Application management

Concepts

• Application server: A jump server that connects Bastionhost to applications.

• Remote client: A client on the application server used to access applications, such as a browser or database client tool.

  Note

  Web applications support username and password auto-fill and destination access policies. Custom applications do not.

• Application: A resource that O&M engineers access through a remote client, such as an HTTP/HTTPS website or a database.

Supported editions

Enterprise Edition and SM Edition

Configuration flow

Managing applications in Bastionhost involves the following steps:

1. Prepare an application server: The administrator needs to prepare a Windows host as the application server and deploy Windows Server Remote Desktop Service and RemoteApp applications on the application server. For configuration steps, see Deploy a Windows Server application server.

   Note

   We recommend that you use Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, or Windows Server 2022 as the operating system for the application server.

2. Import and add the application server to Bastionhost: Import the prepared application server into Bastionhost and add the imported application server on the application page of Bastionhost.

3. Deploy the application server: Publish the USMDriver.exe RemoteApp program on the application server.

4. Synchronize Bastionhost users to the application server: After deploying the application server, you need to synchronize Bastionhost users to the application server and create corresponding accounts for them. After successful synchronization, O&M personnel can log on to the application server using these accounts to perform O&M operations.

5. Add remote clients in Bastionhost: Add remote clients for accessing application assets on the application server, such as browsers and database client tools.

6. Add and configure applications in Bastionhost: Add client applications or web applications and grant access to the appropriate O&M personnel.