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Table 5-1. Worksheet: Configuration Options for Creating an Automated Pool That Contains Full Virtual
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Option Description Fill In Your Value Here
Delete desktop after logoff If you select floating user assignment, choose
whether to delete desktops after users log off.
NOTE You set this option on the Pool Settings
page.
Pool Settings Settings that determine the desktop state, power
status when a virtual machine is not in use, display
protocol, Adobe Flash quality, and so on.
For descriptions, see “Desktop and Pool Settings,”
on page 104.
For a list of the settings that apply to automated
pools, see “Desktop Settings for Automated Pools
That Contain Full Virtual Machines,” on
page 73.
For more information about power policies and
automated pools, see “Setting Power Policies for
Desktop Pools,” on page 107.
Virtual machine naming Choose whether to provision desktops by
manually specifying a list of desktop names or by
providing a naming pattern and the total number
of desktops.
For details, see “Naming Desktops Manually or
Providing a Naming Pattern,” on page 99.
List of desktop names If you specify names manually, prepare a text file
that lists desktop names and, optionally, the
associated user names.
Naming pattern If you use this naming method, provide the
pattern.
View Manager uses your pattern as a prefix in all
the desktop names and appends a unique number
to identify each desktop.
For details, see “Using a Naming Pattern for
Automated Desktop Pools,” on page 101.
Maximum number of desktops If you use a naming pattern, specify the total
number of desktops in the pool.
You can also specify a minimum number of
desktops to provision when you first create the
pool.
Number of spare (powered on)
desktops
If you specify names manually or use a naming
pattern, specify a number of desktops that View
Manager keeps available and powered on for new
users. For details, see “Naming Desktops
Manually or Providing a Naming Pattern,” on
page 99.
When you specify names manually, this option is
called # Unassigned desktops kept powered on.
Minimum number of desktops If you use a naming pattern and provision
desktops on demand, specify a minimum number
of desktops in the pool.
If you provision desktops on demand, View
Manager creates desktops as users connect to the
pool for the first time.
View Manager creates the minimum number of
desktops when you create the pool.
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