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View VDI Inventory

Inventory information is collected for both the golden template and the virtual desktops with different values that reveal whether a virtual desktop is a template or a clone.

Follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the Computers and Users, All Computers, Computer Name, Inventory, Operating System node in DSM Explorer.

   Displays the Operating System pane.

2. Verify the value of the Virtual Machine attribute.

   Specifies whether the computer is a virtual machine or not.

3. Select Template Settings.

   Shows the following attributes:

   IsGoldenTemplate

   Specifies whether a virtual machine is a golden template (True) or a clone (False).

   Recomposable

   Specifies whether a virtual desktop is recomposable or not.

   TemplateHostUUID

   (Clones only) Specifies the host UUID of the golden template.

   TemplateName

   (Clones only) Specifies the name of the golden template.

   TemplateTag

   (Clones only) Specifies the date and time of the tagged template snapshot.

4. Select Template History

   Shows the template history for the clone if the snapshots is tagged.

5. To view the collected Virtualization Inventory navigate to Computers and Users, All Computers, Computer Name, Inventory, Virtualization node.

   Displays the desktop virtualization technology that the computer uses.

6. Expand the Virtualization node, and select the following:

   VM Ware View

   Shows the Pool name and Agent version.

   Citrix XenDesktop Configuration

   Displays the Citrix Farm, Group, Licensing and Product information.

Note: Like any other inventory data, you can use the virtualization inventory to create queries and reports.

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