Workspot supports pools of one or more application servers, called Application Server Pools, Cloud App Pools, or sometimes RD Pools. End-users of the Workspot Client launch applications that run on these pools via the Remote Desktop protocol, giving them controlled access to a controlled remote application environment.
This article is an introduction to Workspot Application Server Pools and a list of related links.
Both Windows Server and Linux operating systems are supported as application servers. Windows Servers VMs run the Workspot Windows Agent (which is sometimes confusingly called the Windows Desktop agent to distinguish it from the Windows Gateway Agent). Linux VMs, whether used as desktops or application servers, use the Workspot Linux Agent.
Supported features depend on Cloud/hypervisor type. See the Compatibility Matrices.
Creating Application Server Pools
Application Server Pools are built and maintained in Workspot Control in the same way as Desktop Pools.
Template management is also similar, with the template created from a supported Windows/Linux OS (for example, Windows Server 2022).
Application Server Pool Features
Support for multiple servers per pool. A pool containing a single server is supported.
Pool parameters:
The number of servers in the pool. If Server Scaling is enabled, this is the maximum number of servers; otherwise, it is the actual number of servers.
The number of simultaneous users per servers. This counts sessions, not connections, so disconnected users still count.
Load Balancing Method.
Scaling Method to determine when additional servers are booted and idle ones are shut down.
Time Limits Policy to optionally disconnect and sign out idle users.
Ability to use an updated template.
Manual, scheduled, or weekly reboot of the whole Application Server Pool.
Global pools, where multiple pools in different Clouds or datacenters behave like one pool.