How to Publish a VirtualUI Application on a Secondary Broker

How to Publish a VirtualUI Application on a Secondary Broker


Product: Thinfinity Workspace
Versions: 7 and later


Introduction

In this document, we will guide you through the process of publishing a VirtualUI application on a Secondary Broker. Publishing VirtualUI applications on a Secondary Broker in Thinfinity Workspace offers a robust solution for enhancing availability, load balancing, scalability, and disaster recovery. These benefits are critical for organizations seeking to provide consistent and reliable access to their applications while mitigating the impact of unexpected events or increased user demand.

Pre-Configuration Checks

You should have this in place before starting:

  • Secondary Broker installed and configured.
  • Secondary Broker is connected to the Gateway.
  • The executable file of the application to be virtualized is accessible from the Secondary Broker.
  • The credentials used in sessions setup have permissions to run the application.


Sessions Configuration from Primary Broker

First, you need to configure the sessions. To do so

      1- Launch Thinfinity Workspace Configuration Manager.


      2- In the 'Broker' tab, 'Secondary Brokers' section, double click the pool name from the list.




      3- In the 'Sessions' tab configure the sessions handling with one of these options:

            . Use these credentials.

            . Create users on-demand.

            . Predefined users.

For more info on sessions configuration check the doc How to Configure VirtualUI Sessions




Access Profiles Configuration on Primary Broker

After completing the previous step, move on to configure the Access Profile

      4- Open the Thinfinity VirtualUI Configuration Manager.


      5- Navigate to the 'Access Profiles' tab.



      6- Click 'Add' and select 'VirtualUI App'.




      7- Complete ‘Name’ in the Application Profiles Editor, next in the 'General' tab, in the 'Program Filename' field, specify the path and filename of the program you want to virtualize.
Then in the 'Start in' field, specify only the path where it is located. In the ‘Broker Pool’ field, specify the pool name for the secondary broker.
When finished click 'OK' and then 'Apply'.



Accessing the Virtualized Application


  1. From a browser navigate to the landing page, Sign in and click on the connection just created for the virtualized application.




  • The application is ready to use.




Conclusion

In conclusion, this document has provided you with comprehensive insights into the process of publishing VirtualUI applications on a Secondary Broker within Thinfinity Workspace. By following the steps outlined here, you not only harness the benefits of improved availability, load balancing, scalability, and disaster recovery but also equip your organization with a resilient and adaptable application delivery infrastructure.

If you have any further inquiries or need additional support, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. Our team is always available to help address any questions or concerns you may have.


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