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Table 8-1. View Policies
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Policy Description
Remote mode Determines whether users can connect to and use desktops running on vCenter
Server instances. If set to Deny, users must check out the desktop on their local
computers and run the desktop only in local mode. Restricting users to running
desktops
only in local mode reduces the costs associated with CPU, memory, and
network bandwidth requirements of running the desktop on a back-end server.
The default value is Allow.
PCoIP hardware acceleration Determines whether to enable hardware acceleration of the PCoIP display
protocol and specifies the acceleration priority that is assigned to the PCoIP user
session.
This setting has an effect only if a PCoIP hardware acceleration device is present
on the physical computer that hosts the desktop.
The default value is Allow at Medium priority.
Local Mode Policies
You can configure local mode policies to affect all client sessions, or you can apply them to specific desktops
or users.
Table 8-2 describes each local mode policy setting.
Table 8-2. Local Mode Policies
Policy Description
Local Mode Determines whether users can check out desktops for local use. Also
determines whether users can run local desktops while the desktops are
checked out.
The default value is Deny.
If you change this value from Allow to Deny while a desktop is checked
out, the user cannot run the desktop in local mode, and the desktop cannot
be used remotely because it is still checked out.
User-initiated rollback Determines whether users can discard a local desktop and revert to the
remote version.
When a user initiates the rollback process, the lock on the remote desktop
is released and the local desktop is discarded. If necessary, the user can
manually remove and delete the local folder that contains the local desktop
data.
The default value is Allow.
Max time without server contact Specifies the amount of time in days that a local desktop can run without
making contact with View Connection Server for policy updates. If the
specified time limit is exceeded, View Client displays a warning message
to the user and suspends the desktop.
The default value is 7 days.
On the client side, this expiration policy is stored in a file that is encrypted
by a key that is built into the application. This built-in key prevents users
who have access to the password from circumventing the expiration policy.
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