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Managing resource hubs

Resource hubs provide the ability to transform desktop screens into browser views, upload and download files, and balance the load of multiple user sessions.

Use the information in this guide to learn how to:

You may also visit the related article on creating a resource group.

View the resource hub list

The Resource hubs page shows a list of all the resource groups in your Apporto instance. To access this page, follow the steps below.

  1. Log in to the system using your credentials.
  2. Click resource hubs or the  icon in the navigation panel.

To make it easier to locate the appropriate resource hub, you may adjust the visible columns or filter or search through the list. See the article on working with lists for more information.

Edit a resource hub

resource hubs list

From the list, click on a row’s edit button to trigger the Edit resource hub page. Update any necessary values and then click save changes to submit.

Edit the resource hub profile

The first part of the resource hub configuration is the profile section.

edit resource hub screen

The table below shows the values that make up a resource hub profile.

Field Datatype Required? Notes
Name String Yes
Description String Yes
Cloud Lookup value Yes
  • Other
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Mac Stadium
Cloud region Lookup value Yes Options are dependent on cloud selection

  • Other
    • Hybrid
  • AWS
    • Canada Central
    • Canada West
    • Frankfurt Germany
    • Hong Kong
    • Ireland
    • London
    • Mumbai
    • Northern California
    • Northern Virginia
    • Ohio
    • Oregon
  • Azure
    • East US
    • Germany West
    • London
    • North Central US
    • South Central US
    • West US
  • Mac Stadium
    • Atlanta
    • Las Vegas
Capacity API String No
Resource hub active Boolean Yes By default, the resource hub will be inactive.

 

Update the hyperstream

At the bottom of the Edit resource hub page, you may view the hyperstream configuration for the resource hub. A maximum of one hyperstream can be configured for the resource hub at a time.

hyperstream tab for a resource hub

To update the hyperstream, follow the steps below:

  1. Replace the hyperstream
    1. From the “hyperstream” section, click remove to delete the existing hyperstream record. The system will display the Delete hyperstream pop-up.
      delete hyperstream pop-up
    2. Click confirm to complete deletion. The former hyperstream record will no longer be visible in the tab.
    3. Click add hyperstream to create a new record. The system will display the Add new hyperstream pop-up.
      add new hyperstream pop-up
    4. Enter the necessary values. The table below shows the values that make up a hyperstream record.
      Field Datatype Required? Notes
      Name String Yes
      Description String Yes
      URL String Yes
      Secret String No
    5. Click add hyperstream. The system will close the pop-up.
    6. The newly created hyperstream will display in the tab. Click save changes to confirm.
      hyperstream tab for a resource hub
  2. Edit the hyperstream
    1. From the “hyperstreams” section, click edit on the existing hyperstream record.
    2. The system will display the Edit hyperstream pop-up.
    3. Update any necessary values, and click update hyperstream. The system will close the pop-up.
    4. The updated values will display in the tab. Click save changes to confirm.

Update filestores

The second tab in the bottom section displays filestores that are assigned to the resource hub.
filestore tab for a resource hub

Add a filestore

To add a filestore, follow the steps below:

  1. From the “filestore” tab, click add filestore.
  2. The system will display the Add new filestore pop-up.
    add new filestore pop-up
  3. Enter the necessary values. The table below shows the values that make up a filestore record.
    Field Datatype Required? Notes
    Name String Yes
    Description String No
    Type Lookup value No
    • Unknown
    • DFS
    • NFS
    FQDN or hostname String Yes
  4. Click add filestore. The system will close the pop-up.
  5. The newly created filestore will display in the tab. Click save changes to confirm.
    newly added filestore visible in list
  6. Click edit to update a filestore’s values or remove to delete an unwanted filestore.

Edit a filestore

To edit a filestore, follow the steps below.

  1. From the “filestore” tab, click edit on a row in the list.
  2. The system will display the Edit filestore pop-up.
    edit filestore pop-up
  3. Update any necessary values, and click update filestore. The system will close the pop-up.
  4. The updated values will display in the tab. Click save changes to confirm.

Remove a filestore

To remove a filestore, follow the steps below.

  1. From the “filestore” tab, click remove on a row in the list.
  2. The system will display the Delete filestore pop-up.
    delete filestore pop-up
  3. Click confirm to complete deletion. The former filestore record will no longer be visible in the tab.

Update the load balancer

The third tab displays the load balancer configuration for the resource hub. A maximum of one load balancer can be configured for the resource hub at a time.

load balancer tab for a resource hub

To update the load balancer, follow the steps below:

  1. Replace the load balancer
      1. From the “load balancer” section, click remove to delete the existing load balancer record. The system will display the Delete load balancer pop-up.
        delete load balancer pop-up
      2. Click confirm to complete deletion. The former load balancer record will no longer be visible in the tab.
      3. Click add load balancer to create a new record. The system will display the Add new load balancer pop-up.
        add new load balancer pop-up
      4. Enter the necessary values. The table below shows the values that make up a load balancer record.
        Field Datatype Required? Notes
        Name String Yes
        Description String No
        FQDN or hostname String Yes
      5. Click add load balancer. The system will close the pop-up.
      6. The newly created load balancer will display in the tab. Click save changes to confirm.
        load balancer tab for a resource hub
  2. Edit the load balancer
      1. From the “load balancers” section, click edit on the existing load balancer record.
      2. The system will display the Edit load balancer pop-up.
        edit load balancer pop-up
      3. Update any necessary values, and click submit. The system will close the pop-up.
      4. The updated values will display in the tab. Click save changes to confirm.