4.5

Table Of Contents
choosing a user assignment type 98
maintenance mode
103
removing user assignments 183
user ownership 296
deduplication
data transfers for local desktops 231, 232
impact on data transfers 234
defragmentation, disabling on linked clones 58
delegating administration 24
delta disks, storage overcommit 90
desktop management
deleting desktops 186
displaying desktops for unentitled users 304
displaying the first user of a desktop 309
exporting desktop information to a file 187
monitoring desktop status 184, 263
understanding 182
desktop pool creation
choosing a user assignment type 98
customizing in maintenance mode 103
desktop-naming example 102
provisioning options 98
understanding 69
desktop pool management
deleting desktop pools 179
deleting unmanaged desktops 190
disabling desktop pools 178
disabling provisioning 179
editable desktop pool settings 176
editing desktop pools 175
fixed desktop pool settings 176
understanding 175
desktop pool troubleshooting
cloning failure 280
creation problems 278
customization failure 281
failure due to configuration problems 279
failure due to missing customization
specifications 278
failure due to permissions problems 279
failure due to vCenter being overloaded 281
free disk space problems 280
inability to connect to vCenter 280
inability to log in to vCenter 280
resource problems 280
timeout while customizing 281
vCenter status unknown 280
virtual machines stuck in Provisioning
state 281
desktop recomposition
correcting an unsuccessful recomposition 167
linked-clone desktops 163, 164, 166
preparing a parent virtual machine 163
preparing a parent vitual machine with hardware
v7 168
Sysprep 85
desktop refresh, linked clones 162
desktop sessions
disconnecting 182
restarting 182
viewing 182
desktop settings
automated desktop pools 73, 104
linked-clone desktops 80
manual desktop pools 95, 104
Terminal Server desktop pools 97, 104
desktop sources
adding to a pool 189
preparing for desktop deployment 43
removing from a pool 190
unregistering 191
desktop status
locating desktops 184, 263
physical computers 191
terminal servers 191
virtual machines 185
desktop troubleshooting
connection issues 277
displaying orphaned desktops 272
displaying problem desktops 271
detached persistent disks
attaching 172
deleting 174
editing the pool or user 172
recreating a desktop 173
diagnostic information
collecting 272
collecting for View Composer 274
collecting using the support tool 274
using support scripts 275
Diagnostic Policy Service, disabling 59
dial-up network connection, checking out local
desktops 245
direct connections
configuring 20
local desktops 232
Direct Interaction privilege 34
disjoint namespaces 193
disposable file redirection, paging-file size 66
disposable-data disks, linked-clone desktops 91
Do nothing policy 107
domain filters
configuring 300
displaying 298
example of excluding domains 302
example of including domains 301
Index
VMware, Inc. 333