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Table 5-16. Naming Desktops Manually or Providing a Desktop-Naming Pattern (Continued)
Feature
Dynamic or fixed pool size
Spare desktops
User assignment
Specify a List of Desktop Names
You can provision an automated desktop pool by manually specifying a list of desktop names. This naming
method lets you use your company's naming conventions to identify the desktops in a pool.
When you explicitly specify desktop names, users can see familiar names based on their company's
organization when they log in to their desktops.
Follow these guidelines for manually specifying desktop names:
Type each desktop name on a separate line.
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A desktop name can have up to 15 alphanumeric characters.
n
You can add a user name to each desktop entry. Use a comma to separate the user name from the desktop
n
name.
In this example, two desktops are specified. The second desktop is associated with a user:
Desktop-001
Desktop-002,abccorp.com/jdoe
N In a floating-assignment pool, you cannot associate user names with desktop names. The desktops are
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not dedicated to the associated users. In a floating-assignment pool, all desktops that are not currently in use
remain accessible to any user who logs in.
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Providing a Desktop-Naming Pattern
Dynamic.
If you remove a user assignment from a
desktop in a dedicated-assignment pool,
the desktop is returned to the pool of
available desktops.
If you choose to delete desktops on logoff
in a floating-assignment pool, the pool size
can grow or shrink depending on the
number of active user sessions.
You can specify a number of spare
desktops that View Manager keeps
powered on for new users.
View Manager creates new desktops to
maintain the specified number. View
Manager stops creating spare desktops
when it reaches the maximum pool size.
View Manager keeps the spare desktops
powered on even when the pool power
policy is Power off or Suspend, or when
you do not set a power policy.
You can use a naming pattern for
dedicated-assignment and floating-
assignment pools.
Naming Desktops Manually
Fixed.
The pool contains the number of
desktops you provide in the list of
desktop names.
You cannot select the Delete desktop
on logoff setting if you name desktops
manually.
You can specify a number of spare
desktops that View Manager keeps
powered on for new users.
View Manager does not create new
spare desktops to maintain the specified
number.
View Manager keeps the spare
desktops powered on even when the
pool power policy is Power off or
Suspend, or when you do not set a
power policy.
You can specify desktop names for
dedicated-assignment and floating-
assignment pools.
N In a floating-assignment pool,
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you cannot associate user names with
desktop names. The desktops are not
dedicated to the associated users. In a
floating-assignment pool, all desktops
that are not currently in use remain
accessible to any user who logs in.
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