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8Editthebaseimageusedbytheselecteddesktoppool.
 Ifyouwanttoanchortheclonesinthedesktoppooltoadifferentsnapshot
withinthesamebaseimage,selectanewsnapshotfromthelistprovided.
 IfyouwanttochangethecurrentbaseimagetothatofanewParentVM,click
ChangeandselectanewvirtualmachinetobetheMasterVMforthepool
fromthosehighlightedinthelist.ClickOK.
ClickNext.
9Schedulewhenyouwanttherecompositioneventtotakeplace(t
hedefaultisset
tothecurrenttime,andthereforeimmediately).
 Ifyouwantanycurrentlyconnecteduserstobeloggedoffassoonasthe
recomposeeventstarts,selectForceUserstologoff.
 Ifyouwantthesystemtowaituntilauserhasdisconnectedbeforeinitiating
arecompositionoftheirdesktop,selectWaitforuserstologoff.
10 ClickFinishtostarttherecomposition.
To rebalance a linked clone desktop pool
1FromwithinViewAdministrator,clickDesktopsandPoolstodisplaythedesktop
page.
2EnsurethattheInventorytabissel
ectedintheleft‐handpaneandselectthe
desktoppoolyouwanttorebalance.
3Intheright‐handpane,selecttheDesktopSourcestab.
4 Selectoneormoredesktopsfromthedesktopsourcelistprovided.Youdonot
havetoselectanydesktopsifyouintendtorebalancetheentirepool.
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lickRebalance.YouarepresentedwiththeRebalancewizard,whichprovides
youwithimportantinformationaboutwhatwillhappenwhenyourebalanceone
oremoredesktopsinthepool.Onceyouhavereadthisinformationandare
satisfiedthatyouwanttoproceedclickNext.
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OTEIfyouselectthisoption,connecteduserswillbenotifiedpriorto
disconnectionandgiventheopportunitytoclosetheirapplicationsandlog
out.ThenotificationmessagecanbeaccessedfromwithintheGlobalSettings
sectionoftheconfigurationpage.