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Table 5‑1. Worksheet: Configuration Options for Creating a Linked-Clone Desktop Pool (Continued)
Option Description Fill In Your Value Here
Domain Select the Active Directory domain and user
name.
View Composer requires certain user privileges
to create a linked-clone pool. The domain and
user account are used by QuickPrep or Sysprep
to customize the linked-clone machines.
You specify this user when you configure View
Composer settings for vCenter Server. You can
specify multiple domains and users when you
configure View Composer settings. When you
use the Add Desktop Pool wizard to create a
pool, you must select one domain and user from
the list.
For information about configuring View
Composer, see the VMware Horizon View
Administration document.
AD container Provide the Active Directory container relative
distinguished name.
For example: CN=Computers
When you run the Add Desktop Pool wizard,
you can browse your Active Directory tree for
the container.
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 machine 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 73.
Use QuickPrep or a
customization specification
(Sysprep)
Choose whether to use QuickPrep or select a
customization specification (Sysprep) to
configure licensing, domain attachment, DHCP
settings, and other properties on the machines.
Sysprep is supported for linked clones only on
vSphere 4.1 or later software.
After you use QuickPrep or Sysprep when you
create a pool, you cannot switch to the other
customization method later on, when you create
or recompose machines in the pool.
For details, see “Choosing QuickPrep or Sysprep
to Customize Linked-Clone Machines,” on
page 69.
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