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View Manager creates a desktop for each name in the list. When an entry includes a desktop and user name,
View Manager assigns the desktop to that user.
After
the pool is created, you can add desktops by importing another list file that contains additional desktop
names and users.
Using a Naming Pattern for Automated Desktop Pools
You can provision the desktops in a pool by providing a naming pattern and the total number of desktops you
want in the pool. By default, View Manager uses your pattern as a prefix in all the desktop names and appends
a unique number to identify each desktop.
Length of the Naming Pattern in a Desktop Name
Desktop names have a 15-character limit, including your naming pattern and the automatically generated
number.
Table 5-17. Maximum Length of the Naming Pattern in a Desktop Name
If You Set This Number of Desktops in the Pool This Is the Maximum Prefix Length
1-99 13 characters
100-999 12 characters
1,000 or more 11 characters
Names that contain fixed-length tokens have different length limits. See “Length
of the Naming Pattern When
You Use a Fixed-Length Token,” on page 129.
Using a Token in a Desktop Name
You can place the automatically generated number anywhere else in the name by using a token. When you
type the pool name, type n surrounded by curly brackets to designate the token.
For example: amber-{n}-desktop
When View Manager creates a desktop, View Manager replaces {n} with a unique number.
You can generate a fixed-length token by typing {n:fixed=
number of digits }.
View Manager replaces the token with numbers containing the specified number of digits.
For example, if you type amber-{n:fixed=3}, View Manager replaces {n:fixed=3} with a three-digit number
and creates these desktop names: amber-001, amber-002, amber-003, and so on.
Length of the Naming Pattern When You Use a Fixed-Length Token
Names that contain fixed-length tokens have a 15-character limit, including your naming pattern and the
number of digits in the token.
Table 5-18. Maximum Length of the Naming Pattern When You Use a Fixed-Length Token
Fixed-Length Token Maximum Length of the Naming Pattern
{n:fixed=1}
14 characters
{n:fixed=2}
13 characters
{n:fixed=3}
12 characters
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