5.0

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dashboard, monitoring View components 292
Data Collection Tool bundles, creating for View
Agent 305, 325
database restore, View Composer sviconfig 291
datastores
sizing linked-clone pools 86
storage sizing table 86
storing linked clones and replicas 91, 92
DCT bundles, creating for View Agent 305, 325
dedicated-assignment pools
assigning user ownership 212
choosing a user assignment type 100
maintenance mode 105
removing user assignments 213
user ownership 330
deduplication
data transfers for local desktops 261
impact on data transfers 264
defragmentation, disabling on linked clones 60
delegating administration 26
delta disks, storage overcommit 91
desktop management
deleting desktops 216
displaying desktops for unentitled users 338
displaying the first user of a desktop 343
exporting desktop information to a file 216
monitoring desktop status 214, 293
understanding 212
desktop pool creation
choosing a user assignment type 100
customizing in maintenance mode 105
desktop-naming example 103
provisioning options 99
understanding 71
with Persona Management 182
desktop pool management
deleting desktop pools 209
deleting unmanaged desktops 220
disabling desktop pools 208
disabling provisioning 209
editable desktop pool settings 206
editing desktop pools 205
fixed desktop pool settings 206
understanding 205
desktop pool troubleshooting
cloning failure 314
creation problems 312
customization failure 315
failure due to configuration problems 313
failure due to missing customization
specifications 312
failure due to permissions problems 312
failure due to vCenter being overloaded 314
free disk space problems 314
inability to connect to vCenter 313
inability to log in to vCenter 313
resource problems 314
timeout while customizing 314
vCenter status unknown 313
virtual machines stuck in Provisioning
state 314
desktop recomposition
correcting an unsuccessful recomposition 197
linked-clone desktops 193, 194, 196
preparing a parent virtual machine 193
Sysprep 86
desktop refresh, linked clones 192
desktop sessions
disconnecting 212
restarting 212
viewing 212
desktop settings
automated desktop pools 75, 106
linked-clone desktops 82
manual desktop pools 96, 106
Terminal Server desktop pools 98, 106
desktop sources
adding to a pool 219
preparing for desktop deployment 45
removing from a pool 220
unregistering 221
desktop status
locating desktops 214, 293
physical computers 221
terminal servers 221
virtual machines 214
desktop troubleshooting
connection issues 311
displaying orphaned desktops 304
displaying problem desktops 303
desktop UI, group policy settings 189
detached persistent disks
attaching 200
deleting 202
editing the pool or user 201
recreating a desktop 201
detecting LDAP entry collisions 347
diagnostic information
collecting 304
collecting for View Composer 306
collecting using the support tool 306
using support scripts 307
Diagnostic Policy Service, disabling 61
dial-up network connection, checking out local
desktops 275
Index
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