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.

Table 1. Reset and Restart Functionality
Pool Type Reset Functionality

(Pools, Machines, Sessions, and Horizon Clients)

Restart Functionality

(Pools, Machines, Sessions, and Horizon Clients)

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)
Instant-clone pool (floating pool) Power Off VM > Delete VM > Create new VM > Power On Graceful OS shut down > Delete VM > Create new VM > Power On
Published desktop pools N/A (Not Supported) N/A (Not Supported)

Procedure

  1. In Horizon Console, select Inventory > Machines.
  2. On the vCenter 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.
  3. Click OK.