Activity Module type plugin for managing and accessing remote desktops in ISARD VDI

Once your moodle instance is registered in your IsardVDI teachers will be able to create a virtual desktops activity.

Students will then find this activity in their course and will be able to jump to their own virtual desktops.

Compatibility

This plugin version is tested for:

• Moodle 3.11.8+ (Build: 20220805) - 2021051708.04

Installing via uploaded ZIP file

1. Log in to your Moodle site as an admin and go to Site administration > Plugins > Install plugins.
2. Upload the ZIP file with the plugin code. You should only be prompted to add extra details if your plugin type is not automatically detected.
3. Check the plugin validation report and finish the installation.

Installing manually

The plugin can be also installed by putting the contents of this directory to

{your/moodle/dirroot}/mod/isardvdi

Afterwards, log in to your Moodle site as an admin and go to Site administration > Notifications to complete the installation.

Alternatively, you can run

$ php admin/cli/upgrade.php

to complete the installation from the command line.

Configuration

Go to the URL:

{your/moodle/dirroot}/admin/settings.php?section=modsettingisardvdi

• URL Isard VDI Desktops: mod_isardvdi | url

• KEY Id: mod_isardvdi | kid

• Secret: mod_isardvdi | secret

• Expiration time: mod_isardvdi | exp

  Token expiration time from when it is calculated until it can be used.

• Role Advanced: mod_isardvdi | advancedrole

  Select the Moodle roles that correspond to the Isard VDI advanced role

• Role User: mod_isardvdi | userrole

  Select the Moodle roles that correspond to the Isard VDI user role

• Token in Logs: mod_isardvdi | logtoken

  If this option is selected, the tokens will appear in the Moodle logs.

Create Activity

When the activity is created, the user can select the type of behavior. In this version, only the 'jump' type is developed, which allows the user to jump to the Isard VDI remote desktop.

View Activity

The user will be redirected to the Isard VDI remote desktop. If there are any errors or restrictions, the user will be notified.