Publishing an application

Note: When you publish a desktop from a VDI pool or specific template, you cannot publish individual applications from it. Likewise, if you publish one or more applications from a pool or template, you cannot publish a desktop from it.

To publish an application 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 Application and click Next.
3. On the Select Server Type page, select Virtual Guest and click Next.
4. On the Select Application Type page, select Single application and click Next. The Application page opens.
5. Enter a name and an optional description.
6. In the Run drop-down menu, specify if the application should run in a normal window, maximized, or minimized.
7. In the Target field, specify the application that you want to publish. You may click the [...] button to browse for it.
8. In the Start in field, specify (or browse for) the "start in" folder. Use Windows environment variables if you are manually entering the path.
9. (Optional) In the Parameters input field, specify the parameters to pass to the application when it starts.
10. In the Virtual Guest Settings section, specify from where the application 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 Template. Select a template by expanding the template drop-down list.
11. If needed, select the Persistent option to make a guest VM persistent. For more info, see Persistent guest VMs.
12. On the next page, specify the initial status of the resource. Choose from Enabled (end users can launch the resource), Disabled (the resource will not appear in Parallels Client), In maintenance (the resource will appear in Parallels Client but users will not be able to launch it). When a resource is in maintenance and a user tries to launch it, they will see a message. To customize the message, click the Configure button. For more info, see Site defaults (Publishing).
13. When done, click Finish to publish the application.