#Manage Host Pools

Click Host pools in the left navigation for a tenant to manage host pools. On the Host pools page, you can perform the following operations:

• Create host pool – Click Create host pool on the ribbon to create a host pool. Refer to the Create a Host Pool section for details.

• Export host pools – To export the currently displayed host pools, click Export. Select the columns to include: the current visible columns or all columns, select the file format: .xlsx or .csv, and click Export.

• Delete host pool – Select a host pool that is not in use and click Delete to delete it. Note that a published policy cannot be deleted.

• View and edit host pool details – To view and edit the details of a host pool, click the host pool name to access the details page. Refer to the View and Edit Host Pool Details section for details.

#Create a Host Pool

On the Create host pool page, refer to the following steps to create a host pool:

1. In the General information step, complete the following information:

   • Name – Enter a name for this host pool.

   • Description – Enter an optional description for this host pool.

   • Desktop/App experience – Select whether you want your host pool to be Pooled or Personal as well as the preferred app group type for this host pool.

     • Desktop (pooled) – User sessions can be load balanced to any session host in the host pool and there can be multiple different users on a single session host at the same time. Users can access the full Windows desktop from a session host.

     • RemoteApp (pooled) – User sessions can be load balanced to any session host in the host pool and there can be multiple different users on a single session host at the same time. Users can access individual applications published to the application group.

     • Desktop (personal) – Each session host is assigned to an individual user. Users can access the full Windows desktop from a session host.

2. Click Next to go to the Host pool settings step.

3. In the Host pool settings step, complete the following information:

   • Subscription – Select the subscription where you want to create the host pool.

   • Resource group – Search and select an existing resource group.

   • Location – Select the Azure region where you want to create your host pool.

   • Workspace – Select the workspace where you want to register the created application group.

   • Load balancer type – If you have selected the Pooled type, select the load balancer type here. Breadth-first load balancing distributes new user sessions across all available session hosts in the host pool. Depth-first load balancing distributes new user sessions to an available session host with the highest number of connections but has not reached its maximum session limit threshold.

   • Max session limit – If you have selected the Pooled type, set the maximum number of users that have concurrent sessions on a session host.

   • Assignment type – If you have selected the Personal type, select Automatic for the service to assign any personal desktop not already assigned to a user, or select Direct to assign a specific personal desktop to a user. With the Direct assignment type you can also select Assign multiple desktops to a single user.

   • Assign users – Search and select users that you want to have access to this host pool.

   • Assign groups – Search and select groups that you want to have access to this host pool.

4. Click Create to create the host pool. After the host pool is created, Elements will automatically create an application group. If you selected a workspace, the application group is also registered to that workspace.

#View and Edit Host Pool Details

To view and edit details of a host pool, click the host pool name to open the host pool details page.

#Basics

The Basics tab provides an overview of the host pool’s configuration, including general details and key settings such as load balancing, session limits, and registration key. To update the description, load balancer type, and session limit of the host pool, hover your mouse over the corresponding fields and click the edit (pencil) button.

If you want to add session hosts to a host pool, first you need to generate a registration key for that host pool. A registration key authorizes session hosts to join the host pool.

1. Click Generate registration key in the upper-right corner.

2. Select the expiration date and time for the key.

3. Click Save to generate the key.

#Session Hosts

The Session hosts tab displays all session hosts added to the host pool, including their status, session usage, and configuration details. You can perform the following actions:

• To export the currently displayed session hosts, click Export. Select the columns to include: the current visible columns or all columns, select the file format: .xlsx or .csv, and click Export.

• To remove a session host from the host pool, select it and click Remove.

• Click the session host name to view its details.

  • Under the Basics tab, the general information of the session host is displayed.

  • Under the Sessions tab, the sessions on this session host are listed. For actions that you can perform on sessions, refer to the Session Monitor section.

#Sessions

The Sessions tab displays all sessions within the host pool, including session details such as session host, state, and user. For actions that you can perform on sessions, refer to the Session Monitor section.

#Applications

The Applications tab displays all the applications under the selected host pool. You can view and manage applications across different application groups from this tab.

• To add an application to the host pool, click Add. Refer to the Add an Application section below for details.

• To remove applications from the host pool, select the applications and click Remove.

• To export the currently displayed applications, click Export. Select the columns to include: the current visible columns or all columns, select the file format: .xlsx or .csv, and click Export.

• Click the application name to view its details. To update the information, hover over the relevant fields and click the edit (pencil) button. You can also configure whether a command line is required. Then, click Apply changes in the upper-right corner.

Add an Application

In the Add application window, complete the following information:

• Application group – Select the application group where you want to add the application.

• Application path – Enter the application local drive absolute path. Universal apps are also supported. For example: shell:AppsFolder\appname!App.

• Application identifier – Enter a unique identifier for the application.

• Display name – Enter a friendly name for the application that is displayed to users.

• Description – Enter a description for the application.

• Icon path – Enter a local path to your icon file.

• Icon index – Enter the index number for the icon you want to use. This is usually 0.

• Require command line – Turn the toggle on/off to indicate if you need to add a specific command to run when the application launches. If you enable it, enter the command in the Command line field.

Click Add to add the application to the current host pool.

#Application Group Membership

Use the application group drop-down list to switch among application groups associated with the current host pool and manage their respective membership.

• To add a member to this application group, click Add member.

  1. Select the User or Group type.

  2. Search and select the users or groups you want to add to the application group.

  3. Click Add.

• To export the currently displayed members, click Export. Select the columns to include: the current visible columns or all columns, select the file format: .xlsx or .csv, and click Export.

• Click the display name of a member to view the user/group details.