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Table 316. Examples of Common vCenter Server Management Tasks in View (Continued)
Task Example View PowerCLI cmdlet Syntax
Change the create ramp factor value for
all vCenter Server instances in a specific
DNS domain
Get-ViewVC -serverName *.mycorp.com | Update-ViewVC -
createRampFactor 5
Remove a vCenter Server instance from
the View configuration
Get-ViewVC -serverName vc02.mydom.int | Remove-ViewVC
Managing Desktop Pools
You can use View PowerCLI cmdlets to perform desktop pool management tasks.
Table 317. Examples of Common Desktop Pool Management Tasks
Task Example View PowerCLI cmdlet Syntax
Get information about a desktop pool that
has a specific display name
Get-Pool -displayName "My Pool 1"
Get information about all desktop pools
that have a display name with a specific
prefix
Get-Pool -pool_id mypool-*
Get information about all desktop pools
that are configured to use the PCoIP
display protocol
Get-Pool -protocol PCOIP
Get information about all individual
unmanaged desktop pools
Get-Pool -poolType IndividualUnmanaged
Remove a desktop pool that has a specific
pool ID
Remove-Pool -pool_id dtpool-10
Remove a desktop pool that has a specific
pool ID and terminate any active sessions,
but do not delete its image from disk
Remove-Pool -pool_id dtpool-12 -TerminateSession $true -
DeleteFromDisk $false
Remove a desktop pool that has a specific
display name and delete its image from
disk
Get-Pool -displayName "My Pool 1" | Remove-Pool -
DeleteFromDisk $true
Creating and Updating Automatically Provisioned Desktop Pools
You can use the Get-ViewVC and Update-AutomaticPool cmdlets to create and update automatically
provisioned desktop pools.
In the following example, the Get-ViewVC cmdlet adds an automatically provisioned desktop pool called
auto1. The desktop pool is managed by a vCenter Server instance called vc.mydom.int.
Get-ViewVC -serverName vc.mydom.int | Add-AutomaticPool -pool_id auto1 -displayName "ADP1"
-namePrefix "adp1-{n:fixed=4}" -vmFolderPath /AutoConfig/vm
-resourcePoolPath /AutoConfig/host/Resources -templatePath /AutoConfig/vm/ADP_template
-dataStorePaths /host/datastore_1/lun10 -customizationSpecName "Windows 7 Variation 3"
-minimumCount 4 -maximumCount 10
You can provision all the desktops in advance by setting the -minimumCount and -maximumCount parameters
to the same value.
In the following example, the Update-AutomaticPool cmdlet updates the configuration of an automatically
provisioned desktop pool called auto1.
Update-AutomaticPool -pool_id auto1 -displayName "Automatic Desktop Pool 1"
-isProvisioningEnabled $false -dataStorePaths /host/datastore_1/lun10;/host/datastore_1/lun12
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