Publishing a Document from a Guest VM

To publish a document from a guest VM or guest VM clone:

1. In the RAS Console, select the Publishing category and then click the Add icon below the Published Resources tree (or right-click inside the Published Resources box and click Add in the context menu).  This will launch the publishing wizard.
2. On the Select Item Type wizard page, select Document and click Next.
3. Select Guest VM and click Next.
4. Specify the content type of the document you want to publish. You can select the content type from the predefined list or specify a custom content type in the Custom content types input field.
5. Click Next.
6. On the Virtual Desktop Application page, enter a name, an optional description, a Window state, and an icon if needed.
7. Use the [...] button next to the Target input field to browse for the document. All other fields will be automatically populated. To edit any of the auto populated fields, highlight them and enter the required details.
8. (Optional) In the Parameters input field, specify the parameters to pass to the application when it starts.

   Note: Use the Server(s) drop down list to specify different document settings for a specific server in case the document is configured differently on that particular server. The settings will be saved for each server you select individually.

9. In the Guest VM settings section, specify from where the virtual 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 explained below:

   • 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.
10. Select the Persistent option to mark a guest VM as persistent the first time the user connects to it.
11. Click Finish to publish the document.