Open a Remote Session in Desktop Native Viewer

Open a remote session in desktop viewer and work on the interactive application.

You can also connect to a remote session from the Job Monitoring page or the Job Summary page. Refer to Connect to a Remote Sessions for more information.

  1. Click the Sessions tab located in the upper left-hand of the page.
    A sessions list is displayed.


    Figure 1. Session List
  2. Right click a session name and click Open in Desktop


    Figure 2. Remote Session Open in Desktop Option
    The following message is displayed to open the session in desktop.


    Figure 3. Desktop Viewer Message
  3. Click Open altair_access_desktop to open the session in desktop.
    Note: Click Always allow server name:port to open links of this type in the associated app to always open the session in desktop and to disable the confirmation message.
    The session is opened in the desktop viewer.


    Figure 4. Opened Remote Sessions in Desktop
    Note: By default, the timeout interval when a session is opened is set to unlimited. The default configured timeout value is set to 120 minutes (2 hours) for a remote session and it is displayed in session list timeout column while viewing the session. Time out will start when the session is closed, and the remaining time is displayed in session list timeout column.