Citrix Systems, Inc.

Clearcube Technology, Inc.

Syed M Amir Husain

Muhammad Umair

Saqib Mumtaz

Abubakr Sheikh

Atif Bajwa

A first computer of a plurality of computers in a server computer system may be associated with a first user on an exclusive basis. An administrator of the server computer system may utilize an administrative user interface in order to specify the association. Associating the first computer with the first user on the exclusive basis may prevent users other than the first user from using the first computer. In response to receiving a request from the first user to connect to the server computer system, the system may operate to determine that the first computer is associated with the first user on the exclusive basis and may assign the first computer to the first user. Once the first computer has been assigned to the first user, the first user can begin using the first computer. In some embodiments the first computer may be a physical computer. In other embodiments the first computer may be a virtual machine.

Associating virtual machines on a server computer with particular users on an exclusive basis

Various embodiments of a system and method for managing virtual machines on a server computer are described. According to one embodiment of the method, a pool of free virtual machines may be maintained on the server computer, e.g., where the number of virtual machines in the pool is specified by an administrator. In response to receiving a request to assign a virtual machine to a first user, the server computer may assign a first virtual machine from the pool to the first user and add a new virtual machine to the pool to replace the first virtual machine. In some embodiments the server computer may be one of a plurality of server computers in a server computer system. An administrator may be able to configure different pool sizes for different server computers in the system through a central user interface.

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Syed M Amir Husain