How to configure a scheduled task upon disconnection - WUYING Terminal

Policies are used to manage desktop clients and cloud computers. These policies can be set by administrators or customized by end users.

Important

This topic uses the macOS client V7.13 and the Enterprise Edition as an example. If your experience differs from the description in this topic, you may be using a different client or an outdated version. Upgrade to the latest version.

Administrator-set policies

Administrator-set policies can be configured only by an EDS Enterprise administrator in the console. End users cannot modify these policies on the client. These policies include Alibaba Cloud Workspace terminal access policies and cloud computer DesktopAssistant management policies.

Alibaba Cloud Workspace terminal access policy

This policy defines the types of Alibaba Cloud Workspace terminals that your end user account can use to log on.

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Configuration path for EDS Enterprise administrators

Log on to the Elastic Desktop Service Enterprise console.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose Operation & Maintenance > Policies.
In the upper-left corner of the top navigation bar, select a region.
On the Policies page, find the policy that is associated with the cloud computer and click Change Policy in the Actions column.
Note
If the cloud computer is associated with the system-all-enabled-policy system policy, the policy cannot be modified. The administrator must create a custom policy in the EDS Enterprise console and then associate the custom policy with the cloud computer. For more information, see Create a custom policy and Change an associated policy.
In the navigation pane on the left of the Modify Policy page, click DesktopAssistant Management. In the Desktop Client area, you can then enable or disable features.

Cloud computer DesktopAssistant management policy

This policy defines whether to display specific features on the menu panel of the cloud computer's DesktopAssistant. The features whose visibility can be controlled by policies include the following:

The following features on the primary menu panel of the DesktopAssistant (1-6):
The following features on the file migration panel:

Configuration path for EDS Enterprise administrators

Log on to the Elastic Desktop Service Enterprise console.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose Operation & Maintenance > Policies.
In the upper-left corner of the top navigation bar, select a region.
On the Policies page, find the policy that is associated with the cloud computer. In the Actions column, click Change Policy.
Note
If the cloud computer is associated with the system policy system-all-enabled-policy, you must create a custom policy in the EDS Enterprise console and associate it with the cloud computer. This is because system policies cannot be modified. For more information, see Create a custom policy and Change an associated policy.
On the Modify Policy page, click DesktopAssistant Management in the navigation pane on the left. In the Desktop Client section, enable or disable the features.

Custom policies

End users can modify custom policies under specific conditions. Currently, the only customizable policy is the scheduled task upon disconnection.

By default, a cloud computer remains in the Running state after it is disconnected. For pay-as-you-go cloud computers, this can waste resources. You can set a scheduled task upon disconnection to automatically shut down or hibernate the cloud computer after it has been disconnected for a specified period. This helps avoid resource waste.

Prerequisites

You are logged on to the Windows client or macOS client (V6.2 or later).
The administrator has enabled the Scheduled Task upon Disconnection in the scheduled task that is associated with the cloud computer and set the Effective Rule to Task Configured by End User.
Configuration path for Enterprise Edition administrators
1. Log on to the Elastic Desktop Service Enterprise console.
2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Operation & Maintenance > Scheduled Tasks.
3. On the Scheduled Tasks page, find the scheduled task that is associated with the cloud computer and click Modify in the Actions column.
  Note
  If the cloud computer is not associated with any scheduled tasks, the administrator must create a scheduled task in the EDS Enterprise console and then associate the task with the cloud computer. For more information, see Configure scheduled tasks.
4. At the bottom of the Edit Scheduled Task page, turn on Scheduled Task upon Disconnection and set Effective Rule to Task Configured by End User.

Procedure

On the cloud computer card, click Manage, and then click Policies.
In the Scheduled Task Policy section, turn on Scheduled Shutdown/Hibernation upon Disconnection. Select a disconnection duration and choose Shut Down or Hibernate as the action.
Warning
Shutting down the cloud computer may stop running processes and cause the loss of unsaved files and data. If you receive a shutdown prompt, save any unsaved data files on the cloud computer as soon as possible.
Note
If the settings on this panel are read-only and cannot be modified, this may be because the cloud computer is not associated with a scheduled policy. This can also occur if the effective rule in the associated scheduled policy is set to Task Configured by Administrator.

Policy modification effective rules

If you change the policy settings, the timer based on the previous settings is reset.
If the current cloud computer is assigned to multiple users, all users can configure the scheduled task upon disconnection. However, only the last saved settings take effect.
If another user changes a policy that you configured, you will receive a notification. You can view the notification by clicking the icon in the upper-right corner of the desktop client.