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VMware Horizon View 6 Desktop Virtualization Cookbook - Second Edition

By : Ventresco
Book Image

VMware Horizon View 6 Desktop Virtualization Cookbook - Second Edition

By: Ventresco

Overview of this book

If you want a more detailed explanation concerning the implementation of several different core features of VMware Horizon View, this is the book for you. Whether you are new to VMware Horizon View or an existing user, this book will provide you with the knowledge you need to successfully deploy several core features and get introduced to the latest features of version 6.0 as well.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)
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4. Managing VMware Horizon View with PowerCLI
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Index

Creating a manual unmanaged desktop pool


Manual unmanaged desktop pools are typically used when the target desktops are created outside the Horizon View and vSphere environments, such as physical desktops or virtual desktops created using storage-array-based cloning features. Regardless of where these desktops are physically located, they must have the Horizon View agent installed in order to be added to manual unmanaged desktop pools.

Getting ready

Prior to creating the manual unmanaged desktop pool, at least one supported desktop with the Horizon View agent installed must be available. This desktop must not be assigned to any existing desktop pools, as it will be added to the new manual unmanaged desktop pool during the pool-creation process.

How to do it…

To create a desktop pool, we first need to determine the configuration options as described in the How it works… section of the Managing desktop pools with PowerCLI recipe in this chapter.

The following example command will create a manual...