Administering View Cloud Pod Architecture

4 Configure the global entitlement.
a Type a name for the global entitlement in the Name text box.
The name can contain between 1 and 64 characters. This is the name that appears in the list of
available desktops and applications in Horizon Client for an entitled user.
b (Optional) Type a description of the global entitlement in the Description text box.
The description can contain between 1 and 1024 characters.
c If you are configuring a global desktop entitlement, select a user assignment policy.
The user assignment policy specifies the type of desktop pool that a global desktop entitlement can
contain. You can select only one user assignment policy.
Option Description
Floating
Creates a floating desktop entitlement. A floating desktop entitlement
can contain only floating desktop pools.
Dedicated
Creates a dedicated desktop entitlement. A dedicated desktop
entitlement can contain only dedicated desktop pools.
d Select a scope policy for the global entitlement.
The scope policy specifies where to look for desktops or applications to satisfy a request from the
global entitlement. You can select only one scope policy.
Option Description
All sites
View looks for desktops or applications on any pod in the pod
federation.
Within site
View looks for desktops or applications only on pods in the same site
as the pod to which the user is connected.
Within pod
View looks for desktops or applications only in the pod to which the
user is connected.
e (Optional) If users have home sites, configure a home site policy for the global entitlement.
Option Description
Use home site
Causes View to look for desktops or applications in the user's home
site. If the user does not have a home site and the Entitled user must
have home site option is not selected, the site to which the user is
currently connected is assumed to be the home site.
Entitled user must have home site
Causes the global entitlement to be available only if the user has a
home site. This option is available only when the Use home site option
is selected.
f (Optional) Use the Automatically clean up redundant sessions option to specify whether to
automatically clean up redundant sessions.
NOTE This option is available only for floating desktop entitlements and global application
entitlements.
Multiple sessions can occur when a pod that contains a session goes offline, the user logs in again
and starts another session, and the problem pod comes back online with the original session. When
multiple sessions occur, Horizon Client prompts the user to select a session. This option determines
what happens to sessions that the user does not select. If you do not select this option, users must
manually end their own extra sessions, either by logging off in Horizon Client or by launching the
sessions and logging them off.
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