Publish a delivery group

Publish a delivery group

1. Log on to the App Streaming console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, click Delivery Groups.

3. On the Delivery Group page, click Publish Delivery Group.

4. In the Publish Delivery Group panel, configure the following parameters, and then click Buy Now.

   Parameter	Description
   Region and office network
   Region	The region where the delivery group is located. To reduce latency, select a region that is close to your end users. Note After a delivery group is published, you cannot change its region. Plan your region deployment carefully before you proceed.
   Office Network	Select an Office Network. You can select an existing office network or click Create Office Network to create a new one. Note After you create an office network, click the refresh icon next to the drop-down list to update the list of office networks.
   Configure delivery group
   Delivery group specifications	The resource specifications for the delivery group. To learn about the use cases for each specification type, click Specification Details.
   Image	The image that the delivery group uses to create resources.
   Billing Method	Select a purchase method: Monthly subscription Pay-as-you-go
   Duration	If you select monthly subscription, choose a subscription duration.
   Resources in delivery group	The number of resources in the delivery group.
   Auto-renewal	If you select pay-by-month as the billing method and the purchase duration is 1 month or longer, you can choose whether to enable Enable Auto-renewal. Note The auto-renewal period is the same as the subscription duration that you select. For example, if you select a two-month subscription duration and enable auto-renewal, the system automatically renews the subscription for another two months upon expiration. After you enable auto-renewal, you can select Price > Renewal in the top menu bar of the console and modify the auto-renewal period on the Renewal page.
   Assign users (optional)
   Assign User	To assign the delivery group to users when you publish it, click Assign Now. You can select existing users or follow the on-screen instructions to create new users or import users in batches, and then assign the delivery group to them. To assign the delivery group to users after it is published, click Assign Later.
   Advanced settings (optional)
   Delivery group name	A custom name for the delivery group. If you do not enter a name, the system automatically generates one based on default rules.
   Session type	The session type for the cloud applications in the delivery group. Valid values are Independent Session and Shared Session.
   Other
   Agreements	Read the agreements listed here.

5. On the Publish Delivery Group page, confirm your configuration and click Place Order.

6. On the Pay page, select a payment method and click Pay.

Update a delivery group policy

If necessary, follow these steps to update the policy of a delivery group.

1. In the left-side navigation pane, click Delivery Groups.

2. On the Delivery Group page, find the delivery group that you want to manage. You can search for the delivery group by its status, name, or ID.

3. In the Actions column of the delivery group, click Update Policy.

4. In the Update Policy panel, modify the parameters for Session, Policy Period, and Display as needed, and then click OK.

Update a delivery group image

To distribute different applications to end users, you can either create a new delivery group or update the image of an existing one. Updating an existing delivery group's image reuses existing resources and incurs no additional costs. Follow these steps to update the image of a delivery group.

1. In the left-side navigation pane, click Delivery Groups.

2. On the Delivery Group page, find the delivery group that you want to manage. You can search for the delivery group by its status, name, or ID.

3. In the Actions column of the delivery group, click Update Image.

4. In the Update Image panel, select the new image and click Start to Update.

   Warning

   Starting an image update disconnects active cloud application sessions. Proceed with caution to prevent data loss.

Update assigned users

If necessary, follow these steps to change the users assigned to a delivery group.

1. In the left-side navigation pane, click Delivery Groups.

2. On the Delivery Group page, find the delivery group that you want to manage. You can search for the delivery group by its status, name, or ID.

3. In the Actions column of the delivery group, click Update Assigned Users.

4. In the View/Assign Users panel, add or remove authorized users as needed, and then click Close.

   • You can also click Created User to manually enter or import new user information in batches. For more information about how to create users, see Manage users.

OTA update

App Streaming updates its components through OTA updates. Follow these steps to manage these updates.

1. In the left-side navigation pane, click Delivery Groups.

2. On the Delivery Group page, find the delivery group that you want to manage. You can search for the delivery group by its status, name, or ID.

3. In the Actions column of the delivery group, click OTA Updates and perform one of the following operations:

   • When App Streaming pushes an update, a red dot icon appears in the upper-right corner of the OTA Updates button. In the OTA Updates panel, go to the Update Settings tab to view the OTA version description and set a start time for the update. The start time must be within seven days from the current time.

   • You can also view the OTA update history for the delivery group on the Update History tab.

Renew subscription resources

If necessary, follow these steps to renew your subscription resources.

1. In the left-side navigation pane, click Delivery Groups.

2. On the Delivery Group page, find the delivery group that you want to manage. You can search for the delivery group by its status, name, or ID.

3. In the Actions column of the delivery group, click Renew Resources.

4. In the Renew Resources dialog box, view the resource expiration time, select a renewal duration, and then click OK.

5. On the Pay page, select a payment method and click Pay.

   Note

   For more information about billing, see Billing overview.

Purge or delete a delivery group

If a delivery group is no longer needed, you can purge or delete it. You can also delete subscription-based delivery groups that have a publish status of Publish Failed.

1. In the left-side navigation pane, click Delivery Groups.

2. On the Delivery Group page, find the delivery group that you want to manage. You can search for the delivery group by its status, name, or ID.

3. In the Actions column of the delivery group, perform one of the following operations based on your scenario:

   • If the delivery group is subscription-based and has an Expired status, click Purge Resources.

   • If the delivery group is subscription-based and has a Recycling status, click Delete.

   • If the delivery group is pay-as-you-go and has a Published, Updating, Update Failed, or Payment Overdue status, click Purge Resources.

Pay-as-you-go elastic resource billing example

The following scenario shows how costs are calculated when you use pay-as-you-go elastic resources in addition to your subscription resources.

Purchased subscription resources

Assume that you successfully purchased the following subscription resources at 08:00:

Delivery group policy settings

• (A) Concurrent sessions: 2

• (B) Session usage threshold: 85%

• (C) Elastic resource creation step size: 2

• (D) Maximum elastic resources: 2

• (E) Maximum idle duration for resources: 60 minutes

Session connections and elastic scaling process

Cost calculation