> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.parallels.com/landing/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.parallels.com/landing/ras-admin-guide/parallels-ras-21-administrators-guide/virtual-desktop-infrastructure-vdi/manage-vdi/manage-templates-vdi/managing-template-based-hosts.md).

# Managing template-based hosts

Hosts and other desktops are managed on the **VDI** > **Desktops** tab, where you can perform all of the standard desktop management operations from the **Tasks** menu. The operations include Recreate, Delete, Upgrade all Agents, Assign, Unassign, Show sessions, Start, Stop, Restart, Suspend, Reset, and others. The Restart operation (graceful) has a 10 min timeout. If not completed during this time, the Reset operation (forced) will be used.

By default, the **Desktops** tab displays all of the desktop available in the Farm (you may need to scroll the list to see all available desktops). To see just the hosts that belong to a specific template, select a template in the **Templates** tab and click **Tasks** > **Show hosts**. This will switch you to the **Desktops** tab where the list will be automatically filtered to include only the VMs that belong to the selected template.

For more information, see [**Managing hosts**](/landing/ras-admin-guide/parallels-ras-21-administrators-guide/virtual-desktop-infrastructure-vdi/manage-vdi/manage-hosts-vdi.md).


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