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Configure Software Reinstallation Parameters in the Configuration Policy

Follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Control Panel, Configuration Policy, Default Computer Policy, DSM, Software Delivery, Agent.
2. Select RAC: Virtual machine software reinstallation settings, to view the following attributes:

   Agent Naming Pattern

   Specifies the agent naming pattern of the virtual desktop. For VMware View, the naming pattern must match the naming pattern defined in the VMware pool. For XenDesktop, the naming pattern must be name##. You cannot specify this placeholder (#) at the beginning and more than once.

   From

   Specifies the starting range for the desktops to be included. The range can be a number; XenDesktop lets you specify an alphabet also. From specifies the start of the naming pattern. The start and the place holder length must be equal, and To value can be greater than the place holder length.

   To

   Specifies the ending range for the desktops to be included. The range can be a number; XenDesktop lets you specify an alphabet also.

   Examples: Agent naming pattern for VMware View

Examples: Agent naming pattern for Citrix XenDesktop

Instance Software Database Path

Specifies the path where the instance software database is stored. The path can be local or network depending on the pool type. Specify a network path for nonpersistent pools and local or network path for persistent pools (persistent linked clones in case of VMware View and difference mode vDisk based virtual desktops groups in XenDesktop where the desktop assignment is fixed). In the later case, specifying a local path is only possible if the persistent disk associated with the virtual desktop is available. Environment variables and predefined macros like {SCALABILITY_SERVER}, {GROUP_NAME} and {POOL_NAME} are allowed as part of the path.

Example: \\{SCALABILITY_SERVER}\{GROUP_NAME}\%COMPUTERNAME%

{GROUP_NAME}

Returns the desktop group name of the virtual desktop. This macro is applicable only for Citrix XenDesktop.

{POOL_NAME}

Returns the pool name of the virtual desktop. This macro is applicable only for VMware View.

{SCALABILITY_SERVER}

Returns the scalability server to which the virtual desktop reports to. By default, virtual desktops report to the same scalability server that the golden template or vDisk reports to. If you have changed the scalability server assignment explicitly, the macro returns the new scalability server name.

Note: For XenDesktop, You can assign multiple users to a single desktop in a pooled static group. To support reinstallation of user installed software in this case, specify the instance software database path in the following way: \\<server_name>\%computername%\%username%. Also, set the run context to OnLogon.

Username

Specifies the user name to connect to the instance software database path in a network share. The user name is encrypted using sd_acmd encrypt command.

Password

Specifies the password to connect to the instance software database path in a network share. The password is encrypted using sd_acmd encrypt command.

Run

Specifies when to execute the Offline RAC process. The allowed values are OnRecompose and OnLogon.

OnRecompose

Specifies that the Offline RAC is initiated when the desktop starts after a refresh or recompose (VMware View), desktop reset or snapshot update (Citrix MCS) and vDisk update or desktop reset (Streamed Virtual desktops).

Use this option for desktop groups where the desktop assignment to users is fixed, such as persistent linked clones, pooled static desktops and desktops that are based on difference mode vDisks.

OnLogon

Specifies that Offline RAC is initiated on user logon.

Use this option for pooled desktop groups where the desktop assignment to the users varies from session to session such as nonpersistent desktops, pooled random desktops and pooled desktops that are based on standard mode vDisks.

1. Save and seal the policy.

   The software reinstallation configuration is applied on the golden template.

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