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Table 5-2. Settings for Automated Pools That Contain Full Virtual Machines
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Setting
Automated Pool, Dedicated
Assignment
Automated Pool, Floating
Assignment
Allow users to choose protocol Yes Yes
3D Renderer Yes Yes
Max number of monitors Yes Yes
Max resolution of any one monitor Yes Yes
Adobe Flash quality Yes Yes
Adobe Flash throttling Yes Yes
Linked-Clone Desktop Pools
To create a linked-clone desktop pool, View Composer generates linked-clone virtual machines from a
snapshot
of a parent virtual machine. View Manager dynamically provisions the linked-clone desktops based
on settings that you apply to the pool.
Because linked-clone desktops share a base system-disk image, they use less storage than full virtual machines.
Worksheet for Creating a Linked-Clone Desktop Pool
When you create a linked-clone 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.
Before you create a linked-clone pool, you must use vCenter Server to take a snapshot of the parent virtual
machine that you prepare for the pool. 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.
Table 5-3. Worksheet: Configuration Options for Creating a Linked-Clone 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.
Enable automatic assignment In a dedicated-assignment pool, a desktop is
assigned to a user when the user first logs in to the
pool. You can also explicitly assign desktops to
users.
If you do not enable automatic assignment, you
must explicitly assign a desktop to each user.
vCenter Server Select the vCenter Server that manages the virtual
machines in the pool.
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