Horizon provides the ability to attach a detached persistent disk to an existing desktop, enabling the user of that desktop to have access to that persistent disk, as well as his or her own disk. This can be useful in scenarios where someone needs quick access to the data of a departed user and you want to accomplish this task using only the Horizon Administrator console.
Remember that linked clone virtual machines should never have their storage configuration changed from within vCenter, as this can render the desktop or Windows RDS server unmanageable by Horizon. Always use the Horizon Administrator console to make changes that affect the linked clone storage configuration.
The following steps describe how to attach the detached persistent disk to an existing desktop:
- Log into the Horizon Administrator console using an AD account that has administrative permissions within Horizon.
- Go to Resources and open the Persistent Disks window within the console. Click on the Detached tab.
- Highlight the persistent disk that you wish to use and click on the Attach... button. This button is shown in the screenshot in step 3 of the previous section of this chapter.
- In the Attach Persistent Disk window, select the desktop that you wish to assign the disk to and click on OK. Only desktops with assigned users will appear in the list of choices.
The persistent disk will be attached to the existing desktop and the contents will be accessible to the user whose desktop it was assigned to.