Help Center/ Workspace/ User Guide（Administrator）/ Desktop Management/ Managing Desktops
Updated on 2023-12-04 GMT+08:00
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Managing Desktops

Scenario

You can start, stop, restart, and delete existing desktops, and change desktop names. If a user stops using a desktop, you can assign the desktop to a new user to save resources.

Prerequisite

You have created a desktop.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Workspace console.
  2. In the navigation tree on the left, choose Desktop Management > Desktops.

    The desktop management page is displayed.

  3. Perform the operations listed in Table 1 as required.

    Table 1 Operations

    Operation

    Procedure

    View desktop information
    1. In the upper right corner of the desktop list, select a filter type.
    2. Enter a keyword and click .
    3. View the desktop name, usage, specifications, current running status, current desktop login status, IP address, user, billing mode, and ID.

    Change a desktop name
    1. Click next to the target desktop name.
    2. Enter the new name and click OK.
      NOTE:

      Only letters, digits, and hyphens (-) are allowed. The name must start with a letter or digit and cannot end with a hyphen. The name contains a maximum of 15 characters.

    Export the desktop list

    In the upper right corner of the desktop list, click to export all desktop lists of the current project. You can view the desktop information, such as desktop creation time, in the downloaded list file.

    Delete a desktop

    For pay-per-use desktops:

    1. Select a desktop and click More > Delete in the upper left corner of the desktop list or in the Operation column.
    2. On the page displayed, click Confirm.
      NOTE:

      You can select Delete users at the same time as required.

    3. Click Yes.

    For yearly/monthly-billed desktops:

    1. Select a desktop and click More > Unsubscribe in the upper left corner of the desktop list or in the Operation column.
    2. On the desktop unsubscription page, confirm the desktop information and click Yes.
    3. On the resource unsubscribe page, confirm the resource to be unsubscribed from and write the unsubscription reason, select the resource and data statement for desktop unsubscription. and click Unsubscribe.

      For details about resource unsubscription, see Unsubscriptions.

    Stop a desktop
    1. Select a desktop and click Stop in the upper left corner of the desktop list or in the Operation column.
    2. On the page displayed, select Confirm.
      NOTE:

      You can determine whether to select Forcibly Stop as required.

    3. Click Yes.

    Start a desktop
    1. Select a desktop and click Start in the upper left corner of the desktop list or in the Operation column.
    2. On the page displayed, select Confirm.
    3. Click Yes.

    Hibernate a desktop
    1. Select a desktop and choose More > Hibernate in the upper left corner of the desktop list or in the Operation column.
    2. On the page displayed, confirm the hibernation.
    3. Click Yes.
      NOTE:

      Currently, hibernation is only applicable to the Windows OS.

    Restart a desktop
    1. Select a desktop and click Restart in the upper left corner of the desktop list or choose More > Restart in the Operation column.
    2. On the page displayed, select Confirm.
      NOTE:

      You can determine whether to select Forcibly Restart as required.

    3. Click Yes.

    Remotely log in to a desktop
    1. Select a desktop and choose More > Log in remotely in the Operation column.
    2. In the displayed dialog box, click OK.
    3. Click Send CtrlAItDel in the upper right corner and enter the username and password to remotely log in to the desktop.
      NOTE:

      Before using this function on a new desktop for the first time, ensure that the desktop has been logged in to on the client.

    Unbind a user
    1. Select the desktop to be unbound and choose More > Unbind a user in the Operation column.
    2. Confirm the desktop and user information and click OK.
      NOTE:
      • Enter a new username and email address, change the user permissions and desktop name as required, and click Confirm to assign the desktop to a new user. During assigning a desktop to a new user, the system deletes all data of the last user.
      • If you do not enter user information and click Cancel, the desktop is not assigned to any user. For details about how to assign a desktop to a user, see Assign Users. If no user is assigned, the data of the last user is retained on the desktop. For security purposes, you should assign the unbound desktop to a user as soon as possible.

    Assign desktops
    1. Select Unassigned Users for User, and click Unassigned Users or More > Assign Users in the Operation column.
    2. Select an image type and a specific image.
      NOTE:

      If the system detects that the image file used by the current desktop does not exist in the system, you need to select another image for the desktop to reinstall the system disk. Pay attention to the fee change as prompted.

      • Only images running the same OS can be selected. For Windows desktops, only Windows images can be selected. Currently, Windows public images of Workspace are Marketplace images.
      • For pay-per-use cloud desktops to be changed to MarketPlace images, which means a Windows desktop is changed from a private or public image to a public image, the fees are charged based on the new configuration and image. In other scenarios where images are not changed to Marketplace images, the fees are charged based on the new configuration.
      • For yearly/monthly-billed cloud desktops, if the image type remains unchanged or a public image is changed to a private image, you can reassign the desktop without paying extra fees. If a private image is changed to a public image, you can reassign the desktop after paying the bill.
    3. On the user assignment page, enter a new username and email address, and change the user permissions and desktop name as required.
    4. Click Confirm.
      NOTE:

      During user assignment, all data of the last user will be deleted.

Parent topic: Desktop Management