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Automated Pools That Contain Full Virtual Machines
To create an automated desktop pool, View Manager dynamically provisions desktops based on settings that
you apply to the pool. View Manager uses a virtual machine template as the desktop source for the pool and
creates a new virtual machine in vCenter Server for each desktop.
Worksheet for Creating an Automated Pool That Contains Full Virtual Machines
When you create an automated desktop pool, the View Administrator Add Pool wizard prompts you to
configure certain options. Use this worksheet to prepare your configuration options before you create the pool.
You can print this worksheet and write down the values you want to specify when you run the Add Pool
wizard.
To create a linked-clone pool, see “Linked-Clone Desktop Pools,” on page 75.
Table 5-1. Worksheet: Configuration Options for Creating an Automated Pool That Contains Full Virtual
Machines
Option Description Fill In Your Value Here
User assignment Choose the type of user assignment:
n
In a dedicated-assignment pool, each user is
assigned to a desktop. Users receive the same
desktop each time they log in.
n
In a floating-assignment pool, users receive
different desktops each time they log in.
For details, see “User Assignment in Desktop
Pools,” on page 101.
Enable automatic assignment In a dedicated-assignment pool, a desktop is
assigned to a user when the user first logs in to the
pool. You can also explicitly assign desktops to
users.
If you do not enable automatic assignment, you
must explicitly assign a desktop to each user.
vCenter Server Select the vCenter Server that manages the virtual
machines in the pool.
Pool ID The unique name that identifies the pool in View
Administrator.
If multiple vCenter Servers are running in your
environment, make sure that another vCenter
Server is not using the same pool ID.
A View Connection Server configuration can be a
standalone View Connection Server instance or a
group of replicated instances that share a common
View LDAP configuration.
Display name The pool name that users see when they log in with
View Client. If you do not specify a display name,
the pool ID is displayed to users.
View Folder Select a View Folder in which to place the pool or
leave the pool in the default root folder.
If you use a View Folder, you can delegate
managing the pool to an administrator with a
specific role. For details, see “Using Folders to
Delegate Administration,” on page 26.
NOTE View folders are different than vCenter
Server folders that store desktop virtual machines.
You select a vCenter Server folder later in the
wizard with other vCenter Server settings.
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