You can provision the machines in a pool by providing a naming pattern and the total number of machines you want in the pool. By default, Horizon 8 uses your pattern as a prefix in all the machine names and appends a unique number to identify each machine.
Length of the Naming Pattern in a Machine Name
Create separate desktop pools based on operating system type.
Maximum Length of the Naming Pattern in a Machine Name - Windows VDI
Windows VDI machine names have a 15-character limit, including your naming pattern and the automatically generated number.
| If You Set This Number of Machines in the Pool | This Is the Maximum Prefix Length |
|---|---|
| 1-99 | 13 characters |
| 100-999 | 12 characters |
| 1,000 or more | 11 characters |
Maximum Length of the Naming Pattern in a Machine Name - Linux VDI
Linux VDI machine names support up to 60 characters.
Note: A message 15-character limit validation error may display. If you receive this error on a Linux desktop pool, verify that your pool type is correctly configured as Linux VDI. This validation message and character limit only applies to Windows VDI machines.
| If You Set This Number of Machines in the Pool | This Is the Maximum Prefix Length |
|---|---|
| 1-10 | 60 characters |
| 11-100 | 60 characters |
| 101-1,000 | 60 characters |
Using a Token in a Machine Name
You can place the automatically generated number anywhere else in the name by using a token. When you type the pool name, type n surrounded by curly brackets to designate the token.
For example: amber-{n}-desktop
When a machine is created, Horizon 8 replaces {n} with a unique number.
You can generate a fixed-length token by typing {n:fixed=number of digits}.
Horizon 8 replaces the token with numbers containing the specified number of digits.
For example, if you type amber-{n:fixed=3}, Horizon 8 replaces {n:fixed=3} with a three-digit number and creates these machine names: amber-001, amber-002, amber-003, and so on.
Length of the Naming Pattern When You Use a Fixed-Length Token
For Windows VDI, names that contain fixed-length tokens have a 15-character limit. This includes the naming pattern and the number of digits in the token.
Maximum Length of the Naming Pattern When You Use a Fixed-Length Token - Windows VDI
| Fixed-Length Token | Maximum Length of the Naming Pattern |
|---|---|
{n:fixed=1} | 14 characters |
{n:fixed=2} | 13 characters |
{n:fixed=3} | 12 characters |
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