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Table 5-19. Desktop and Pool Setting Descriptions
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Setting
Options
Remote desktop power policy Determines how a virtual machine behaves when the user
logs off of the associated desktop.
For descriptions of the power-policy options, see “Power
Policies for Desktop Pools,” on page 107.
For more information about how power policies affect
automated pools, see “Setting Power Policies for Desktop
Pools,” on page 107.
Automatically logoff after disconnect
n
Immediately. Users are logged off as soon as they
disconnect.
n
Never. Users are never logged off.
n
After. The time after which users are logged off when
they disconnect. Type the duration in minutes.
Allow users to reset their desktops Allow users to reset their own desktops without
administrative assistance.
Allow multiple sessions per user Allow a user to connect to multiple desktops in the pool at
the same time.
Delete desktop after logoff Select whether to delete floating-assignment, full virtual
machine desktops.
n
No. Virtual machines remain in the desktop pool after
users log off.
n
Yes. Virtual machines are powered off and deleted as
soon as users log off.
Delete or refresh desktop on logoff Select whether to delete, refresh, or leave alone floating-
assignment, linked-clone desktops.
n
Never. Virtual machines remain in the pool and are not
refreshed after users log off.
n
Delete immediately. Virtual machines are powered off
and deleted as soon as users log off. When users log off,
View Manager immediately puts virtual machines in a
Deleting state.
n
Refresh immediately. Virtual machines are refreshed as
soon as users log off. When users log off, View Manager
immediately puts virtual machines in maintenance
mode to prevent other users from logging in as the
refresh operation begins.
Refresh OS disk after logoff Select whether and when to refresh the OS disks for
dedicated-assignment, linked-clone desktops.
n
Never. The OS disk is never refreshed.
n
Always.
The OS disk is refreshed every time the user logs
off.
n
Every. The OS disk is refreshed at regular intervals of a
specified number of days. Type the number of days.
n
At. The OS disk is refreshed when its current size reaches
a specified percentage of its maximum allowable size.
The maximum size of a linked clone's OS disk is the size
of the replica's OS disk. Type the percentage at which
refresh operations occur.
With the At option, the size of the linked clone's OS disk
in the datastore is compared to its maximum allowable
size. This disk-utilization percentage does not reflect
disk usage that you might see inside the desktop's guest
operating system.
When you refresh the OS disks in a linked-clone pool with
dedicated assignment, the View Composer persistent disks
are not affected.
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