Veeam – Free Trial Licences (VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, MS Azure, MS Office 365)
Download free 30-day trial licenses from Veeam Backup & Replication for Virtual machines (VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV): http://vee.am/7_3bPw Backup & Replication for Nutanix AHV: http://vee.am/_Tu4Uw Backup for MS Azure: http://vee.am/sTseIw Backup for MS Office 365: http://vee.am/843ROw Veeam Product Edition Comparison: https://www.veeam.com/products-edition-comparison.html
Rubrik – Upgrade Process Quick Notes
Quick notes on how to upgrade Rubrik CDM and Rubrik Edge Devices Upgrade Rubrik CDM Download the ZIP file containing the compressed upgrade archive and the matching signature file from the Rubrik customer portal Unzip the downloaded ZIP file Open WINSCP session to a Rubrik node Log in with user …
FSLogix – Copy Application Masking Rules with VMware Dynamic Environment Manager
When using FSLogix Application Masking, the rule files (.fxr) and assignment files (.fxa) should be copied into C:\Program Files\FSLogix\Apps\Rules. In a VDI environment you typically want the rule files and assignment files to be copied at logon from a central location. However an end-user does not have the permissions to …
FSLogix – Profile compacting tool
A tool for compacting FSLogix profiles has been written by David Ott and is available at http://www.citrixirc.com/?p=829 Direct download: https://david62277.sharefile.com/d-saad8432c8994f61b or http://ituda.com/Scripts/ShrinkFSL.exe The tool can be run both in GUI-mode as in CLI mode
VMware Workspace One – Publish a VMware Horizon View RDSH application
Publishing a VMware Horizon View RDSH application to an iPad, Android or Windows device using Workspace One is something which is not documented but can be easily done by performing the following steps: Connect to your Horizon View ADAM database (See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2012377 for details) Browse to “DC=vdi, dc=vmware, dc=int” – …
Obtaining MSI productcodes via powershell
To obtain the productcode of an MSI installed application, you can search the Windows registry at the following locations: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall However, there is an easier way obtaining the productcodes of all installed applications through powershell by executing the following command: get-wmiobject Win32_Product | sort name | Format-Table IdentifyingNumber, Name, …
Check VMware ESXi SATADOM boot device wear-out level via S.M.A.R.T
S.M.A.R.T. is a utility which allows you to read the status of a hard drive. SMART stands for Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Below are commands that can be used to check the status of the SATADOM on an ESXi node: Open a putty session to the ESXi node Log in …
Microsoft FSLogix – Basic Installation and Configuration Notes
Below are my notes to perform a basic installation/configuration of Microsoft FSlogix Download FSLogix https://aka.ms/fslogix_download FSLogix components Microsoft FSLogix Apps – FSLogixAppSetup.exe ==> !! Mandatory !! To be installed on the end-users clients machines installs core drivers and components for all FSLogix solutions Unattended …
VMware Horizon View – Lower the VDI client NVIDIA license interval
By default a VDI client which has the NVIDIA Graphics Driver installed, claims a license from the NVIDIA license server and keeps it for 24 hours. Especially in Instant clone situations I have seen that the NVIDIA license is not always correctly released when the VDI is being deleted. This …