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Table Of Contents
- Installing Application Manager
- Contents
- Installing and Configuring Application Manager
- Introduction to Application Manager
- Security Considerations and System Requirements for Application Manager
- Preparing to Install Application Manager
- Installing Application Manager
- Configuring Application Manager with the Operator Setup Wizard
- Making Additional Application Manager Configurations
- Troubleshooting Application Manager
- Index
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Create DNS records for Application Manager and the Connector.
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Ensure hardware and software requirements are met.
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Prepare the optional features that apply. For example, create the ThinApp repository for ThinApp
integration and configure KDC for Kerberos authentication.
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Prepare vSphere for Connector Authentication mode.
2 Obtain virtual appliances:
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Obtain the Application Manager and Connector virtual appliances.
3 Install and configure the Application Manager virtual appliance:
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Provide network information, including:
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IP/subnet/gateway info
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DNS servers
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Hostname
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A Network Time Protocol server
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Time zone
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SSL connectivity to Application Manager
4 Configure Application Manager as an operator:
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Use a browser to log in to the Operator Web interface.
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Run the setup wizard to create your first organization.
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Copy and save the URL for Application Manager and the activation code for the Connector.
5 Install and configure the Connector:
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Configure the Connector using the virtual appliance interface and the applicable wizards of the Web
interface. If you are providing users with access to Windows Applications captured as ThinApp
packages, configure Windows Apps in the Connector setup wizard. You can also perform additional
configuration such as setting up RSA SecurID.
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In the Web interface, you can enable SSL for end user authentication.
6 Return to Application Manager as an operator of your first organization:
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Create delegated operators, add applications, additional organizations, etc.
7 Configure Application Manager as an administrator:
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Using a browser, return to Application Manager for further configuration. For example, you can add
ThinApp packages, configure IdP Discovery for ThinApp integration, add applications, create
groups, set entitlements, and define roles for delegated administration.
8 Configure logging:
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Configure logging for Application Manager. Return to the Connector virtual appliance interface to
configure logging for the Connector.
9 Provide users with URLs to access applications:
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Distribute URLs to users to provide access to the User Web interface and directly to individual
applications
Trial, Test, and Production Deployment Phases
To reduce the complexity of the deployment process, you might want to deploy Application Manager in phases.
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