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Virtualdesktopdeploymentisthetaskofpreparingindividualormultiplevirtual
machinesforViewManagerclientconnections.Oncedeployed,preparedsystemscan
beaccesseddirectlyoractasatemplatefromwhichViewManagercancreatean
extensiblepoolofcloneddesktops.
Thischaptercoverstheendtoendrequirements
andproceduresassociatedwith
desktopdeployment,andconcentratesspecificallyonthecreationofdesktopsand
desktoppoolsfromvirtualmachinesmanagedbyVirtualCenter.
Thischapterdiscussesthefollowingtopics:
“OverviewofVirtualDesktopDeployment”onpage 64
“PreparingtheGuestSystem”onpage 66
“IndividualDesktops”onpage 68
“A ut o m a t e d DesktopPools”onpage 71
“ManualDesktopPools”onpage 78
“EntitlingaDesktoporPoolonpage 81
“SearchingDesktopsandEntitledUsersandGroups”onpage 81
“DisablingViewManagerandDeletingObjects”onpage 83
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