Unregister An Unmanaged Desktop Source; Desktop Status Of Physical Computers And Terminal Servers - VMware View Manager 4.5 Admin Manual

Unregister an Unmanaged Desktop Source

All desktop sources that vCenter Server manages are registered when you install View Agent. You can
unregister only unmanaged desktop sources.
Unmanaged desktop sources include virtual machines that are not managed by vCenter Server, physical
computers, blade PCs, and Terminal Services sources.
When you unregister a desktop source, it becomes unavailable in View Manager. To make a source available
again, reinstall View Agent in the desktop source.
Prerequisites
Verify that the desktop sources that you want to unregister are not being used in any desktop pools.
Procedure
1 Click View Configuration > Registered desktop sources.
2 Select the type of unmanaged desktop source and click Details.
3 Select the desktop source to unregister and click Unregister.
You can select only desktop sources that are not being used by a desktop pool.
4 Click OK to confirm that you want to unregister the desktop source.
The desktop source is unregistered and no longer available.

Desktop Status of Physical Computers and Terminal Servers

Desktop sources that are physical computers, terminal servers, or virtual machines that are not managed by
vCenter Server can be in various states of operation and availability. In View Administrator, you can track the
status of desktops in the right-hand column of the desktop-list page.
Table 11-1 shows the operational state of physical-computer and terminal-server desktops that are displayed
in View Administrator. A desktop can be in only one state at a time.
Table 11-1. Status of Desktops That Are Physical Computers or Terminal Servers
Status
Waiting for Agent
Agent not reachable
Configuration error
Available
Connected
Disconnected
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Type of State Description
Agent state View Connection Server is waiting to receive the first request from
View Agent on a physical-computer or terminal-server desktop.
Agent state View Connection Server cannot establish communication with View
Agent on the desktop. The desktop-source computer might be
powered off.
Agent state The display protocol such as RDP is not enabled, a terminal server is
not enabled, or another protocol is not enabled.
Availability The desktop-source computer is powered on and the desktop is ready
for an active connection. In a dedicated pool, the desktop is assigned
to a user. The desktop starts when the user logs in.
Session state The desktop is in an active session and has an active remote
connection to a View client.
Session state The desktop is in an active session, but it is disconnected from the
View client.
Miscellaneous A failure occurred when the desktop was in any of the preceding
states.
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