Administration

6 If users are logged in to the unmanaged machine-based desktops, choose whether to terminate the
sessions or let the sessions remain active.
Option Description
Leave active
Active sessions remain until the user logs o. View Connection Server
does not keep track of these sessions.
Terminate
Active sessions end immediately.
7 Click OK.
The unmanaged machines are removed from the pool.
Remove Registered Machines from View
If you do not plan to use a registered machine again, you can remove it from View.
There are two types of registered machines in View: RDS Hosts and Others. Unmanaged machines are in the
Others category. Unmanaged machines include physical computers and virtual machines that are not
managed by vCenter Server. They are used to form manual desktop pools that do not contain vCenter
Server virtual machines.
After you remove a registered machine, it becomes unavailable in View. To make the machine available
again, you must reinstall Horizon Agent.
Prerequisites
Verify that the registered machines that you want to remove are not being used in any desktop pool.
Procedure
1 In View Administrator, select View  > Registered Machines.
2 Click the Others tab.
3 Select one or more machines and click Remove.
You can select only machines that are not being used by a desktop pool.
4 Click OK to conrm.
Status of Unmanaged Machines
Unmanaged machines, which are physical computers or virtual machines that are not managed by vCenter
Server, can be in various states of operation and availability. In View Administrator, you can track the status
of unmanaged machines in the right-hand column of the Machines page under the Others tab.
Table 10-7 shows the operational state of unmanaged machines that are displayed in View Administrator. A
machine can be in only one state at a time.
Table 10‑7. Status of Unmanaged Machines
Status Description
Startup View Agent or Horizon Agent has started on the machine, but other required services
such as the display protocol are still starting. The agent startup period allows other
processes such as protocol services to start up as well.
Validating This state occurs after View Connection Server rst becomes aware of the machine,
typically after View Connection Server is started or restarted, and before the rst
successful communication with View Agent or Horizon Agent on the machine.
Typically, this state is transient. It is not the same as the Agent unreachable state, which
indicates a communication problem.
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