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Table 5-3. Worksheet: Configuration Options for Creating a Linked-Clone Desktop Pool
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Option Description Fill In Your Value Here
Post synchronization script QuickPrep can run a customization script on
linked-clone desktops after they are created,
recomposed, and refreshed.
Provide
the path to the script on the parent virtual
machine.
Allow reuse of pre-existing
computer accounts
Select this option to use existing computer
accounts in Active Directory for linked clones that
are provisioned by View Composer. This option
lets you control the computer accounts that are
created in Active Directory.
When a linked clone is provisioned, if an existing
AD computer account name matches the linked
clone desktop name, View Composer uses the
existing computer account. Otherwise, a new
computer account is created.
The existing computer accounts must be located in
the Active Directory container that you specify
with the Active Directory container setting.
When this option is disabled, a new AD computer
account is created when View Composer
provisions a linked clone. This option is disabled
by default.
For details, see “Use Existing Active Directory
Computer Accounts for Linked Clones,” on
page 117.
Create a Linked-Clone Desktop Pool
You
can create an automated, linked-clone desktop pool based on a parent virtual machine that you select. The
View Composer service dynamically creates a new linked-clone virtual machine in vCenter Server for each
desktop.
To create an automated pool that contains full virtual machines, see “Automated Pools That Contain Full
Virtual Machines,” on page 88.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the View Composer service is installed, either on the same host as vCenter Server or on a
separate host, and that a View Composer database is configured. See the VMware Horizon View
Installation document.
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Verify that View Composer settings for vCenter Server are configured in View Administrator. See
“Configure View Composer Settings,” on page 17.
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Verify that you have a sufficient number of ports on the ESX virtual switch that is used for desktop virtual
machines. The default value might not be sufficient if you create large desktop pools. The number of virtual
switch ports on the ESX host must equal or exceed the number of desktop virtual machines multiplied by
the number of virtual NICs per virtual machine.
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Verify that you prepared a parent virtual machine. View Agent must be installed on the parent virtual
machine. See Chapter 4, “Creating and Preparing Virtual Machines,” on page 59.
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Take a snapshot of the parent virtual machine in vCenter Server. You must shut down the parent virtual
machine before you take the snapshot. View Composer uses the snapshot as the base image from which
the clones are created.
NOTE You cannot create a linked-clone pool from a virtual machine template.
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