A machine catalog is a group of computers or desktops that define the hosting infrastructure for those desktops and applications and the level of control that the users have over their environments.
The following are the prerequisites to create a machine catalog:
To create a machine catalog, you first need to prepare the master images similar to what we did in Chapter 2, Installing XenDesktop®.
The master image should contain the elements that are common to all users, such as antivirus software, Citrix Receiver and plugins, and other default programs.
You also need the Active Directory computer accounts to assign to each machine. The machine catalog creation wizard creates these for you.