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Deploying a Gold Image Virtual Machine

In the VERDE Management Console, the Gold Image is ready to be published when the installation of the image operation system has completed. If the Gold Image status is New (Install Complete), your next step is to assign the desktop policy, then check in the image.

VERDE Management Console administrator(s) should not be assigned to a Gold Image.

  1. On the Desktop Policy screen, select "ADD RULE."
  2. Enter the user or group to assign and select the Assignment Type as "Gold Image."
  3. On the drop-down beside "Gold Image," select the Gold Image to be deployed with this policy.
  4. Beside "Select Settings," use the drop-down menu to select the settings where you wish to apply the rule.
  5. If it is necessary to restrict access to the Gold Image based on client location or IP address, define a range of addresses in the "Client Address Range" field. The format should be aa.bb.cc.dd/n where n is a number between 32 and 1. For example, 170.17.0.0/16.
  6. Under the Application Layers tab, you can perform a search to find the application layers in which you want the rule to apply. Choose "Select" next to the application and it will appear in the "Selected" table.
  7. Under the "Deployment" column, select the type you'd like to apply to the application. Your options include: the latest, the staging version, or a specific version.
  8. Select the Deployment Modes tab to choose the deployment mode for this image. Refer to the Gold Image Deployment Modes table in this section to learn about the different deployment modes.
  9. Choose the deployment types for this image. Refer to the Gold Image Deployment Types table in this section to learn about the different deployment types.
  10. Select "Save" or "Update."
  11. Check in the Gold Image to make it available, then select the deployment types for this image. .
ClosedGold Image Deployment Modes Table

Gold Image Deployment Modes
Deployment Mode Description
VDI Deployed from the VDI server.
BRANCH Deployed and synchronized to the listed branches.
ClosedGold Image Deployment Types Table

Gold Image Deployment Types
Deployment Description
Normal Users receive a fresh copy of the Gold Image each time the session is launched. Changes to the system are lost after every shutdown.
Long User changes to the Gold Image are preserved until the Gold Image is updated. .
Static User changes to the Gold Image persist after the session shuts down. The user is responsible for all changes to the system areas. Users do not get any Gold Image changes, as with dynamic desktops. Gold Images that are static should not be joined to Active Directory.