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Create a Manual Pool That Contains One Desktop
You can create a pool that contains a single desktop when a user requires a unique, dedicated desktop, or when,
at different times, multiple users must access a costly application with a single-host license.
You can provision an individual View desktop in its own pool by creating a manual desktop pool and selecting
a single desktop source.
To mimic a physical computer that can be shared by multiple users, specify a floating assignment for the users
entitled to access the pool.
Whether you configure the single-desktop pool with dedicated or floating assignment, power operations are
initiated by session management. The virtual machine is powered on when a user requests the desktop and
powered off or suspended when the user logs off.
If you configure the Ensure desktops are always powered on policy, the virtual machine remains powered
on. If the user shuts down the virtual machine, it immediately restarts.
Prerequisites
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Prepare the desktop source to deliver View desktop access. View Agent must be installed and running on
the desktop source.
To prepare a virtual machine managed by vCenter Server, see Chapter 4, “Creating and Preparing Virtual
Machines,” on page 45.
To prepare an unmanaged virtual machine, physical computer, or Blade PC, see Chapter 3, “Preparing
Unmanaged Desktop Sources,” on page 41.
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Gather the configuration information you must provide to create the manual pool. See “Worksheet for
Creating a Manual Desktop Pool,” on page 95.
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Decide how to configure power settings, display protocol, Adobe Flash quality, and other settings. See
“Desktop and Pool Settings,” on page 107.
Procedure
1 In View Administrator, click Inventory > Pools.
2 Click Add.
3 Select Manual Pool.
4 Select the type of user assignment.
Option Description
Dedicated Assignment
The desktop is assigned to one user. Only that user can log in to the desktop.
Floating Assignment
The desktop is shared by all users who are entitled to the pool. Any entitled
user can log in to the desktop as long as another user is not logged in.
5 On the Add vCenter Virtual Machines or Add Machines page, select the desktop source for your desktop.
6 Follow the prompts in the wizard to create the pool.
Use the configuration information you gathered in the worksheet. You can go directly back to any wizard
page you completed by clicking the page name in the navigation panel.
In View Administrator, you can view the desktop as it is created by clicking Inventory > Desktops.
What to do next
Entitle users to access the pool. See “Add Entitlements to Desktop Pools,” on page 115.
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