Network Ports Diagram Updated for Horizon 7

Network Ports Diagram Updated for Horizon 7

Network Ports Diagram Updated for Horizon 7

The Network Ports Diagram has been updated for Horizon 7. The diagram gives you a lot of vital information in one page. It now includes the Horizon Agent (renamed from View Agent), the App Volumes Agent, the new Enrollment Server for True SSO, and VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon. Access Point holds a place alongside View Security Server. RDSH virtual desktops include Windows, Linux, and RDSH desktops. Horizon for Linux uses the Blast Extreme protocol. The placement of other these and…Read More


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How to Report on VMware Horizon Sessions and…

How to Report on VMware Horizon Sessions and Usage without the Enterprise Edition (free)

How to Report on VMware Horizon Sessions and…

If you have VMware Horizon Enterprise Edition with VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon, you can already monitor and report sessions and usage and a lot more. If you however have Horizon View Standard Edition or Horizon Advanced Edition you can’t since this does not contain vRealize Operations for Horizon. Well, good news you can use this VMware Fling to help -free.


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4 Exam Retirements in June

4 Exam Retirements in June

4 Exam Retirements in June

Now that we have released most of the version 6 certifications on our roadmap, it is time to retire some of the older version 5 certifications. These exams are based upon older content and by retiring them it allows us – and you – to focus on the newest VMware technology. After the retirement date (shown […] The post 4 Exam Retirements in June appeared first on VMware Education and Certification Blog .


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I…have made fire!: An NSX Story

I…have made fire!: An NSX Story

I…have made fire!: An NSX Story

In my last post I went through my initial deployment of the NSX Manager appliance. I have, since then, done so much more. As I told you in that post, networking is not my strong suit. I am really trying to learn as much as possible to try and fill in the holes. My big feat thus […]


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What’s New with VMware Horizon 7

New release: What’s New with VMware Horizon 7?

What’s New with VMware Horizon 7

Today, we announced the general availability of VMware Horizon 7. Horizon 7 reinvents desktop and application virtualization with a single platform, purpose-built for the mobile-cloud era. Drawing on the best of mobile and cloud, Horizon 7 radically transforms traditional VDI, giving you unprecedented simplicity, flexibility, speed and scale—all at lower costs.


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VMware NSX and Horizon (via VMware Velocity)

VMware NSX and Horizon (via VMware Velocity)

VMware NSX and Horizon (via VMware Velocity)

Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) has become an even more popular virtualization option for many organizations and VMware customers. VMware continues to work with partners to advance the protection of VDI deployments. Most recently the focus has been on introducing advanced security controls with VMware NSX (network virtualization platform) and Horizon 6 (VDI) environment.


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Introducing True SSO (Single Sign-On) in VMware…

Introducing True SSO (Single Sign-On) in VMware Horizon 7

Introducing True SSO (Single Sign-On) in VMware…

True SSO is a new feature in Horizon 7 which integrates with VMware Identity Manager. With True SSO, the login experience is free of the requirement for complex AD credentials. With True SSO, a user can log into Identity Manager using any non-AD method and once authenticated, the user is able to launch any entitled desktop or app without being prompted for a password again. True SSO uses SAML to send the User Principal Name to the identity provider’s authentication system to access AD…Read More


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VM serial logging to the rescue for capturing…

VM serial logging to the rescue for capturing Nested ESXi PSOD

VM serial logging to the rescue for capturing…

Ifrequently deploy pre-releases of our software to help test and provide early feedback to our Engineering teams. One piece ofsoftware thatI deploy some whatfrequently is our ESXi Hypervisor and the best way to deployit, is of course inside of aVirtual Machine or commonlyreferred to as Nested ESXi. Most recently while testing a new ESXi build […]]> http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2016/03/vm-serial-logging-to-the-rescue-for-capturing-nested-esxi-psod.html/feed 0 Getting started with the new…Read More


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VMware NSX. What are we solving?

VMware NSX. What are we solving?

VMware NSX. What are we solving?

NSX has been the acronym on the lips of everyone in the SDN space. So I have been studying the VMware NSX software defined networking platform in preparation for my VCIX exam in the coming months and I have this few thoughts to share from some of my study materials about this exciting product from VMware, but what is it and what does it mean to your organization?


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Exam Experience – VCAP6-DCV Design exam beta

Exam Experience – VCAP6-DCV Design exam beta

Exam Experience – VCAP6-DCV Design exam beta

As a certification junkieI can’t avoid doing the beta version of the VCAP6-DCV design exam (3V0-622). Most of you reading this are familiar with this kind of exam soI will keep the introduction short…. The post Exam Experience – VCAP6-DCV Design exam beta appeared first on vBrain.info.


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VSAN Health checks disabled after upgrade to…

VSAN Health checks disabled after upgrade to vCenter 6.0 U2

VSAN Health checks disabled after upgrade to…

Advertise here with BSA Yesterday at the Dutch VMUG I was talking to my friend @GabVirtualWorld. Gabe mentioned that he had just upgraded his vCenter Server to 6.0 U2 in his VSAN environment, but hadn’t upgraded the hosts yet. Funny enough later someone else mentioned the same scenario and both of them noticed that the VSAN Health Checks were […] “VSAN Health checks disabled after upgrade to vCenter 6.0 U2” originally appeared on Yellow-Bricks.com. Follow me on twitter – @DuncanYB.


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Using the VMware App Volumes snapvol.cfg File…

Using the VMware App Volumes snapvol.cfg File to Customize Writable Volumes

Using the VMware App Volumes snapvol.cfg File…

The snapvol.cfg configuration is a file located in the root folder of each individual writable volume. This file contains information such as what should and should not be captured on the writable volume for a user-installed application or user data. This configuration file allows writable volumes to be customized to suit business needs, providing granular control and improving the end user experience. The post Using the VMware App Volumes snapvol.cfg File to Customize Writable Volumes…Read More


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Simulate A Delay To Test And Validate VSAN…

Simulate A Delay To Test And Validate VSAN Stretched Cluster (via Virtual Blocks)

Simulate A Delay To Test And Validate VSAN…

Since the inception of Virtual SAN Stretched Cluster many current and potential Virtual SAN users have grappled with how to validate Stretched Cluster given the high cost and difficulty with setting multiple networks across geographically distributed sites without impacting production environments. The purpose of this blog is to address these concerns.


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