5.2

Worksheet for Creating a Manual Desktop Pool
When
you create a manual desktop pool, the View Administrator Add Pool wizard prompts you to configure
certain options. Use this worksheet to prepare your configuration options before you create the pool.
You can print this worksheet and write down the values you want to specify when you run the Add Pool
wizard.
NOTE In a manual pool, you must prepare each desktop source to deliver View desktop access. View Agent
must be installed and running on each desktop source.
Table 5-13. Worksheet: Configuration Options for Creating a Manual Desktop Pool
Option Description Fill In Your Value Here
User assignment Choose the type of user assignment:
n
In a dedicated-assignment pool, each user is
assigned to a desktop. Users receive the same
desktop each time they log in.
n
In a floating-assignment pool, users receive
different desktops each time they log in.
For details, see “User Assignment in Desktop
Pools,” on page 126.
Desktop Sources The virtual machines or physical computers that
you want to use as View desktops in the pool.
1 Decide which type of desktop source you want
to use. You can use either virtual machines
that are managed by vCenter Server or
unmanaged virtual machines, physical
computers, and blade PCs.
2 Prepare a list of the vCenter Server virtual
machines or unmanaged virtual machines,
physical computers, and blade PCs that you
want to include in the pool.
To use PCoIP with desktop sources that are
unmanaged virtual machines, physical
computers, or blade PCs, you must use Teradici
hardware.
vCenter Server The vCenter Server that manages the desktops.
This option appears only if the desktop sources are
virtual machines that are managed by vCenter
Server.
Pool ID The pool name that users see when they log in and
that identifies the pool in View Administrator.
If multiple vCenter Servers are running in your
environment, make sure that another vCenter
Server is not using the same pool ID.
Pool Settings Settings that determine the desktop state, power
status when a virtual machine is not in use, display
protocol, Adobe Flash quality, and so on.
For details, see “Desktop and Pool Settings,” on
page 132.
For a list of the settings that apply to manual pools,
see “Desktop Settings for Manual Pools,” on
page 122.
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