Worksheet: Configuration Options for Nutanix Pool Deployment
When you create a Nutanix desktop pool, you can configure certain options. Use this worksheet to record your configuration options before you create the pool.
| Category | Option | Description | Enter Your Value Here |
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| Type | Select Automated Desktop Pool | ||
| Management Server | Select Capacity | Choose your Prism Central instance. The system populates the list with the capacity providers configured in Servers > Capacity Providers. | |
| Basic Information | The following settings define the pool. | ||
| ID | Enter the Pool ID. | ||
| Display Name | Enter the Pool Display Name. | ||
| Description | Enter a description of the pool. | ||
| Access Group | Select the Access Group. | ||
| Assignment Type | Select Floating or Dedicated. Select the type of user assignment:
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| Assignment Method | Select an assignment method. | ||
| Session Mode | Desktop is selected. | ||
| Persistence | Select Persistent or Non-Persistent. | ||
| Enable Desktop Pool | Select Enable or Disable. | ||
| Provisioning | The following settings provision the machines. | ||
| Provision Machines | Select All Machines Up-Front or Machines on Demand. | ||
| Maximum Number of VMs | Enter the max VMs. | ||
| Spare VMs | Enter the spare count. | ||
| Virtual Machine Naming | Enter the naming pattern. | ||
| Remote Machine Power Policy | Determines how a virtual machine behaves when the user logs off of the associated desktop. Take no power action is selected. | ||
| Logoff After Disconnect |
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| Refresh OS Disk After Logoff |
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| Enable Provisioning | You can enable or virtual machine provisioning in the desktop pool. When you deactivate provisioning in the desktop pool, Horizon 8 stops provisioning new virtual machines for the desktop pool. After you deactivate provisioning, you can enable provisioning again. Before you change a desktop pool's configuration, you can deactivate provisioning to ensure that no new machines are created with the old configuration. You can also deactivate provisioning to prevent Horizon 8 from using additional storage when a pool is close to filling up the available space. When you create a desktop pool and deactivate this option, Horizon 8 creates a desktop pool without any virtual machines. If you edit a desktop pool and deactivate provisioning, Horizon 8 does not allow any new virtual machines to be provisioned in this desktop pool. End users can still connect to existing virtual machines. | ||
| Stop Provisioning on Error | Discontinue provisioning when there is an error. | ||
| Source | The following settings allows you select the Golden Image Template. | ||
| Golden Image | Select the Golden Image VM Template that you created earlier. | ||
| Destination Cluster | The following settings allow you to select your destination cluster. | ||
| Destination Custer | Select the destination cluster. | ||
| VM Specifications | Complete the following: | ||
| Compute Profile | Select Add New. | ||
| Network Settings | Select the Network Adapter 1. | ||
| Advanced Settings | Use default settings unless customized options are needed. | ||
| UEM Enrollment | Select to enroll machines with Workspace ONE UEM to manage device lifecycle and policies. Note: This option is only available for dedicated persistent pools. | ||
| Guest Customization | |||
| Domain | Select an Active Directory domain. The drop-down list shows the domains that you specify when you configure instant-clone domain administrators. | ||
| AD container | Specify the Active Directory container's relative distinguished name. For example: CN=Computers.
Use the Find or Browse button to locate the Active Directory tree for the container. Click the Information icons next to the fields to get help using these options.
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| Site Name | Select the Active Directory site for the pool. | ||
| Allow Reuse of Existing Computer Accounts | Select this option to use existing computer accounts in Active Directory when the virtual machine names of new instant clones match the existing computer account names. | ||
| Image Publish Computer Account | If necessary, specify a computer account name. | ||
| Use ClonePrep or a customization specification (Sysprep) | The default setting for use is ClonePrep. | ||
| Ready to Complete | Review all settings for accuracy before submitting. |
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