Specifications

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Chapter 4 Virtual Desktop Deployment
Property Parameter Description
State Enabled—afterbeingcreated,thedesktoppoolis
automaticallyenabledandreadyforimmediateuse.
Disabled—afterbeingcreated,thedesktoppoolis
disabledandunavailableforuse.Thisisanappropriate
settingifyouwanttoconductpostdeploymentactivities
suchastestingorotherformsofbaselinemaintenance.
WhenVM
isnotinuse
(virtualmachineguests
only)
Donothing(VMremainson)—Virtualmachinesthatare
poweredoffwillbestartedwhenrequiredandwillremain
on,evenwhennotinuse,untiltheyareshutdown.
Alwayson(ensureVMisalwayspoweredon)—All
virtualmachinesinthepoolremain
poweredon,even
whentheyarenotinuse.Iftheyareshutdown,theywill
immediatelyrestart.
SuspendVM—Allvirtualmachinesinthepoolentera
suspendedstatewhennotinuse.
PoweroffVM—Allvirtualmachinesinthepoolshut
downwhennotinuse.
Powerpolicyis
describedinmoredetailin“PowerPolicy
onpage 179.
Automaticlogoffafter
disconnect
Immediately—usersareloggedoffassoonasthey
disconnect.
Never—usersareneverloggedoff.
After—thetimeafterwhichusersareloggedoffwhenthey
disconnect.Enterthedurationinminutesinthefield
provided.
Allowuserstoreset
their
desktop
Selectifyouwanttoallowdesktopuserstoresettheirown
desktopswithoutadministrativeassistance.
Allowmultiplesessions
peruser
(nonpersistentpoolsonly)
Selectifyouwanttoallowindividualusersto
simultaneouslyconnecttomultipledesktopsinthesame
pool.