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Getting Started with XenDesktop 7.x

By : Craig Thomas Ellrod
Book Image

Getting Started with XenDesktop 7.x

By: Craig Thomas Ellrod

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (27 chapters)
Getting Started with XenDesktop 7.x
Credits
Notice
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Creating a Domain Certificate Authority
Index

Working with policies


It is likely that you will create and enable more than one policy in your implementation. If you do, make sure that you prioritize the policies so that it is clear which policy should be executed first.

Policies can be configured using the following simple steps:

  1. Create the policy.

  2. Configure the policy settings.

  3. Apply filters to the policy.

  4. Set a policy priority.

    Tip

    Use priorities with your policies to make sure that they are executed correctly. Also, note that unfiltered policies take precedence over filtered policies.

Navigating policies

In XenDesktop Studio, policy settings are grouped into two main categories as follows:

  • Machine policy settings: These settings are used to control the behavior of virtual desktops and are applied when a virtual desktop starts. These settings are applied even if there are no active user sessions on the desktop.

  • User policy settings: These settings are used to control the user experience when connecting to desktops using the ICA/HDX protocol...