To add machines to an automated desktop pool provisioned by manually specifying machine names, you provide another list of new machine names. This feature lets you expand a desktop pool and continue to use your company's naming conventions.

Follow these guidelines for manually adding machine names:

  • Type each machine name on a separate line.
  • The name must contain at least one alpha character.
  • The name must contain only alphanumerics and dashes. Underscores are not allowed.
  • The maximum length is 15 characters.
  • You can add a user name to each machine entry. Use a comma to separate the user name from the machine name.
In this example, two machines are added. The second machine is associated with a user: 
Desktop-001
Desktop-002,abccorp.com/jdoe
Note: In a floating-assignment pool, you cannot associate user names with machine names. The machines are not dedicated to the associated users. In a floating-assignment pool, all machines that are not currently in use remain accessible to any user who logs in.

Prerequisites

Verify that you created the automated desktop pool of full virtual machines by manually specifying machine names. You cannot add machines by providing new machine names if you created the pool by providing a naming pattern.

Procedure

  1. Create a text file that contains the list of additional machine names.
    If you intend to add only a few machines, you can type the machine names directly in the Add Pool wizard. You do not have to create a separate text file.
  2. In Horizon Console, select Inventory > Desktops.
  3. Select the desktop pool to be expanded.
  4. Click Edit.
  5. Click the Provisioning Settings tab.
  6. Click Add Machines.
  7. Copy your list of machine names in the Enter Machine Names page and click Next.
  8. Click Submit.
  9. Click OK.

Results

In vCenter Server, you can monitor the creation of the new virtual machines.

In Horizon Console, you can view the machines as they are added to the desktop pool by selecting Inventory > Desktops.