Specifications

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7Enterandconfirmthelocaladministratorpasswordinthefieldsprovided.Click
Next.
8 Selectthelocaltimezonefromthedropdownlist.ClickNext.
9 (Optional)Youarepresentedwiththeopportunitytoprovideoneormore
commandpromptinstructionsthatwillbeexecutedthefirsttimeauserconnects.
Enter
acommandinthefieldprovidedandclickAdd.Repeatasnecessary.
Whenyouhavefinished,clickNext.
10 Specifythetypeofsettingsyouwouldliketouseforyournetworkinterface.
The recommendedselectionisTypicalsettings.ClickNext.
11 Specifyhowthedesktopsderivedfromthistemplatewillparticipatein
your
network.
Ifyouwanttoautomaticallyadddeployeddesktopstoadomain,selectWindows
ServerDomainandentertheappropriatenameinthefieldprovided.Intheuser
name,password,andpasswordconfirmationfields,enterthecredentialsforauser
whohastherequisitelevelofpermissiontoadd
asystemstothisdomain.
12 EnsurethatGenerateNewSecurityID(SID)isselectedandclickNext.
Deploying an Automated Desktop Pool
1FromwithintheViewAdministrator,clicktheDesktopsandPoolsbuttonand
thenclicktheInventorytab.IntheGlobaldesktopandpoolviewpane,ensurethat
theDesktopsandPoolstabisselectedandclickAdd.
2YouarepresentedwiththeAddDesktopwizard.Fromhereyoucanconfigure
and
deployanewlinkedclonedesktoppool.SelectAutomatedDesktopPoolandclick
Next.
3 SelectthetypeofdesktoppoolyouwanttocreateandclickNext.
4Fromthelistprovided,selectthevCenterServerthatwillbeusedbythisdesktop.
ClickNext.
Pool Type Description
Persistent Desktopsinthistypeofpoolareallocatedstaticallyinordertoensure
thatusersconnecttothesamesystemeachtimetheylogin.Desktop
assignmenttakesplacethefirsttimetheuserconnects.
Nonpersistent Desktopsinthistypeofpoolareallocateddynamicallywhentheuser
logsin,
andarereturnedtothepoolwhentheuserdisconnects.