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Dell Hybrid Client version 2403 Administrator's Guide

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Configure the VDI Mode

Use the VDI Mode to enable all your files to open only in the VDI environment.

Prerequisites

Ensure that you have configured the File Type Association settings for the respective VDI connections using Wyse Management Suite. For more information about how to configure the File Type Association settings, see File Type Association.

Steps

  1. Log in to Wyse Management Suite.
  2. Go to the Groups & Configs page, and select your preferred group.
  3. Click Edit Policies > Dell Hybrid Client 2.x.
    The Configuration Control | Dell Hybrid Client 2.x page is displayed.
  4. Click the Advanced tab.
  5. Expand File Affiliation, and click File Affiliation Settings.
  6. From the File Affiliation drop-down list, select VDI.
    For more information about configuring the VDI environment, see Configuring the VDI environment.
  7. Log in to Dell Hybrid Client.
  8. Double-click a file.
    The file opens within the VDI environment. If there is no network (offline) or mapping is not available in the VDI database, you cannot open the file and an error message is displayed.

Example

Open a Microsoft Excel file using VDI application
  1. Configure the File Type Association .xls for the VDI connection using Wyse Management Suite.
  2. Configure the VDl mode for File Affiliation using Wyse Management Suite.
  3. Log in to the client.
  4. Go to the File Explorer.
  5. Open the Excel file.

    The file is launched from the VDI published application. If there is no network, you cannot open the file.

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