NetApp VDS has functionality to run scripts in virtual desktop environments using our existing security context and to trigger those based on a variety of events.  This functionality allows VDS administrators to build their best practices into automation that can be triggered as appropriate.  Some examples include:

• Zipping up and archiving a user profile as part of the "delete user" function
• Automatically running session host optimization changes when a new session host VM is built
• Automated application install when the app is assigned to a client

Until now, the script library shipped empty, requiring a VDS admin to build and test all scripts they wished to implement.  With the release of Global Scripts the product now includes a handful of common scripts that can be used as-is or used as a starting point for custom automation. 

The first batch of scripts include install and uninstall actions for the following applications:

• Adobe Reader DC
• AMD Radeon Instinct Drivers
• Ezeep Print App
• Google Chrome
• Microsoft Edge Chromium
• Microsoft Office 365 (without One Drive and Teams, to allow for stand alone installs below)
• Microsoft One Drive
• Microsoft Teams
• Microsoft Teams (Optimized for WVD)
• Nvidia CUDA Drivers
• Nvidia GRID Drivers

NetApp has also dedicate resources to ongoing development of additional scripts.  We already have a good list of items in the queue but please don't hesitate to add a comment for ideas you'd find useful while managing your VDS environments. 

Screenshots:

• A new filter to only show Global Scripts:
  A new filter to only show Global Scripts:
• Added a "Documentation URL" and corresponding documentation on the docs.netapp.com site:
  Added a "Documentation URL" and corresponding documentation on the docs.netapp.com site:

• Added the "Download" action to allow the administrator to download the script file used in this script.  For both audit and re-use purposes:Added the "Download" action to allow the administrator to download the script file used in this script. For both audit and re-use purposes: