# AWS Workspaces applications

Amazon WorkSpaces applications is a fully managed application streaming service that delivers centrally hosted applications or non-persistent desktop sessions from AWS to users using the browser or a client, without providing dedicated persistent desktops.

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### Set up the connector

Configure Nexthink to connect to AWS Workspaces applications for session metadata ingestion. This step ensures that contextual data is available to enrich insights within the VDI Experience module.

To set up the connector, perform the procedure described in [connector-for-aws-appstream](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/configuring_nexthink/bringing-data-into-your-nexthink-instance/integrating-nexthink-with-third-party-tools/inbound-connectors/connector-for-aws-appstream "mention").
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### Install Collector on VMs <a href="#id-3.-install-collector-on-vms" id="id-3.-install-collector-on-vms"></a>

#### Manual or automated deployment <a href="#i.-shared-vdi-citrix-xenapp" id="i.-shared-vdi-citrix-xenapp"></a>

Install Collector as a standard agent in the **Image** used to deploy the **Fleet**.

For this scenario, perform the procedures described in the following documentation:

1. [#configuring-collector-for-vms](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/configuring_nexthink/deploying-nexthink-in-non-vdi-environment/installing-collector/installing-collector-on-windows#configuring-collector-for-vms "mention")
2. [#installing-collector-on-vms](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/configuring_nexthink/deploying-nexthink-in-non-vdi-environment/installing-collector/installing-collector-on-windows#installing-collector-on-vms "mention")
3. [#installingcollectoronwindows-deployingcollectorusingactivedirectorygrouppolicy-1](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/configuring_nexthink/deploying-nexthink-in-non-vdi-environment/installing-collector/installing-collector-on-windows#installingcollectoronwindows-deployingcollectorusingactivedirectorygrouppolicy-1 "mention")
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### Test the connector and Collector <a href="#id-2.-test-the-connector" id="id-2.-test-the-connector"></a>

#### Connector

Confirm that device and session data is being enriched with information from the connector integration by verifying fields such as:

* Disk Image
* Desktop Pool
* Virtualization Type

To test enrichment, ensure that Collector is installed on the VMs and is operational. Check if the expected devices are reported, and the displayed values match expectations by running the following query:

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```sql
devices
| where virtualization.desktop_broker == aws_appstream
| list name, hardware.type, virtualization.disk_image, virtualization.desktop_pool, virtualization.environment_name, virtualization.hypervisor_name, virtualization.type, virtualization.last_update
| sort virtualization.last_update desc
```

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For more information about running queries, see the [investigations](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/user-guide/investigations "mention") documentation.

#### Collector on VMs <a href="#id-4.-test-collector-on-vms" id="id-4.-test-collector-on-vms"></a>

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Ensure data such as the following are visible in Nexthink:

* Device ID
* User Name

To check this, run the following query:

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```sql
vdi_sessions
| where device.virtualization.desktop_broker == aws_appstream
| list vdi_session.name, user.name, device.name, first_seen
| sort first_seen desc
```

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