Using Powershell to check ADAM replication
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vCenter Server Appliance as syslog target for Horizon View connection servers
Logging is essential for troubleshooting. VMware Horizon View allows you to configure a SQL database for event logging, and I really recommend to configure the event logging database (I have seen some deployments without).Beside the event logging database, it’s a great idea to configure a secondary log destination. With a event logging database, and logs […] Advertise here with BSA
Remap Dedicated Desktops
One of my customers needed to do a complicated migration recently. They wanted to move their View + Unidesk VDI environment from vCenter 5.1 on Windows to the vCenter Server Appliance running vCenter 6. We moved the ESXi hosts and used them to carry the desktops over, just like we do with servers in this sort of situation, but the View stuff added to the complexity. On the Unidesk side, there’s a nice KB article that we followed, but there isn’t such guidance for View. You may not have…Read More
Technical Overview: What is Access Point in Horizon 6.2 and how is it deployed? https://t.co/22IYfqvaLp https://t.co/2wjyVpUAmv
Technical Overview: What is Access Point in Horizon 6.2 and how is it deployed? https://t.co/22IYfqvaLp https://t.co/2wjyVpUAmv
Cost leadership in End-User Computing: Virtual Desktops, Real Savings https://t.co/bVoaKGbPpX [Whitepaper] https://t.co/YjtcSEuGYk
Cost leadership in End-User Computing: Virtual Desktops, Real Savings https://t.co/bVoaKGbPpX [Whitepaper] https://t.co/YjtcSEuGYk
How to Enable Virtual Printing Solutions with View in Horizon 6: https://t.co/wBVYcQS9Sg https://t.co/WiRVK5UCyn
How to Enable Virtual Printing Solutions with View in Horizon 6: https://t.co/wBVYcQS9Sg https://t.co/WiRVK5UCyn
Download the VMware App Volumes 2.10 Reference Architecture https://t.co/Ni1XgydrcP https://t.co/7d6ZlGgXdt
Download the VMware App Volumes 2.10 Reference Architecture https://t.co/Ni1XgydrcP https://t.co/7d6ZlGgXdt
Workaround for the NAT port forwarding issue in Fusion 8.1
We recently discovered that NAT network port forwarding doesn’t work properly in Fusion 8.1. While the VMware Fusion team is working on a fix which will be included in the next update, here is a temporary workaround. Steps: Download the NAT network component from http://www.vmware.com/go/dl_vmnet-natd Replace /Applications/VMware\ Fusion.app/Contents/Library/vmnet-natd with the file downloaded in step 1. Restart the […] The post Workaround for the NAT port forwarding issue in Fusion 8.1…Read More
Manually removing a user entitlement from the Adam database in VMware View
Came across an interesting issue where we were unable to remove user entitlements from the VMware View connection server. Was able to resolve the issue by manually removing the user from the adam database. The probable cause of the issue is due to replication failures between the connection servers. To manually remove user entitlements and the user account from the connection broker follow the below instructions: NOTE: Editing the Adam database is quite risky and can lead to rebuilding the…Read More
Getting Started with VMware Fusion eBook: $5
Happy new year friends! Did you know about this little book I wrote called ‘Getting Started With VMware Fusion’? No? Well good news! It’s on sale for $5! Before I moved down here to Silicon Valley, I was a lead on the Fusion / Workstation Support team in Canada, and in 2014 I was asked by the good folks at Packt Publishing to write […] The post Getting Started with VMware Fusion eBook: $5 appeared first on VMware Fusion Blog .
View 6.2.1. Upgrade, two caveats
Recently, I was performing an upgrade from View version 6.0.1 to 6.2.1. On other occasions upgrades from version 6.0.1 to 6.2.0 did not cause serious issues. View 6.2.1 is said to be a “maintenance” release, so I did not expect much problems. The update of the standalone View Composer, the Connection Server and the Security […]
The OS Optimization Tool Fling has been updated with fixes & new features for Windows 7/8/2008/2012/10 https://t.co/o3WpHdbCDI #HorizonView
The OS Optimization Tool Fling has been updated with fixes & new features for Windows 7/8/2008/2012/10 https://t.co/o3WpHdbCDI #HorizonView
VMware App Volumes Architecture Whiteboard
Jason Marshall from the VMware End-User Computing team walks you through a whiteboard session covering the technical architecture of VMware App Volumes. For more information check out http://www.vmware.com/products/appvolumes.
VMware Access Point Deployment Utility – @VMware Labs
This utility is a wrapper for the VMware OVF Tool for deploying the VMware Access Point Appliance.
The App Volumes 2.10 Reference Architecture is now available! More info here: https://t.co/qGlzrMDKYE https://t.co/SL6qjdbjmj
The App Volumes 2.10 Reference Architecture is now available! More info here: https://t.co/qGlzrMDKYE https://t.co/SL6qjdbjmj
VMware Access Point Deployment Utility | Virtual Thoughts on WordPress.com
A GUI wrapper for the VMware OVF tool, to easily deploy VMware Access Point
App Volumes – Blocking user logon while waiting
Problem Statement: Using App Volumes 2.10 (Manager and Agent), when logging onto a Windows 10 desktop with one AppStack assigned, the logon time to the Windows desktop takes around 3 minutes. Whilst the AppStack is unassigned, the logon to the desktop is reduced significantly to around 30 seconds. Inspecting the App Volumes agent log file on the Windows… Read More »
VMware App Volumes API Reference (via Virtual Thoughts)
A detailed reference on the VMware App Volumes API
Run Windows on Your Mac: VirtualBox vs @VMwareFusion vs Parallels
If you need to run Windows inside OS X, you have three options: VirtualBox, VMware, and Parallels. Each has their own strengths and weaknesses, and different use cases where one’s better than another. Let’s break down when each is best and for what.
What’s New in Linux Desktops in @VMwareHorizon 6.2.1
In Horizon 6.2.1, we made some improvements to the 3D graphics capabilities that have been available in Linux desktops since Horizon 6.2.
