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Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops
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administrators can then manage or operate on that object.
In addition, the Enterprise Virtualization Manager has a PowerShell API which allows easy scripting of power
saving policies, load balancing policies, and other bulk operations.
Enterprise Virtualization Manager: Connection Broker
IT administrators are able to instantly provision new desktops for users. All that is required is to go to the
provisioning manager, specify the base image to be used (usually a template created in the image manager),
specify the number of CPUs and required amount of memory and disk space, and then attach a user (or
multiple users if it is going to be a shared desktop) to that particular virtual desktop.
The provisioning manager is able to be connected to the enterprise active directory (AD) to import
permissions and policies that can be applied to the created virtual desktops.
Enterprise Virtualization Manager supports two desktop models: A dedicated desktop for a user, or a shared
desktop for a group of users called desktop pools. In Enterprise Virtualization Manager, there are three types
of pools— automatic, manual, and time-based.
The connection broker determines whether a user has a dedicated virtual desktop or is required to use a
desktop pool. If it is the former, then the connection broker will establish a connection with the user’s own
virtual desktop. If the user is to use a pool of virtual desktops, then the connection broker will connect the
usertotherstavailableshareddesktopbelongingtoacertainpool.
The connection broker will also determine the most appropriate connection protocol for the users (see below
for a detailed discussion on the connection protocols).
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