Managing desktop pools

Desktop pools enable administrators to configure multiple server pools as one virtual desktop. One use case for this is when the admin wants end users to connect to virtual desktops running in different regions based on the end user’s location. Another use case cloud bursting–automatically adding cloud capacity to an on-prem server pool. A desktop pool enables an administrator to orchestrate multiple server pools.

Use the information in this guide to learn how to:

• View the list of desktop pools
• Edit a desktop pool
  • Edit the desktop pool profile
  • Update server pool associations

Or you may view the related article:

• Creating a desktop pool

View the list of desktop pools

The Desktop pools page shows a list of all the desktop pools in your Apporto instance. To access this page, follow the steps below.

1. Log in to the system using your credentials.
2. Click desktop pools or the  icon in the navigation panel.

To make it easier to locate the appropriate desktop pool, you may adjust the visible columns or filter or search through the list. See the article on working with lists for more information.

Edit a desktop pool

From the Desktop pools list page, click edit on a row to edit that desktop pool record. This will direct you to the Edit desktop pool screen. Update any necessary values from the profile or server pool associations, and then click save changes to submit.

Edit the desktop pool profile

The profile section contains basic information about the desktop pool.

The table below shows the values that make up a desktop pool profile.

Field	Datatype	Required?	Notes
Name	String	Yes
Desktop pool setup	Lookup value	Yes	Standalone Cloud burstable Multi-region
Desktop pool active	Boolean	Yes	By default, the desktop pool will be active.

To change the desktop pool profile, edit any of the settings above and click save changes.

Update server pool associations

At the bottom of the Edit desktop pool page, you may view the list of associated server pools. Standalone desktop pools may only have one associated server pool. Cloud burstable and multi-region server pools may be associated with multiple server pools.

To update the associated server pools, follow the steps below:

1. Associate a new server pool
   1. From the “server pools” section, click associate server pools.
      
      
   2. The system will display the Search for server pools pop-up. To make it easier to locate the appropriate server pool, you may search by server pool name.
      
      
   3. From the list, check one or more checkboxes to select server pools.
   4. Click create server pools. The system will close the pop-up.
      
      
   5. The newly assigned server pools will display in the tab. Click save changes to confirm the server pool assignment.
      
      
   6. Repeat as needed for cloud burstable and multi-region desktop pools.
2. Remove a server pool
   1. Click unlink to remove any unwanted server pools.
   2. The unlinked server pool will no longer be visible in the list. Click save changes to confirm the update.