Pulseway Agent for VDI Golden Image

[Greg Candido]

Can I install Pulseway on a Golden Image for Citrix XenDesktop for pool desktops?

 When I provision the image will I get new Pulseway agent for each machine I create?

greg 

[Chris]

Hi @Greg Candido,

Yes, if you will put the Pulseway agent on Golden Image and then delete the Computer identifier from it:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MMSOFT Design\PC Monitor\ComputerIdentifier

Then every time when new system is installed using this image, new system will be registered with your Pulseway server.

If you want to refurbish an old system, then you will need to retain the computer identifier. If the computer identifier will be changed, then that system will be registered as new monitored system.

[Matt Weller]

What if your VMs which use the gold image all spin up with different host names? I tried the method above and it did not work, the new system registered using using the source system host name.

 

I feel there is a missing step here.

[Paul]

Hi Matt,

Make sure that the gold image doesn't have the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MMSOFT Design\PC Monitor\ComputerName registry value. This will pick up the hostname as the computer name at startup.

-Paul

[Michael Zipperer]

I tried deleting the Computer Identifier but it keeps auto-creating a new one. I think I'm in the correct spot ill attach it to this post.

 

[Anne]

Hi @Michael Zipperer

Here is a intercom link that takes you though this process. If you need any more assistance please let me know! 

https://intercom.help/pulseway/en/articles/2367680-create-a-master-image-with-pulseway-agent