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February 19, 2025

Desktop Pool Settings for Manual Pools in Horizon Console

The desktop pool settings you can configure when you create a manual desktop pool differs depending on the type of machines and user assignments.

Registered machines include registered non-vSphere virtual machines and registered physical machines.

Settings for Manual Desktop Pools
SettingvSphere virtual machines, Dedicated AssignmentvSphere virtual machines, Floating AssignmentRegistered Machines, Dedicated AssignmentRegistered Machines, Floating Assignment
StateYesYesYesYes
Connection Server restrictionsYesYesYesYes
Remote machine power policyYesYes  
Automatically logoff after disconnectYesYesYesYes
Allow users to reset/restart their machinesYesYes  
Allow user to initiate separate sessions from different client devices Yes Yes
Default display protocolYesYesYes To use PCoIP with a machine that is not managed by vCenter Server, you must install Teradici hardware on the machine.Yes To use PCoIP with a machine that is not managed by vCenter Server, you must install Teradici hardware on the machine.
Allow users to choose protocolYesYesYesYes
3D RendererYesYes  
Max number of monitorsYesYes  
Max resolution of any one monitorYesYes  
Enable automatic user assignmentYes Yes 
Enable Multi-User AssignmentYes Yes 
Display Assigned Machine NameYes Yes 

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