You can perform a restart operation on a virtual desktop, which performs a graceful operating system restart of the virtual machine. You can perform a reset operation on a virtual machine without the graceful operating system restart, which performs a hard power-off and power-on of the virtual machine.
Pool Type | Reset Functionality (Pools, Machines, Sessions, and Horizon Clients) |
Restart Functionality (Pools, Machines, Sessions, and Horizon Clients) |
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Manual Pool | Reset the VM (Power Off and Power On VM) | Restart the VM (Graceful OS restart) |
Full-clone pool (dedicated pool and floating pool without delete on logOff option enabled) | Reset the VM (Power Off and Power On VM) | Restart the VM (Graceful OS restart) |
Full-clone pool (floating pool with delete on logOff option enabled) | ||
Linked-clone pool (dedicated pool and floating pool without refresh/delete on logOff option enabled) | Reset the VM (Power Off and Power On) | Restart the VM (Graceful OS restart) |
Linked-clone pool (floating pool with refresh on logOff option enabled) | ||
Linked-clone pool (floating pool with delete on logOff option enabled) | ||
Instant-clone pool (floating pool) | ||
Instant-clone pool (dedicated pool) | Resync | Resync |
Published desktop pools | NA (Not Supported) | NA (Not Supported) |
Note: The restart functionality is available for Horizon Clients 4.4 and later.
Procedure
- In Horizon Administrator, select .
- On the vCenter VMs tab, choose to restart a virtual desktop or reset a virtual machine.
Option Description Restart Desktop Restarts the virtual machine with a graceful operating system restart. This action applies only to an automated pool or a manual pool that contains vCenter Server virtual machines. Reset Virtual Machine Resets the virtual machine without a graceful operating system restart. This action applies only to an automated pool or a manual pool that contains vCenter Server virtual machines. - Click OK.