3.0.1

Table Of Contents
View Manager Administration Guide
62 VMware, Inc.
13 Selecthowyouwouldlikethedesktopscreatedfromtheguestsystemtobe
customized.IfacustomizationspecificationexistsonVirtualCenteryoucanselect
itfromtheUsethiscustomizationspecificationlistinordertopreconfiguresuch
propertiesaslicensing,domainattachment,andDHCPsettings.
Ifyouwanttomanuallyconfigurethede
sktopordesktopsinthispoolafterthey
havebeenprovisioned,orifnocustomizationspecificationisdetected,select
None ‐Customizationwillbedonemanually.
ClickNext.
14 Youarepresentedwithasummaryoftheconfigurationsettingsforthis
deployment.
Ifyouareunsatisfiedwithanyaspectoftheconfigurationyoucanusethe
Backbuttontorevisitanypreviouspage.
IfyouaresatisfiedwiththeconfigurationclickFinishtodeploythe
automateddesktoppool.
Oncethedeploymenthasbeeninitiatedyoucanmonitortheprogressoftheautomated
desktoppoolbyselectingeithertheDesktopsorDesktopSourcestabsintheGlobal
desktopandpoolviewpane.
Manual Desktop Pools
Manualdesktoppoolsarepoolsofvirtualmachinesthataremanuallyconstructedby
theViewManageradministrator.Desktoppoolsofthistypecanbeeither:
Persistent—Usersareallocatedadedicateddesktopthatretainsalloftheir
documents,applicationsandsettingsbetweensessions.Thedesktopisstatically
assignedthefirsttimetheuserconnects,andisthenusedforallsubsequent
sessions.
Nonpersistent—Usersareconnectedtoadifferentdesktopfromthepooleach
timetheyconnect,andthereisnopersistenceofenvironmentaloruserdata
betweensessions.