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View Manager Administration Guide
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4ClickAddandentertherequireddetailsintotheAddDomainAdministrators
window.
EntertheVirtualCenteruserinformationintheformdomain\username,where
domainisthefullyqualifieddomainnameoftheActiveDirectorydomain.For
example:example.com\admin
5ClickAdd>OK.
6TheViewComposeruserisaddedtotheDomainadministratoraccountsli
st.
ClickOKtoclosetheVirtualCentersettingswindow.
To configure and deploy a new linked clone desktop pool
1FromwithintheViewAdministrator,clicktheDesktopsbuttonandthenclickthe
Inventorytab.IntheDesktopspane,ensurethattheDesktopstabisselectedand
clickAdd.
2YouarepresentedwiththeAddDesktopwizard.Fromhereyo
ucanconfigureand
deployanewlinkedclonedesktoppool.SelectAutomatedDesktopPoolandclick
Next.
3 SelectthetypeofdesktoppoolyouwanttocreateandclickNext.
4 SelecttheVirtualCenterserverthatwillbeusedbythisdesktop,andensurethat
theUselinkedclonetechnologytocreatedesktopsinthispoolcheckboxis
selected.ClickNext.
N
OTEThisiswhereyouenterthecredentialsoftheuser—createdbyyourActive
Directoryadministrator—whocanaddsystemstothedomain,asdescribedin
“PreparingVirtualCenterforViewComposeronpage 102.
Pool Type Description
Persistent Desktopsinthistypeofpoolareallocatedstaticallyinordertoensure
thatusersconnecttothesamedesktopeachtimetheylogin.
Nonpersistent Desktopsinthistypeofpoolareallocateddynamicallywhentheuser
logsin,andarereturnedtothepoolwhentheuserdisconnects.