VMware View Manager 4.5 Admin Manual page 108

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Table 5-20. Power Policies
Power Policy
Take no power action
Ensure desktops are always powered on
Suspend
Power off
N When you add a desktop to a manual pool, View Manager powers on the desktop to ensure that it is
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fully configured, even when you select the Power off or Take no power action power policy. After View Agent
is configured, it is marked as Ready, and the normal power-management settings for the pool apply.
For manual pools with desktops that are managed by vCenter Server, View Manager ensures that a spare
desktop is powered on so that users can connect to it. The spare desktop is powered on no matter which power
policy is in effect.
Table 5-21 describes when View Manager applies the configured power policy.
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Description
View Manager does not enforce any power policy after a user
logs off. This setting has two consequences.
View Manager does not change the power state of the
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virtual machine after a user logs off.
For example, if a user shuts down the virtual machine,
the virtual machine remains powered off. If a user logs
off without shutting down, the virtual machine remains
powered on. The virtual machine restarts when a user
connects to the desktop.
View Manager does not enforce any power state after an
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administrative task is completed.
For example, a user might log off without shutting down.
The virtual machine remains powered on. When a
scheduled recomposition takes place, the virtual
machine is powered off. After the recomposition is
completed, View Manager does nothing to change the
power state of the virtual machine. It remains powered
off.
The virtual machine remains powered on, even when it is not
in use. If a user shuts down the virtual machine, it
immediately restarts. The virtual machine also restarts after
an administrative task such as refresh, recompose, or
rebalance is completed.
Select Ensure desktops are always powered on if you run
batch processes or system management tools that must
contact the virtual machines at scheduled times.
N If you use Windows Vista as your parent virtual
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machine for a linked-clone pool, you must set the power
policy to Ensure desktops are always powered on.
The virtual machine enters a suspended state when a user
logs off, but not when a user disconnects.
The virtual machine shuts down when a user logs off, but not
when a user disconnects.
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