Prerequisites
n
Power off the virtual machine.
n
Familiarize yourself with the encryption feature limitations. See
“Virtual Machine Encryption
Limitations,”
on page 124.
n
Familiarize yourself with restricted virtual machine expiration behavior. See
“Restricted Virtual
Machine Expiration,”
on page 126.
Procedure
1
Select the virtual machine and select
VM > Settings
.
2
On the
Options
tab, select
Access Control
.
3
Click
Encrypt
.
4
Click
Encrypt
, type an encryption password, and click
Encrypt
.
The encryption password is required to gain access to the virtual machine. It does not prevent the user
from changing the virtual machine configuration. Turn on restrictions and enter a password to prevent
the user from changing the virtual machine configuration.
I
MPORTANT
Record the encryption password you use. If you forget the password, Workstation Pro does
not provide a way to retrieve it.
Workstation Pro begins encrypting the virtual machine. After the encryption process is complete, you
can optionally set a restrictions password.
5
(Optional) To enable restrictions, select the
Enable restrictions
check box and configure restrictions
options.
Option
Action
Restrictions password
Set the restrictions password. The restrictions password prevents users of
the virtual machine from changing the virtual machine configuration.
I
MPORTANT
Record the restrictions password you use. If you forget the
password, Workstation Pro does not provide a way to retrieve it.
Restrictions type
Select a restriction type.
n
Fixed
- Enables you to set specific restrictions for the individual virtual
machine.
n
Managed
- Enables restrictions for the virtual machine to be managed
by a Horizon FLEX Policy Server. If you select this option, you must
provide the server address of a Horizon FLEX server in the
Management server
text box. Do not select this option unless you have
a Horizon FLEX installation.
Require the user to change the
encryption password when this
virtual machine is moved or copied
(Optional) Select this check box to require the user to change the
encryption password for the virtual machine if the virtual machine is
moved or copied.
Allow USB devices to be connected
to this virtual machine
(Optional) Select this check box to allow USB device connections in the
virtual machine.
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Option
Action
Expire the virtual machine after
(Optional) If you selected the
Fixed
restriction type, set a date and time for
the virtual machine to expire. Click the down arrow to select an expiration
date. Click in the time field and enter the expiration time.
To enter an alert message, perform these steps:
a
Click
Advanced
.
b
Enter text to be displayed when the virtual machine expires.
c
(Optional) Select the check box to show a message when the virtual
machine is about to expire and enter message text.
