Horizon View auto connect to a pool

[iforbes]

Hi. I'm running View 5.3.2. I have users that are entitled to many pools (higher education). The end-points are physical desktops with a View client installed. Is there anyway that when a user who is in Room A and launches the View client on the physical desktop, will (after they pass authentication) be automatically connected to a pool for that specific room. (i.e. Room A = Pool A).

Keep in mind that by design all students are entitled to all pools. I can't change that requirement. With earlier versions of the View client I could have passed client parameters. Can't do that any longer with View 5.3.2 client. It sounds like maybe this can be accomplished via the View GPO settings?

Thanks

[rcmcguir]

I'm on View 5.3.1 and installed the latest 3.0 view client and -desktopName still works.

[iforbes]

Hi. Could you please let me know how you achieved what I'm looking to do? Much appreciated. I'm unfamiliar with the command syntax I should be doing. My View client is 2.3.0 build 1551379

Thanks

[iforbes]

Hi rcmcguir. Could you share how you're able to do that?

[rcmcguir]

See this page...

VMware View 5.0 Documentation Center

To do what you want it to, you simply run the view client with the added switch -desktopName "Pool Display Name"

Keep in mind the switches are case sensitive and won't work properly if you don't do it exactly as documented.

I thought this was what you were referring to in your original post when you said...

"With earlier versions of the View client I could have passed client parameters."

[iforbes]

Hi rcmcguir. Thanks for the feedback. Your link points to Horizon 5.0. I'm running Horizon 5.3.2 with the Horizon 6.0 View client. Could you be more specific about "you simply run the view client with the added switch -desktopName "Pool Display Name"? Where is that switch added? I'd like to launch the View client by double-clicking it. How do I go about adding that parameter? Does the user have to run the View client executable from the CMD window? Just trying to understand how to pass the parameter. You have this working with the View 3.0 client (Horizon View 6.0)?

[rcmcguir · Accepted solution]

Here is a link to the new client documentation PDF.  Inside it details the same switches....

https://www.vmware.com/pdf/horizon-view/horizon-client-windows-document.pdf

All you have to do, is edit the properties of the shortcut and add the switch to the end of the target.  So your target should look like this....

"C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\vmware-view.exe" -desktopName "Pool Name Goes Here"

The quotes around the pool name are necessary if there are any spaces in your pool name.

Add other switches as needed.

[iforbes]

You sir, are a life saver! Thanks very much. That's exactly what I was looking for.