Publishing a Desktop from a Guest VM

To publish a virtual desktop from a guest VM or guest VM clone, follow the below procedure:

1. In the RAS Console, select the Publishing category and click the Add icon below the Published Resources tree. This will launch the publishing wizard.
2. In the first step of the wizard select Desktop and click Next.
3. On the Select Desktop Type page, select Guest VM Desktop and click Next.
4. On the Guest VM Desktop page, enter a desktop name, an optional description, and change the icon if needed.
5. In the Guest VM settings section, specify from where the desktop should be published. First, you need to select an option in the Connect to drop-down list and then specify an additional parameter in the field below it as follows:
   • Any guest VM. Use the from Pool drop-down list to specify a pool.
   • Specific guest VM. To select a guest VM, expand the Guest drop-down list. This opens the Guest VM List dialog. Please note that in order to select a guest VM, it must have RAS Guest Agent installed. To verify this, look at the Status column, which should say "OK". If you select a guest VM that has any other value in the Status column, you will be asked to install the RAS Guest Agent in the VM before you can proceed (note that if the selected guest VM was stopped, it will be automatically started).
   • Guest VM. Specify the pool in the from Pool drop-down list and then specify where name equals Username or IP.
   • Specific RAS Template. Select a template by expanding the RAS Template drop-down list.
6. Select the Persistent option to mark a guest VM as persistent the first time a user connects to it.
7. In the Desktop Size section, specify the desktop screen resolution and size.
8. Click Finish when done.