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# Adding Remote PCs to a pool

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**Note:** To be managed in a Remote PC pool, a Remote PC must have RAS Guest Agent installed. For more information, see the [**RAS Guest Agent installation options**](/landing/ras-admin-guide/parallels-ras-21-administrators-guide/virtual-desktop-infrastructure-vdi/remote-pc-pools-in-vdi/ras-guest-agent-installation-options.md).
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Once you assigned PCs to a Provider, you can add them to a Remote PC pool as follows:

1. In **Farm** > \<Site> > **VDI**, select the **Pools** tab.
2. Add a new pool by clicking **Tasks** > **Add** in the **Pools** pane.
3. Select the pool that you've created and then in the **Members** pane, click **Tasks** > **Add** and choose one of the following:
   * **All Hosts in Host**: Adds all Remote PCs assigned to the Provider. When you click this option, a dialog opens allowing you to select a Provider. Select the host and click **OK**.
   * **Host**: Adds an individual Remote PC. In the dialog that opens, select a desired Remote PC and click **OK**. Another dialog may open asking you to upgrade RAS Guest Agent on a Remote PC (the agent is required for a PC to be managed in a pool). Click **OK** to upgrade (or install) the agent. You can also upgrade the RAS Guest Agent on one or more PCs at another time as described in [**RAS Guest Agent installation options**](/landing/ras-admin-guide/parallels-ras-21-administrators-guide/virtual-desktop-infrastructure-vdi/remote-pc-pools-in-vdi/ras-guest-agent-installation-options.md).

Once you add one or more Remote PCs to a pool, they will appear in the **Pool management** tab and in the **Desktops** tab.

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**Tip:** If you need to disable the pool for maintenance, you can do so by clearing the checkbox in front of the pool name.
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