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Recompose Pool
This workflow allows a delegated administrator to recompose one or more machines from a desktop pool.
Inputs/parameters Pod, pool ID, parent virtual machine (base image), snapshot (base image snapshot), option to
recompose all machines, recompose policy
Prerequisites Run the Add Recompose Policy Configuration workflow before running this workflow.
NOTE When running the Add Recompose Policy Configuration workflow, for the Delay Minutes
value, if you accidentally type in a number followed by letters, the letters are removed. For example,
if you type in 5abc4, the value is converted to 5 minutes. If you type in only non-numeric characters,
you receive an error message. This behavior applies to all the recompose policy workflows.
Results The specified machines are recomposed according to the selected policy.
Limitations
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Only View Composer linked-clone pools are supported.
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The list of parent virtual machines (base Images) contains the default base images of only those
pools for which the delegated administrator has been granted access.
Recompose Pools
This workflow allows a delegated administrator to recompose one or more machines from one or more
desktop pools.
Inputs/parameters Pod, pool ID, parent virtual machine (base image), snapshot (base image snapshot), option to
recompose all pools, pool IDs, option to recompose all machines, machine IDs, recompose policy
Prerequisites Run the Add Recompose Policy Configuration workflow before running this workflow.
NOTE When running the Add Recompose Policy Configuration workflow, for the Delay Minutes
value, if you accidentally type in a number followed by letters, the letters are removed. For example,
if you type in 5abc4, the value is converted to 5 minutes. If you type in only non-numeric characters,
you receive an error message. This behavior applies to all the recompose policy workflows.
Results The specified machines from the specified pools are recomposed according to the selected policy.
Limitations
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Only View Composer linked-clone pools are supported.
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The list of parent virtual machines (base Images) contains the default base images of only those
pools for which the delegated administrator has been granted access.
Register Machines to Pool
This workflow registers the supplied machine DNS names with a manual pool of unmanaged desktops in
View. Use this workflow only for physical machines and non-vSphere virtual machines.
NOTE As an alternative to running this workflow, you can use the Add Physical Machines to Pool
workflow, available in the Workflows/Example folder. This workflow combines the actions of the Register
Machines to Pool workflow and the PowerShell workflows mentioned in “Run Workflows to Add Physical
Machines as PowerShell Hosts,” on page 74. Before you run the Add Physical Machines to Pool workflow,
you must perform the tasks described in “Configure a Physical Machine for an Unmanaged Pool,”
on page 71 and “Configure vRealize Orchestrator to Use Kerberos Authentication with Physical
Machines,” on page 73. You must also satisfy the prerequisites listed in “Prerequisites for Adding
Unmanaged Machines to Pools,” on page 69.
Inputs/parameters Pod, pool ID, machine DNS names, guest OS
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