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Procedure
1 Create a text file that contains the list of additional desktop names.
If you intend to add only a few desktops, you can type the desktop names directly in the Add Pool wizard.
You do not have to create a separate text file.
2 In View Administrator, click Inventory > Pools.
3 Select the pool to be expanded.
4 Click Edit.
5 Click the Provisioning Settings tab.
6 Click Add Desktops.
7 Copy your list of desktop names in the Enter Desktop Names page and click Next.
The Enter Desktop Names wizard displays the desktop list and indicates validation errors with a red X.
8 Correct invalid desktop names.
a Place your cursor over an invalid name to display the related error message at the bottom of the page.
b Click Back.
c Edit the incorrect names and click Next.
9 Click Finish.
10 Click OK.
View Manager adds the new desktops to the pool.
In vCenter Server, you can monitor the creation of the new virtual machines.
In View Administrator, you can view the desktops as they are added to the pool by clicking Inventory >
Pools or Inventory > Desktops.
Disable or Enable a Desktop Pool
When you disable a desktop pool, the pool is no longer presented to users. Users have no access to the pool.
After you disable a pool, you can enable it again.
You can disable a pool to prevent users from accessing their desktops while you prepare the desktops for use.
If a pool is no longer needed, you can use the disable feature to withdraw the pool from active use without
having to delete the pool definition from View Manager.
Procedure
1 In View Administrator, click Inventory > Pools.
2 Select a desktop pool and change the status of the pool.
Option Action
Disable the pool
Click Status > Disable Pool.
Enable the pool
Click Status > Enable Pool.
3 Click OK.
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