Installing the App Volumes Agent

The App Volumes Agent software is used to enable communication between App Volumes clients and the App Volumes Manager servers, and is typically installed in one of two places:

• Horizon desktop virtual desktop master image

• Horizon Windows RDS server master image

The installation process is the same regardless of where the agent software is being installed, so only one example will be provided.

The following steps outline the App Volumes Agent installation process:

1. Double click the VMware-appvolumes-unifiedagent-xYY-y.y.y-zzz.exe agent installer to launch the App Volumes Unified Agent Installation Wizard. Click Next > to proceed through the initial installation steps, including accepting the license agreement.

   Tip

   VMware provides individual installers for 32 and 64-bit OSs.

2. In the Setup Type window, accept the default Complete install and then click Next >.

3. In the Configure App Volumes window, enter the FQDN for one of the local App Volumes Manager servers (rtpappv01...