Integration

View Integration
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 If both the original linked-clone desktop and the new base image have one NIC configured with a
distributed virtual network switch, the network label and MAC address are preserved.
 If the original linked-clone desktop has one NIC configured with a standard network switch and the new
base image has one NIC configured with a distributed virtual network switch, the network label is not
preserved. The MAC address is preserved.
 If the original linked-clone desktop has two NICs, both of which are configured with a standard network
switch, and the new base image has one NIC configured with a standard network switch, the network
label of one original NIC is preserved, but all network properties associated with the other original NIC
are not preserved.
Display the Network Label Assignments for an Existing Pool or Desktop
To display the network label assignments for a pool, use the Get-Pool cmdlet. The NetworkLabelSpecs
output parameter shows the network labels that are assigned to the pool. You do not have to add a parameter
in the command line to display this information. It is displayed automatically with the Get-Pool cmdlet.
The NetworkLabelSpecs output displays infomation in the following format:
 nl - Network label name.
 nic - NIC name
 enabled - A value of 1 means the label is active. A value of 0 means it is disabled.
 max - Maximum number of virtual machines that can be assigned the network label
 usage - Number of virtual machines currently assigned to the network label.
When the usage value equals the max value, View stops assigning that network label and starts making
assignments from the next available label.
The following example displays network label assignments for the pool Pool2.
> get-pool -pool_id Pool2
...
networkLabelSpecs : [nl=desktop-auto01-230;nic=Network adapter 1;enable
d=1;max=239;usage=239];[nl=desktop-auto02-240;nic=N
etwork adapter 1;enabled=1;max=239;usage=239];[nl=vie
wscale-auto03-250;nic=Network adapter 1;enabled=1;max
=239;usage=239];[nl=desktop-auto04-260;nic=Network
adapter 1;enabled=1;max=239;usage=239];[nl=desktop-
auto05-270;nic=Network adapter 1;enabled=1;max=239;us
age=239];[nl=desktop-auto06-280;nic=Network adapter
1;enabled=1;max=239;usage=239];[nl=desktop-auto07-
290;nic=Network adapter 1;enabled=1;max=239;usage=239
];[nl=desktop-auto08-300;nic=Network adapter 1;enab
led=1;max=239;usage=239];[nl=desktop-auto09-310;nic
=Network adapter 1;enabled=1;max=239;usage=88] ...
Displaying Network Label Information for a Virtual Machine
To display the network label assignments for a virtual machine, use the Get-DesktopVM cmdlet. The
netLabelAutoAssigns output parameter shows the NIC names and network labels that View has attempted
to assign to the virtual machine.
You do not have to add a parameter in the command line to display this information. It is displayed
automatically with the Get-DesktopVM cmdlet.
If the Enabled flag in the network label configuration file was set to 0, the netLabelAutoAssigns output
shows this feature is disabled.