With a Manual pool, the desktop(s) already exist and could be a virtual machine both managed and unmanaged by vCenter or even a physical desktop.View will then use vCenter to manage the VMs, such as power them on, delete them re-create them and so on as required. An automated pool will almost always be used in every deployment. With an Automated pool, vCenter Server is used to create the virtual machines automatically from a master image.There are 2 desktop pool types available, ignoring the terminal services pool, which are Automated pool and Manual pool. Persistent vs Non Persistent Virtual Desktops (Non Technical Explanation) If you are looking for a less technical explanation of Persistent vs Non Persistent desktops, please read the following article: The correct solution may encompass several desktop pools with a mixture of provisioning methods and user assignment. It is important to fully understand what benefits and limitations each method provides so that a solution can correctly be designed. VMware Horizon View provides different methods of provisioning and assigning users to virtual desktops.

Persistent vs Non Persistent Virtual Desktops (Horizon View Technical Explanation)

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