Persistent guest VMs

A guest VM is called persistent when it is assigned to a particular user or device. To make a guest VM persistent, do the following:

1. Begin publishing a desktop or a resource from a guest VM.
2. When specifying Virtual Guest Settings options, select Enable static assignment to guest VM.
3. Complete the publishing wizard.
4. As a result, the VM will be assigned to the first user or device who uses a desktop or a resource. For information on how to switch between user and device assignments see section Site defaults (VDI), subsection "General".

You can also manually assign a guest VM to a user or device. To do so:

1. Navigate to Farm > <Site> > VDI > Desktops.
2. Select a guest VM and click Tasks > Assign. You can assign a guest VM to a user or device. For information on how to switch between user and device assignments see section Site defaults (VDI), subsection "General".
3. To assign to a user, specify the user registered in Active Directory.
4. To assign to a device, select one of the following options:
   • Add from Active Director allows you to add a device joined to a domain in Active Directory.
   • Add from known device allows you to add a device known to RAS Device Manager.
   • Add custom entry allows you to input the device name manually
5. As a result, the guest VM will be assigned to the selected user.

To view persistent guest VMs, navigate to Farm > <Site> > VDI > Desktops. A persistent guest VM is identified by the Persistent value in the Assignment column.

To remove persistence from a guest VM, do one of the following:

• Select a guest VM on the Desktops tab and then click Tasks > Unassign.
• Navigate to Farm > <Site> > VDI > Desktops and click Tasks > Site defaults. In the dialog that opens, use the Auto remove persistence if guest VM was not used for option to select the time period after which persistence should be automatically removed. You can also type any desired time period, such as "1 week 3 days".