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Description
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Notes
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Data Center
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Select an existing data center from the list.
| The Default data center displays by default. |
Host Cluster
| The name of the host cluster to which the pool is attached. It can be hosted on any physical machine in the cluster depending on the policy rules. | This is the migration domain for the virtual machine. The Default cluster displays by default. |
Name
| The name of the new pool. Ensure it is a unique name. The name cannot be any longer than 15 characters, and must contain at least one alphabet, a-z. | A number is appended onto the name of the desktop pool to create a unique name for the virtual desktops. For example, if the desktop pool is named HR, and has five virtual desktops, the names of the virtual desktops will be, HR-1, HR-2, HR-3, HR-4, HR-5. Ensure that the name is succinct rather than verbose. The maximum length of a virtual machine name is 15 characters. Follow the operating system's rules for virtual machine names. |
Description
| A meaningful description of the new pool. | |
Number of VMs
| Enter the Number of VMs (Virtual Machines) to create for the pool. | |
Based on Template
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Select an existing template to create the virtual machines from an existing model. See Section 6.2.1, “Creating Virtual Machines from Existing Templates”
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The field displays the list of existing templates in the storage domain.
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Memory Size (MB)
| The amount of memory assigned to each virtual machine. | Consider the processing and storage needs of the applications that are intended to run on the virtual machines. The maximum allowable memory for a virtual machine is 256GB, allowing even the most memory-intensive enterprise workloads to be virtualized. |
Total Cores
| The processing power allocated to the virtual machine, as CPU Cores, from 1 to 16 on the slider bar. | It is recommended that you do not assign a number that is too high, or more cores than actually exist on the physical host. |
CPU Sockets
| The number of CPU sockets for the virtual machine from 1 to 16 on the slider bar. | It is recommended that you do not assign a number that is too high, or more CPUs than actually exist on the physical host. |
Operating System
| The operating system. Valid values include a range of Windows and Linux variants. | This is a display only field, as no operating system is actually installed during this process. |
Field
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Description
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Notes
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Manual | The administrator is responsible for explicitly returning the desktop to the pool. | The desktop reverts to the original base image after the administrator returns it to the pool. |
Automatic | When the desktop is shut down, it reverts to its base image and is then returned to the desktop pool. |
Field
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Description
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Domain | Enter the domain in which the virtual machines are to be created. | |
Time Zone | Enter the time zone in which the virtual machines are to run. | This is the time zone for the virtual machines, and not necessarily the time zone for the physical host on which the virtual machines are to run. |
Field
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Description
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Protocol |
Define the display protocol to be used. Select either:
| Select SPICE for Windows or Linux virtual machines. This is the recommended protocol. or select VNC for Linux virtual machines if desired. |
USB Policy | Select Enabled or Disabled to indicate whether a USB device can be inserted into the client machine. | The USB policy editor can be used to set up policies. |
Monitors
| For Windows virtual machines, the number of monitors that the virtual machine can have. | Consider the processing and storage needs of the applications that are intended to run on the virtual machine. |
Field
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Description
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Run On |
The host for the virtual machines to run on.
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Run/Migration Options |
Further options for running virtual machines
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Field
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Description
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Storage Domain | The name of the storage domain where the images of the virtual machines of the pool will be stored. | |
Provisioning |
The type of storage required for the virtual machines. Select either:
| Refer to Section 6.1.3, “Understanding Virtual Machine Storage” for a description of these options. |
Memory Allocation/Physical Memory Guarantee | The amount of physical memory that must be reserved for this pool. |
Field
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Description
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First Device |
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After installing a new virtual machine, the new virtual machine must go into Boot mode before powering up. Select the first device that the virtual machine must try to boot:
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Second Device |
Select the second device that the virtual machine must try to boot:
| Select the second device for the virtual machine to use to boot if the first device is not available. The first device selected in the previous option does not appear in the options. |
Attach CD | A list of available CD-ROMs appear if Attach CD is selected. | Select the appropriate operating system ISOs available on the system. |
Linux Boot Options | If the virtual machine is a Linux machine, you can enter customized options for the kernel path,initrd path, kernel params (parameters). |