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MaxStr
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How well does the "Suspend" option work in the Remote Power Policy?

I have a dedicated linked-clone pool (Windows 10), and I'm looking to reduce the number of idle VM's running with no user logged in. I'm wondering if the Suspend option is viable or if it causes any weird issues.

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jonathanjabez
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When a pool is set to Suspend in Power Policy,  The virtual machine enters a suspended state when a user logs off, but not when a user disconnects. You can also configure machines in a dedicated pool to be suspended when a user disconnects without logging off. To configure this policy, you must set an attribute in View LDAP. See Configure Dedicated Machines To Be Suspended After Users Disconnect.

Challenge with Suspend: When multiple virtual machines are resumed from a suspended state, some virtual machines might have delays in powering on. Whether any delays occur depends on the ESXi host hardware and the number of virtual machines that are configured on an ESXi host. Users connecting to their desktops from Horizon Client might temporarily see a desktop-not-available message. To access their desktops, users can connect again.

When View applies the power policy to a VDI pool, below one applies to dedicated assignment pool

Automated pool with dedicated assignment: Applies to unassigned machines only.

On assigned machines, power operations are initiated by session management. Virtual machines are powered on when a user requests an assigned machine and are powered off or suspended when the user logs off.

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