This article describes how to import the existing and physical machines into the XenDesktop catalogs.

Requirements

Import and export files must have the following characteristics:

• They must be .csv files.

• The first line in the file must contain the column headings, which can be:

  [ADComputerAccount],[AssignedUser]

  The ADComputerAccount entries can be any of the following:

  • Common names (for example computer01)

  • IP addresses (for example 10.10.10.10)

  • Distinguished names (for example computer01.MyDomain.com)

  • Domain and computer name pairs (for example MyDomain\computer01)

The following are the examples based on the hosting infrastructure:

• “Physical type catalog” with assigned users

  Column Headings: [ADComputerAccount],[AssignedUsers]

  Example: MyDomain\MyDesktop$,MyDomain\MyUsername

• “Existing type catalog” with assigned users(ESX Host)

  Column Headings: [VirtualMachinePath],[ADComputerAccount],[AssignedUsers]

  Example: XDHyp:\connections\MyConnectionName\MyDataCenterName.datacenter\MyHostName.computeresource\MyVMName.vm,MyDomain\MyDesktop$,MyDomain\MyUsername

• “Existing type catalog” with assigned users(Hyper-V Host)

  Column Headings: [VirtualMachinePath],[ADComputerAccount],[AssignedUsers]

  Example: XDHyp:\connections\MyConnectionName\MyHostGroupName.hostgroup\MyHostName.host\MyVMName.vm,MyDomain\MyDesktop$,MyDomain\MyUsername

• “Existing type catalog” with assigned users(XenServer-V Host)

  Column Headings: [VirtualMachinePath],[ADComputerAccount],[AssignedUsers]

  Example: XDHyp:\connections\MyConnectionName\MyVMName.vm, MyDomain\MyDesktop$,MyDomain\MyUsername

Note: The file content is case sensitive.

Instructions

Important: Only Physical or Existing machines can be imported into an Existing catalog.

1. In Desktop Studio, under Machines catalog, select the Existing or Physical type catalog that you want to import into.

2. Click Add machines.

3. On the Machine allocation page, click Import list or Export list, as displayed in the following screen shot: