A nonpersistent desktop is a vDesktop that is not assigned to a specific end user, and instead, is made available to the end user population.

For example, in the preceding figure, if User_1 signs in to a View environment, they are assigned one of the available vDesktops (for example, vDesktop_9). When they log off and then log back in to the View environment, they are randomly assigned another available vDesktop from the pool.

A vDesktop may only have a maximum of one owner at any given time.

There are several settings that can be manipulated from the View Admin console that dictate how fast a nonpersistent vDesktop is unassigned from a user that executes a disconnect command (this is different from logging off).

Nonpersistent vDesktop solutions are starting to become more common as the VDI is not only adopted more within the industry but also implemented at a larger scale. As persistent vDesktops often require vast amounts of additional resources, including technical...