# Configuration guide: AWS WorkSpaces and AppStream essentials

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The configuration opions on this page are only accessible to [administrators](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/user-guide/administration/account-management/roles#roles-administration).

Refer to the [Usage guide: AWS WorkSpaces and AppStream essentials](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/library-packs/vdi/aws/aws-workspaces-and-appstream-essentials/usage-guide-aws-workspaces-and-appstream-essentials) to use library content as a standard user.
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## **Prerequisites** <a href="#documentation-pre-requisites" id="documentation-pre-requisites"></a>

This library pack contains content from the following required [expansion products](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/overview/products):

* [Nexthink VDI Experience](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/user-guide/vdi-experience).

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Some of these products offer default access to their respective content and can still be used without [expansion products](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/overview/products).

Refer to the [Nexthink Infinity thresholds and limits overview](https://edocs.nexthink.com/nexthink-infinity/infinity-specifications/nexthink-infinity-default-thresholds-overview) documentation for more information about default thresholds for expansion products.
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## **Included content and dependencies** <a href="#documentation-contentanddependencies" id="documentation-contentanddependencies"></a>

This library pack contains the following content and dependencies:

<table><thead><tr><th width="145.6666259765625">Content type</th><th width="190">Name</th><th width="399.333251953125">Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="../../../../user-guide/live-dashboards">Dashboards</a></td><td>AWS Workspaces and AppStream virtual machines</td><td>Monitor the health and availability of AWS Workspaces and AppStream virtual machines by identifying performance issues that impact user experience.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="../../../../user-guide/administration/content-management/custom-fields-management">Custom fields</a></td><td>AWS reboot health</td><td>Indicates the reboot health of a device based on the 'Days since last reboot'</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Configuring AWS Workspaces and AppStream essentials

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Adapt these suggested configuration steps to edit and customize content according to your organizational needs.
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Follow these steps to install and configure content:

* Before configuration - Install library pack content from [Nexthink Library](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/user-guide/nexthink-library)
* [Step 1 - Configure custom fields](#step-3-configure-custom-fields)

### Step 1 - Configure custom field

1. From the main menu, navigate to the **Administration** > [Custom fields](https://nexthink.gitbook.io/opd/user-guide/administration/content-management/custom-fields-management) page.
2. Check and customize the rule criteria for each custom field.
3. Edit the NQL queries if necessary to suit your environment and reboot policies.
4. Nexthink recommends the following settings:

<table><thead><tr><th width="140">Name</th><th width="172.3333740234375">NQL ID</th><th width="146.6666259765625">Rule name</th><th width="94.666748046875">Object</th><th width="253.66668701171875">NQL query</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>AWS reboot health</td><td>aws_reboot_health</td><td>Good<br>Average<br>Poor</td><td>device</td><td><pre><code>devices
| where virtualization.desktop_broker in [aws_workspaces , aws_appstream ] and ((virtualization.type in [shared, pooled] and boot.days_since_last_full_boot &#x3C;= 1) or (virtualization.type in [personal] and boot.days_since_last_full_boot &#x3C;= 5))
</code></pre></td></tr></tbody></table>

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