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# Virtual desktops

The **Virtual desktops** view focuses exclusively on the machines that are associated with a session broker and are available for provisioning user sessions.

It includes both VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) and SDI (Shared Desktop Infrastructure) or published applications.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/flexxible/2hrKx6fM_nMGdZ-Y/images/features/vdesktops-list.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=2hrKx6fM_nMGdZ-Y&q=85&s=78fb7cac3f8cb34913d94325736496ef" alt="vdesktops-list" width="1001" height="267" data-path="images/features/vdesktops-list.png" />

## Table information

* **Name.** Name of the machine or template.
* **Machine catalog.** Name of the catalog it belongs to.
* **Delivery group.** Delivery group the machine is part of.
* **User.** User name.
* **Power state.** *In use*, *Off*, *Available*, or *Disconnected*.
* **Maintenance mode.** *Off* or *On*.
* **Allocation type.** *Static* or *Random*.
* **Registration state.** *Registered* or *Unregistered*.

## Available operations

This view lets you run actions on one or more selected virtual desktops.

| Operation        | Action                            | Description                                                                                                  |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Power actions    | Start                             | Starts the virtual desktop if it is stopped.                                                                 |
|                  | Shut down                         | Shuts down the virtual desktop.                                                                              |
|                  | Restart                           | Restarts the virtual desktop.                                                                                |
|                  | Suspend                           | Suspends the current state of the virtual desktop, keeping the session for later resumption.                 |
|                  | Resume                            | Restores a previously suspended virtual desktop, returning it to the state it was in.                        |
|                  | Force shut down (not recommended) | Shuts down the virtual desktop immediately, without waiting for a proper operating system shutdown.          |
|                  | Force restart (not recommended)   | Restarts the virtual desktop immediately, without performing an operating system shutdown.                   |
| Maintenance mode | On                                | Places the desktop in maintenance mode, preventing new user connections. Existing sessions are not affected. |
|                  | Off                               | Allows users to connect to the virtual desktop again.                                                        |

### Steps to run an operation

1. Go to **DaaS** → **Virtual desktops**.
2. In the table, select one or more virtual desktops to run the operation on.
3. Click the **Operations** button.
4. Select the corresponding action.

   The number in parentheses next to each action indicates the number of virtual desktops it can be applied to.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/flexxible/2hrKx6fM_nMGdZ-Y/images/features/vdesktop-oper.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=2hrKx6fM_nMGdZ-Y&q=85&s=ef5b6dfb21c6c15c304ab1680228ab59" alt="vdesktop-oper" width="1000" height="300" data-path="images/features/vdesktop-oper.png" />

5. Confirm the operation in the pop-up window.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/flexxible/SlGXA3JTqSPrj5Ic/images/features/confirm-oper.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=SlGXA3JTqSPrj5Ic&q=85&s=11dd80d26d940e29ea39d70b34cf92e7" alt="confirm-oper" width="274" height="206" data-path="images/features/confirm-oper.png" />

### Tracking operations

Once the action is confirmed, you can check its status by clicking the notifications icon (bell) located next to the organization name.

Each action generates a separate entry per virtual desktop in the Operations section, where you can review the status and result of each execution.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/flexxible/2hrKx6fM_nMGdZ-Y/images/features/vdesktops-oper-g.gif?s=6a3896a97621ba8c2d7d4b180d83044e" alt="vdesktops-oper-g" width="1915" height="638" data-path="images/features/vdesktops-oper-g.gif" />