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3IntheDesktopTypewindow,selectIndividualDesktopandclickNext.
4IntheDesktopSourcewindow,selectPhysicalcomputersorvirtualmachines
notmanagedbyaVirtualCenterserverandclickNext.
5EntertheUniqueIDandtheDisplaynameandDescription.
TheuniqueIDisthenamethatViewManager
usestoidentifythedesktop.
The desktopdisplaynameiswhattheuserseeswhenloggingin.TheuniqueID
anddisplaynamecanbearbitrary,butifyoudonotspecifyadisplayname,the
uniqueIDisusedforboth.
Afteryouprovidethedesktopidentificationdetails,clickNext.
6Specify
thedesktopparametersandclickNext.
Formoreinformationontheparametersthatareapplicabletounmanaged
individualdesktops,seeTable 92,“MappingDesktopParameterstoDesktop
Types,onpage 190.
7InthetableontheDesktopSourcepage,selectthedesktopsourcetobeaddedas
anindividualdesktopandclick
Next.
Youcanonlyselectonedesktopsource.Allregistereddesktopsourcesthatare
runningasupportedguestoperatingsystemandthatanotherdesktopordesktop
poolisnotusingappearinthetable.Formoreinformationaboutregistering
desktopsources,see“InstallViewAgentonanUnmanagedDesktopSource”on
page 190.
8ReviewtheinformationinReadytoCompleteandclickFinishtoacceptitorBack
tomakecorrections.
9ClickFinish.
ThedesktopisaddedandappearsinthemainDesktopspage.
To add an unmanaged manual pool
1Ensurethatyouhavetheappropriatelogincredentialsandloginto
View Administrator.
2OntheDesktopstab,clickAdd.
3IntheDesktopTypewindow,selectManualDesktopPoolandclickNext.
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OTEYoucanuseanyalphanumericcharacter,includingspaces,toprovidean
optionaldescription.Thedescriptioncanbeupto1024characterslongandisonly
visiblefromtheViewadministratorinterface.