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Global Entitlement Example
In this example, NYUser1 is a member of the global desktop entitlement called My Global Pool. My Global
Pool provides an entitlement to three floating desktop pools, called pool1, pool2, and pool3. pool1 and pool2
are in a pod called NY Pod in the New York datacenter and pool3 and pool4 are in a pod called LDN Pod in
the London datacenter.
Figure 21. Global Entitlement Example
New York Datacenter
Pod Federation
Global Entitlement
“My Global Pool”
Members:
NYUser1
NYUser2
Pools:
pool1
pool2
pool3
Scope: Any
pool1 pool2
NY Pod
London Datacenter
pool3 pool4
LDN Pod
NYUser1
Because My Global Pool has a scope policy of ANY, the Cloud Pod Architecture feature looks for desktops
across both NY Pod and LDN Pod when NYUser1 requests a desktop. The Cloud Pod Architecture feature
does not try to allocate a desktop from pool4 because pool4 is not part of My Global Pool.
If NYUser1 logs into NY Pod, the Cloud Pod Architecture feature allocates a desktop from pool1 or pool2, if
a desktop is available. If a desktop is not available in either pool1 or pool2, the Cloud Pod Architecture
feature allocates a desktop from pool3.
Cloud Pod Architecture Topology Limits
A typical Cloud Pod Architecture topology consists of two or more View pods, which are linked together in
a pod federation. Pod federations are subject to certain limits.
Table 21. Pod Federation Limits
Object Limit
Users 20,000
Pods 4
Sites 2
View Connection Server instances 20
Administering View Cloud Pod Architecture
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