Setting Up Desktop and Application Pools in View

Prerequisites
Make sure that each machine name is unique. You cannot use the names of existing virtual machines in
vCenter Server.
Procedure
1 Create a text file that contains the list of machine names.
If you intend to create a desktop pool with only a few machines, you can type the machine names
directly in the Add Desktop Pool wizard. You do not have to create a separate text file.
2 In View Administrator start the Add Desktop Pool wizard to begin creating an automated desktop
pool.
3 On the Provisioning Settings page, select Specify names manually and click Enter names.
4 Copy your list of machine names in the Enter Machine Names page and click Next.
The Enter Machine Names wizard displays the desktop list and indicates validation errors with a red !.
5 Correct invalid machine names.
a Place your cursor over an invalid name to display the related error message at the bottom of the
page.
b Click Back.
c Edit the incorrect names and click Next.
6 Click Finish.
7 (Optional) Select Start machines in maintenance mode.
This option lets you customize the machines before users can log in and use them.
8 Follow the prompts in the wizard to finish creating the desktop pool.
View creates a machine for each name in the list. When an entry includes a machine and user name, View
assigns the machine to that user.
After the desktop pool is created, you can add machines by importing another list file that contains
additional machine names and users. See "Add Machines to an Automated Pool Provisioned by a List of
Names" in the View Administration document.
Using a Naming Pattern for Automated Desktop Pools
You can provision the machines in a pool by providing a naming pattern and the total number of machines
you want in the pool. By default, View uses your pattern as a prefix in all the machine names and appends a
unique number to identify each machine.
Length of the Naming Pattern in a Machine Name
Machine names have a 15-character limit, including your naming pattern and the automatically generated
number.
Setting Up Desktop and Application Pools in View
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