-gen Horizon Universal Console.
Important: This information applies solely when you have access to a first-gen tenant environment in the first-gen control plane. As described in KB-92424, the first-gen control plane has reached end of availability (EOA). See that article for details.
Brief Introduction
The console provides navigation to two distinct image-related pages, with navigation labels Images - Multi-Pod and Images - Multi-Pod.
The Multi-Pod Images page described here provides all the multi-pod-capable image features of the Horizon Image Management Service. The Images page only provides the features for single-pod images. For more information about single-pod images, see Managing Published Images for Horizon Cloud Pods in Microsoft Azure.
The Multi-Pod Images page provides a dashboard display of the images registered in the image catalog, allowing you to view details about managed images and image versions. The Multi-Pod Images page also serves as a command center where you can initiate Horizon Image Management Service actions.
On the console's Multi-Pod Images page, you can view details and initiate actions for your managed images. Then from this main page, you can navigate to sub-pages that show more details about each image's versions.
Multi-Pod Images - Main Page
To display the Multi-Pod Images page in the console, select Inventory > Images - Multi-Pod.
| Column | Description |
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| Status | The availability status of the image:
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| Image Name | The name of the image that you defined when you added the image to the image catalog. |
| Description | The description of the image that you optionally defined when you added the image to the image catalog. |
| Versions | Number of versions of this image that you have created. |
| Platform | For each image, this column provides a brief indication of the deployment type that relates to that image.
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| OS | Operating system of the image. |
| Modified on | Timestamp of the most recent changes made to the image. |
The main page also contains buttons that allow you to initiate the actions described in the following table. To access many of these action buttons, you must first select an image by clicking the selection button at the far left of its row.
| Action | Description |
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| OS Optimization Tool | At the top of the page, there is a banner containing a link to a download page for the Windows OS Optimization Tool for Horizon product. This product prepares and optimizes Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Windows Server systems for use with Horizon Cloud. |
| Create from Azure Marketplace | Opens the Import Virtual Machine - Marketplace wizard that lets you import a source image from the Microsoft Azure Marketplace into the image catalog. See Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure Deployments - Import an Image into the Image Catalog.
To use this option:
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| Import from vCenter | Opens the Import Images wizard that lets you import a source image from a vCenter Server instance into the image catalog. See First-Gen Tenants - IMS and Horizon 8 Pods - Import an Image from vCenter into the Image Catalog.
To use this option:
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| Edit | Allows you to edit the description of an image registered in the image catalog. See Edit the Details of an Image. |
| Disable | Puts the image in a deactivated state. When you deactivate an image, you cannot use any of its versions under that image for new desktop assignments. Existing desktop assignments that already use a version of the image are not affected. Note: This option is only available for Horizon pods that are based on Connection Server. |
| Setup Credentials | Allows you to configure the user login information for accessing your vCenter Server instances. See First-Gen Horizon Cloud, IMS, and Horizon 8 Pods - Configuring the vCenter Server Instances. Select vCenter > Setup Credentials to use this option. Note: If you do not have any Horizon pods that are based on Connection Server, this option does not appear. |
| Scan Image Inventory | Scans your vCenter Server instances for images. Select vCenter > Scan Image Inventory to use this option. Note: If you do not have any Horizon pods that are based on Connection Server, this option does not appear. |
| Enable | Returns a deactivated image to an enabled state. New desktop assignments can use the versions of an enabled image. Note: If you do not have any Horizon pods that are based on Connection Server, this option does not appear. |
| Rescan Status | Rescans the topology of the pod (vCenter Servers, datastores, hosts, clusters, datastore paths) and reports any changes that have occurred since the pod was connected.
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 | Refreshes the page display. |
 | Downloads the Image Catalog Usage Report, containing all image and image version data in CSV format. |
Clicking the name of an image opens the detailed sub-page for that image.
Image Details Page
To open the details page for an image, click the image name in the main Multi-Pod Images page.
Information about the image appears the header at the top of the page. This information includes the image's name, status, and OS, and the number of versions registered under the image.
The image versions appear in a list below the header. Information about each image version appears in the columns of the list.
| Column | Description |
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| Status | The availability status of the image version:
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| Version | The numeric label of the image version.
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| Markers | List of markers assigned to the image version. A marker is like a tag or a label that you, as the admin, put on an image version when you import or create an image, or when you create a new version of an image. You set a marker for the purpose of referring to that marker later when you create a multi-cloud assignment based on that image version. |
| Description | The description of the image version that you optionally defined when you created the version. |
| Modified on | Timestamp of the most recent changes made to the image version. |
The image details page also contains buttons that allow you to initiate the actions described in the following table. To access many of these action buttons, you must first select an image version by clicking the selection button at the far left of the row.
| Action | Description |
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| New Image | Opens a dialog box which lets you create an image using the selected image version as the baseline. See First-Gen Tenants - Horizon 8 - Create an Image from an Existing Image. |
| New Version | Opens a dialog box which lets you create an image version using the selected version as the baseline. See Create a New Image Version. |
| Edit | Opens a dialog box which lets you associate new or existing markers with the image version. See Update Desktop Assignments with a Customized Image. |
| Disable | Puts the image version in a deactivated state. When you deactivate an image version, you cannot use the version for new desktop assignments. Existing desktop assignments that already use the image version are not affected. Note: This option is only available for Horizon pods that are based on Connection Server. |
| Publish | Opens the Publish Image dialog box which lets you specify configuration options for publishing the image version. See First-Gen Horizon Cloud - IMS - Publishing the Image Version. To access the Publish button, click the more (...) button that displays the menu of advanced commands. |
| Enable | Returns a deactivated image version to an enabled state. Enabling an image version makes it available again for use in desktop assignments. To access the Enable button, click the more (...) button that displays the menu of advanced commands. Note: This option is only available for Horizon pods that are based on Connection Server. |
| Delete | Deletes an image version that is not being used by an assignment. See Delete an Image or Image Version. |
| Republish | Retries publishing an image version when publishing has failed. See Republish an Image Version Using the Horizon Universal Console. Note: This option is only available for pods on Microsoft Azure. |
| Unpublish | Removes all the image copies and brings back the source VM to Deployment Complete status. See Unpublish an Image Version. Note: This option is only available for pods on Microsoft Azure. |
| Refreshes the page display. |
Clicking the version number in a row opens the details page for that image version.
Image Version Details Page
To open the details page for an image version, click the version number in the image details page.
The page header displays the name of the image that the version belongs to, the version number, the status of the image version, the operating system, and the number of pods.
Below the header, there are two tables, one providing information about the copies of the image version located in your pods and the other about pools or assignments based on the image version.
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Information About Image Copies
Column Description Status The availability status of each copy of the image version: - During the replication process as the image version is being copied to the content library of the source pod, this column displays the in-progress (
) status.
Note:
- For Horizon pods, the content library is the vCenter Server associated with the pod.
- For Horizon Cloud pods in Microsoft Azure, the content library is the Microsoft Azure Shared Image Gallery definition corresponding to the pod.
- After the image version is copied to the content library of the source pod, the status changes to Deployment Complete.
- After the image version is copied to the content library of a pod other than the source, the status changes to Available.
- If a problem occurred while attempting to copy the image version, this column displays the Failed status. If it is available, you can click the information icon next to the status to view details about the possible cause of the failure.
Pod Name of the Horizon pod in which the copy of the image version resides. File Path Path where the image copy is located. - For copies in Horizon pods that are based on Connection Server, this is the vCenter IP address.
- For copies in pods on Microsoft Azure, this is the path assigned by Microsoft Azure in the resource group for your Microsoft Azure subscription.
Note: There is a known issue that might cause the file path not to display for images sourced from Microsoft Azure and moved from the Imported VMs page.
Copy Name The name of the copy as it appears in the pod. This name is formed using the image name and version number, and is the same for all copies listed. Modified On Date and time this copy was last modified. - During the replication process as the image version is being copied to the content library of the source pod, this column displays the in-progress (
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Information About Desktop Pools and Assignments — the information shown depends on the type of image.
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Information About Desktop Pools (Images From Horizon Deployments)
Column Description Name Name of the pool or assignment created in the console. Provisioning Type Method of provisioning the desktop pool or assignment. -
Information About Desktop Assignments (Images From Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure deployments)
Column Description Name Assignment name. Markers Markers associated with the assignment. This is the same marker you set up during image import as described in the preceding "Per-Version Information Columns on the Image Details Page" table. Pod Name of the pod from which the desktop assignment is provisioned.
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Image-Related Options in the Inventory Menu of the Horizon Universal Console
The console's navigation bar's Inventory menu provides access to pages for working with assets that are in your environment's inventory, such as RDSH farms, assignable images and applications, and imported virtual machines (VMs). The image-related options you see in this menu vary depending on the pod types in your pod fleet.
When Your Pod Fleet Consists Solely of Cloud-Connected Horizon 8 Pods
As described in the Horizon Cloud Deployment Guide, such pods are based on Horizon Connection Server software. In this scenario, the Inventory menu displays the Images - Multi-Pod option. This opens the Multi-Pod Images page that provides all the multi-pod-capable image features of the Horizon Image Management Service. These features provide for creating images that are can be shared across multiple pods. See the section Multi-Pod Images Page.
When Your Pod Fleet Consists Solely of Pods Deployed in Microsoft Azure
As described in the Horizon Cloud Deployment Guide, this pod type is based on the Horizon Cloud pod-manager technology. In this scenario, the options shown in the console will vary based on the following criteria:
- All of your pods are at manifest version 2632 or later.
- Your tenant environment is configured to use Universal Broker.
- Your customer account is enabled to use Horizon Image Management Service for pods deployed in Microsoft Azure.
If all of these criteria are met, the Inventory menu shows two options: Images and Images - Multi-Pod. Otherwise, the menu shows only the Images option. These two options are described below.
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Images - Opens the Images page that provides the image-related work flows for publishing an image to a single pod only, and the actions that the system provides for use with such per-pod images. These are the work flows that are described in Convert a Configured Image VM to an Assignable Image in Horizon Cloud and Managing Published Images for Horizon Cloud Pods in Microsoft Azure.
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Images - Multi-Pod - Opens the Multi-Pod Images page that provides all the multi-pod-capable image features of the Horizon Image Management Service. These features provide for creating images that are can be shared across multiple pods. See the section Multi-Pod Images Page.
Note: These features are only available for VDI desktops. For RDSH-type images, use the Images page.
When Your Pod Fleet is a Blend of Horizon Pods and Pod-Manager-Based Pods in Microsoft Azure
When your pod fleet contains both cloud-connected Horizon pods based on Connection Server and pod-manager-based pods in Microsoft Azure, the Inventory menu shows two options: Images and Images - Multi-Pod. These two options are described below.
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Images - Opens the Images page that provides the image-related work flows for publishing an image to a single pod only, and the actions that the system provides for use with such per-pod images. These are the work flows that are described in Convert a Configured Image VM to an Assignable Image in Horizon Cloud and Managing Published Images for Horizon Cloud Pods in Microsoft Azure.
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Images - Multi-Pod - Opens the Multi-Pod Images page that provides all the multi-pod-capable image features of the Horizon Image Management Service. These features provide for creating images that are can be shared across multiple pods. See the Multi-Pod Images Page.
Note: For pods in Microsoft Azure, these features are only available for VDI desktops. For RDSH-type images, use the Images page.
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