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Table 12‑1. Naming machines Manually or Providing a machine-Naming Pattern (Continued)
Feature Using a Machine-Naming Pattern Naming Machines Manually
Dynamic or fixed pool size Dynamic.
If you remove a user assignment from a
machine in a dedicated-assignment pool,
the machine is returned to the pool of
available machines.
If you choose to delete machines on logoff
in a floating-assignment pool, the pool
size can grow or shrink depending on the
number of active user sessions.
NOTE Instant-clone pools can only be
floating-assignment pools. The machines
are always deleted on logoff.
Fixed.
The pool contains the number of
machines you provide in the list of
machine names.
You cannot select the Delete machine
on logoff setting if you name
machines manually.
Spare machines You can specify a number of spare
machines that View keeps powered on for
new users.
View creates new machines to maintain
the specified number. View stops creating
spare machines when it reaches the
maximum pool size.
View keeps the spare machines powered
on even when the pool power policy is
Power off or Suspend, or when you do
not set a power policy.
NOTE Instant-clone pools do not have a
power policy.
You can specify a number of spare
machines that View keeps powered on
for new users.
View does not create new spare
machines to maintain the specified
number.
View keeps the spare machines
powered on even when the pool
power policy is Power off or Suspend,
or when you do not set a power policy.
User assignment You can use a naming pattern for
dedicated-assignment and floating-
assignment pools.
NOTE Instant-clone pools can only be
floating-assignment pools.
You can specify machine names for
dedicated-assignment and floating-
assignment pools.
NOTE In a floating-assignment pool,
you cannot associate user names with
machine names. The machines are not
dedicated to the associated users. In a
floating-assignment pool, all machines
that are not currently in use remain
accessible to any user who logs in.
Specify a List of Machine Names
You can provision an automated desktop pool by manually specifying a list of machine names. This naming
method lets you use your company's naming conventions to identify the machines in a pool.
When you explicitly specify machine names, users can see familiar names based on their company's
organization when they log in to their remote desktops.
Follow these guidelines for manually specifying machine names:
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Type each machine name on a separate line.
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A machine name can have up to 15 alphanumeric characters.
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You can add a user name to each machine entry. Use a comma to separate the user name from the
machine name.
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