Data Object - DesktopAutomatedDesktopSpec

Class: VMware.Hv.AutomatedDesktopSpec
Property of: DesktopSpec
See also: DesktopCustomizationSettings, DesktopUserAssignment, DesktopVirtualCenterManagedCommonSettings, DesktopVirtualCenterProvisioningSettings, DesktopVirtualMachineNamingSpec, VirtualCenterId
Since: Horizon View 6.0

Data Object Description

Specification for an automated desktop. An automated desktop is a desktop that contains one or more dynamically generated virtual machines that are automatically created and customized by View Manager from a Virtual Center virtual machine template.

Data Object Properties

Properties

Name

Type

Description

provisioningType

xsd:string

The Source or the Provisioning Type of machines.

This property cannot be updated.

This property will be one of:

Value	Description
"VIRTUAL_CENTER"	Virtual center virtual machines managed as view machines. This option is valid for Automated and Manual Desktop. In case of Automated Desktop, these refer to Full Virtual Machines that are created from a vCenter Server template.
"VIEW_COMPOSER"	View composer linked clones managed as view machines. They share the same base image and use less storage space than full virtual machines. The user profile for linked clones can be redirected to persistent disks that will be unaffected by OS updates and refreshes. This option is only valid for Automated Desktop.
"INSTANT_CLONE_ENGINE"	Instant clone engine created 'instant clones' managed as view machines. Instant clone engine uses vmfork technology to create the instant clones, these clones take very less time for provisioning. Instant clones have many similarities to linked clones like :- Both instant and linked clones share the same base image and use less storage space than full virtual machines. The user profile for both types clones can be redirected to persistent disks that will be unaffected by OS updates and refreshes. This option is only valid for Automated Desktop.