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:

• View the resource hub list
• Edit a resource hub
  • Edit the resource hub profile
  • Update the hyperstream
  • Update filestores
    • Add a filestore
    • Edit a filestore
    • Remove a filestore
  • Update the load balancer

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

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.

• Profile
• Hyperstream
• Filestores
• Load balancer

Edit the resource hub profile

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

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.

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.
      
   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.
      
      
   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.
      
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.

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.
   
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.
   
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.
   
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.
   
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.

To update the load balancer, follow the steps below:

1. Replace the load balancer
   1. 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.
         
      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.
         
      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.
         
2. Edit the load balancer
   1. 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.
         
      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.