Customize Machines by Placing Them in Maintenance Mode After Pool Creation

After a desktop pool is created, you can customize, modify, or test individual machines by placing them in maintenance mode. When a machine is in maintenance mode, users cannot access the virtual machine desktop.

You place existing machines in maintenance mode one at a time. You can remove multiple machines from maintenance mode in one operation.

When you create a desktop pool, you can start all the machines in the pool in maintenance mode if you specify machine names manually.

Procedure

1. In Horizon Console, select Inventory > Desktops.
2. Click the link for the pool.
3. Select the Machines tab.
4. Select a machine.
5. Select Enter Maintenance Mode from the More Commands drop-down menu.
6. Customize, modify, or test the virtual machine desktop.
7. Repeat steps to select a machine and customize, modify, or test the virtual machine desktop.
8. Select the customized machines and select Exit Maintenance Mode from the More Commands drop-down menu.

Results

The modified virtual machine desktops are available to users.