> Organize DVMs, Templates, Folder in VirtualCenter
> VirtualCenter provides the Virtual Machines & Templates view to help you organize and manage virtual machines. DVM collections rely on this folder organization. For instance, when you configure a DVM collection, you specify a folder that contains the virtual machines. Pano Manager manages all virtual machines that reside in the specified folder.
> To organize DVMs, templates, and folders in VirtualCenter:
> The following example illustrates a best practice.

> 1. | Open your VMware Infrastructure Client and connect to your VirtualCenter Server.

> 2. | Make sure your view in the left hand pane is that of Virtual Machines And Templates by clicking on the Inventory button at the top of the client application window or by pressing Ctrl+Shif+V on your keyboard.

> 3. | Right-click on the Data Center where you want to create your folder hierarchy or alternately select the data center and type Ctrl+F to create the root or base folder for your folder structure.

> You can name the first of these folders Pano Logic or whatever name is logical for your company. Sometimes there is a preference to name them by department, for instance Accounting, Engineering, and so on.

> 4. | Right click the base folder, and do the following:

> a. | Create a top level folder with the same name as the DVM collection.

> b. | Create a sub-folder called Templates. This folder will contain the template (sometimes called Master Copy or Golden Copy) for this DVM collection, the blueprints of the actual instances of the virtual machines from which you can create DVMs.

> c. | Create a sub-folder called DVMs. This folder will contain all active DVMs, the actual instances of the desktop virtual machines that serve as the virtual user desktops.

> d. | Create a sub-folder called Maintenance. This folder will contain DVMs that you take out of service while performing maintenance (patching, upgrades, etc) tasks or debugging on them. The Pano Manager does not manage the DVMs in this folder. Once you have completed any special tasks on the DVM and wish to once again enable it for usage from a Pano device simply drag that DVM back into the DVM folder.

> e. | Create a sub-folder called Old DVMs for use in refreshing a DVM collection (not shown in example).

> Next Step(s): Assign Pano Devices and Users To DVMs

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