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You can use either desktop-naming method to satisfy this objective.
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To create fixed sets of desktops at one time, specify desktop names manually.
n
To create desktops dynamically when users log in for the first time, provide a naming pattern and use a
token to designate the sequential numbers.
Specifying the Names Manually
1 Prepare a text file for the first pool that contains a list of desktop names from VDIABC-01 through
VDIABC-10.
2 In View Administrator, create the pool and specify desktop names manually.
3 Click Enter Names and copy your list into the Enter Desktop Names list box.
4 Repeat these steps for the second pool, using the names VDIABC-11 through VDIABC-20.
For detailed instructions, see “Specify a List of Desktop Names,” on page 103.
You can add desktops to each pool after it is created. For example, you can add desktops VDIABC-21 through
VDIABC-30 to the first pool, and VDIABC-31 through VDIABC-40 to the second pool. See “Add Desktops to
an Automated Pool Provisioned by a List of Names,” on page 181.
Providing a Naming Pattern With a Token
1 In View Administrator, create the first pool and use a naming pattern to provision the desktop names.
2 In the naming-pattern text box, type VDIABC-0{n}.
3 Limit the pool's maximum size to 9.
4 Repeat these steps for the second pool, but in the naming-pattern text box, type VDIABC-1{n}.
The first pool contains desktops VDIABC-01 through VDIABC-09. The second pool contains desktops
VDIABC-11 through VDIABC-19.
Alternatively, you can configure the pools to contain up to 99 desktops each by using a fixed-length token of
2 digits:
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For the first pool, type VDIABC-0{n:fixed=2}.
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For the second pool, type VDIABC-1{n:fixed=2}.
Limit each pool's maximum size to 99. This configuration produces desktops that contain a 3-digit sequential
naming pattern.
First pool:
VDIABC-001
VDIABC-002
VDIABC-003
Second pool:
VDIABC-101
VDIABC-102
VDIABC-103
For details about naming patterns and tokens, see “Using a Naming Pattern for Automated Desktop Pools,”
on page 104.
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