Azure Virtual Machines synchronizer entry settings

Every field from the Azure Virtual Machines synchronizer entry is described below. The entry can be found in Remote Desktop Manager Windows under New entry – Synchronizer.

SETTINGS	DESCRIPTION
Name	Entry name in Remote Desktop Manager.
Folder	Which Remote Desktop Manager folder the entry will be in.
Credentials	Read more on Entry credentials options.
Synchronize automatically	The Remote Desktop Manager entry will synchronize automatically.

General tab

SETTINGS	DESCRIPTION
Username	The username of your Azure account.
Subscription ID	The subscription identifier of the Azure account. Can be found under Home – Subscriptions in your Azure portal.
Tenant ID	The tenant identifier of the Azure account. Can be found in Home – Tenant properties in your Azure portal.
Select resource groups	By selecting a resource group, you can synchronize all the VMs contained in it in a single action.
Template	Select a pre-existing template to apply to the current entry.
Destination folder	Set a destination folder to store the synchronized entries.

Fields tab

Choose which fields will always be synchronized, and which will not. For example, you could choose not to synchronize the description, because you want to edit it yourself.

SETTINGS	DESCRIPTION
Field	Select which fields will always be synchronized, and which will not.
Session name prefix	A prefix for the entry that will be created through the synchronizer.
Session name suffix	A suffix for the entry that will be created through the synchronizer.
Folders	Select which folders will always be synchronized, and which will not. Select Group by resource group appends the Resource name value to the destination folder path. For example: - Destination folder: FolderA - Resource name value: ResourceBWhen this option is enabled, the entry is synchronized to FolderA\ResourceB.

Advanced tab

SETTINGS	DESCRIPTION
Silent mode	This option disables error dialogs (useful when the synchronizer runs automatically at set intervals) as well as the Synch result window that pops up when synchronizations are completed.
Update folder only for newly discovered items	When checked, this option allows you to only add the VMs that have not been synchronized already.
Duplicate check	Duplicate checks prevent the importation of entries with the same type and host. Choose between: - Root: Check for duplicates within the whole workspace. - Destination folder: Check for duplicates only within the Remote Desktop Manager destination folder or subfolder.
Action on entry mismatch	Choose between: - None: Do nothing. - Delete: Delete that entry. - Move to: Move to selected destination folder. - Make expired: Mark that entry as expired (expiration message can be set up).