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The settings go into effect when the local desktop is powered on, except in the case of the setting that allows
the reported required memory to be less than that set on vCenter Server. That setting is read only when the
desktop is checked out.
Change the Network Type from NAT to Bridged
By default, the virtual network type of a View desktop changes to NAT (network address translation) when
the desktop is checked out for use on a local system. You can override this behavior to use bridged networking
so that the View desktop has its own identity on the network.
With bridged networking, the virtual network adapter in the View desktop connects to the physical network
adapter in the host computer. Bridged networking makes the View desktop visible to other computers on the
network and requires the desktop to have its own IP address.
NAT configures a virtual machine to share the IP and MAC addresses of the host. The View desktop and the
client host share a single network identity on the network.
To change these defaults for all local desktops or for specific local desktops on a client host, you must configure
Windows registry settings. You can then use standard Windows tools such as Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to
deploy these registry settings.
Prerequisites
Because in many cases you can specify the scope of the setting, determine the IDs you will need to specify.
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Table 13-8. Identifiers Used in Registry Settings for Local Mode Resource Usage
Scope
Broker specific
User specific
Desktop specific
You can also find the broker GUID in the
is located in the
folder. Open the file and search for
the file and search for
VMware, Inc.
Variable Name
broker_guid
remote_user_sid
desktop_ID
mvdi.lst
C:\Documents and Settings\
brokerGUID
.
user-sid
Description
Globally unique identifier for the
View Connection Server instance or
group. Use the vdmadmin -C
command to determine the GUID. See
"Setting the Name of a View
Connection Server Group Using the
-C Option,"
The security ID of the end user. Use
the ADSI Edit utility on a View
Connection Server host and find the
value of the pae-SIDString field of
CN=machine_CN,OU=Servers,DC=v
di,DC=vmware,DC=int.
The ID of the View desktop. Use the
ADSI Edit utility on a View
Connection Server. The ID is listed in
OU=Applications of
DC=vdi,DC=vmware,DC=int. The
desktop ID is the distinguished name
that uses the display name of the
desktop pool:
CN=pool_display_name,OU=Applic
ations,DC=vdi,DC=vmware,DC=int.
file on the client computer. On Windows XP, the file
user_name \Local Settings\Application Data\VMware\VDM
. The remote user security ID is also listed in this file. Open
Chapter 13 Managing Local Desktops
on page 293.
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