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Chapter 8 Component Policies
Similarly,iftheglobalpolicythatspecifiestheamountoftimeacheckedoutdesktop
canrunwithoutsuccessfullycontactingtheserverissetto10minutes,youcannot
applyaservercontactpolicyof30minutestoanydesktoppool.
Userlevelpoliciesoverrideglobal‐orpoollevelpolicies—thatis,
theycanbemoreor
lessrestrictivethaneither.Forexample,iftheglobalservercontactpolicyforall
checkedoutdesktopsis10minutes,andthepoollevelequivalentis5minutes,youcan
assignaservercontactpolicyof30minutestoanyuserinthatpool.
To configure and assign global policy settings
1FromView
Administrator,clicktheDesktopsandPoolsbutton()todisplaythe
GlobaldesktopandpoolviewandthenclicktheInventorytab.IntheInventory
pane,ensurethatthetoplevelDesktopsentry()isselected.
2IntheDesktopspane,clicktheGlobalPoliciestab.Youarepresentedwiththe
globalpoliciespage.
3IntheViewPoliciesboxorOfflineDesktopPoliciesbox,clickEdit.Theappropriate
policieswindowisdisplayed.
4SpecifythepolicysettingsandclickOK.Theglobalpolicysettingsarenow
applied.
To configure and assign pool-level policy settings
1FromViewAdministrator,clicktheDesktopsandPoolsbutton()todisplaythe
Globaldesktop
andpoolviewandthenclicktheInventorytab.
2IntheInventorypane,selectthedesktoppoolentry()thatcorrespondstothe
poolyouwanttoapplythepolicyto.
3IntheDesktopspane,clickthePoliciestab.Youarepresentedwiththepolicies
pageforthisdesktoppool.
N
OTEViewAdministratorwarnsyouifyouattempttoapplyalessrestrictivepolicy
toapool.
N
OTEPowerpoliciessetforofflinedesktopsdonottakeeffectuntiltheoffline
desktopsarecheckedbackin.