Creating a manual desktop pool
In the previous sections, we have talked about creating automated desktop pools. Horizon View also has the ability to create desktop pools from already existing virtual desktop machines, or even physical desktop machines.
The process for creating manual desktop pools is not too dissimilar to the process we covered previously for automated desktop pools, so in the following section, we will create a manual pool and highlight where the process differs:
From the Horizon View Administrator screen, click to expand the Catalog option, click on Desktop Pools, and then, from the Desktop Pools pane, click the Add button.
Then, on the Add Desktop Pool screen, click the radio button for Manual Desktop Pool, (1) and then click the Next > button, as shown in the following screenshot:
You will now see the User Assignment screen. Select whether or not you want a dedicated assignment with automatic assignment or a floating assignment, and then click the Next > button...