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Virtualdesktopdeploymentisthetaskofpreparingindividualormultiplevirtual
machinesforViewManagerclientconnections.Oncedeployed,preparedsystemscan
beaccesseddirectlyoractasatemplatefromwhichViewManagercancreatean
extensiblepoolofcloneddesktops.
Thischaptercoverstheend‐to‐endrequirements
andproceduresassociatedwith
desktopdeployment,andconcentratesspecificallyonthecreationofdesktopsand
desktoppoolsfromvirtualmachinesmanagedbyvCenterServer.
Thischapterdiscussesthefollowingtopics:
 “OverviewofVirtualDesktopDeployment”onpage 66
 “PreparingtheGuestSystem”onpage 68
 “IndividualDesktops”onpage 71
 “A u t o m a t e d DesktopPools”onpage 74
 “ManualDesktopPools”onpage 81
 “EntitlingaDesktoporPool”onpage 85
 “SearchingDesktopsandEntitledUsersandGroups”onpage 89
 “DisablingViewManagerandDeletingObjects”onpage 91
Virtual Desktop Deployment
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