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Chapter 4 Virtual Desktop Deployment
Entitling a Desktop or Pool
Onceadesktopordesktoppoolhasbeencreated,youcanentitleActiveDirectoryusers
orgroupstoaccessit.
To entitle a desktop to an Active Directory user or group
1FromwithinViewAdministrator,clicktheDesktopsandPoolsbuttonandthen
clicktheGlobaldesktopandpoolviewentryundertheInventorytab.Choosethe
desktoporpoolyouwant
toentitlefromtheGlobaldesktopandpoolviewpane.
2ClickEntitlements.YouarepresentedwiththeEntitlementswindowwhichlists
theusersandgroupswhocanusethisdesktoporpool.ClickAdd.
3Theuserandgroupentitlementwindowisdisplayed.Fromhereyouview,search
on,andfilter
allActiveDirectoryuserswithinthedomainforest.
4InType,selectUsers,Groups,orboth.
5FromtheDomaindropdownmenu,choosethedomainthatcontainstheusersor
groupsyouwanttoentitle,orselectEntireDirectorytosearchacrosstheentire
ActiveDirectorydomainforest.
6Usingthefields
provided,youcansearchbynameordescription.ClickFindto
executethesearch.
7Fromthetable,choosetheuserorgroupswhoyouwanttobeabletousethis
desktoporpoolandclickOK.
8YouarereturnedtothefirstpageoftheEntitlementswindow,whichnowcontains
theusersorgroupsyouselected.ClickOKtofinish.
Searching Desktops and Entitled Users and Groups
UsetheInventorytabtosearchforinformationaboutdesktopsandentitledusersand
groups.Youcaneithersearchbyusingthecolumnsinthetablesthatappearontheright
sideofthepageorsearchbyusingthecategoriesthatappearontheleftsideofthepage.
To search columns in the Desktops Inventory view
1FromwithintheViewAdministrator,clicktheDesktopsandPoolsbutton.
2IntheDesktopsfield(ontherightsideofthepage),clicktheDesktopsandPools,
DesktopSources,orActiveSessionstab.
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OTEIfyouwanttoviewalistofallusersinthedomain,leavetheNameand
Descriptionfieldsblank.