In this blog post I describe the steps required to create a Virtual Machine template using Windows 10 from scratch. (the same procedure also works for Windows 7) Only optimizations of the core OS are described, the impact of installed applications within the guest will also need to be evaluated. Below …
Since VMware Horizon 6.2 a new functionality has been introduced to be able to log in to your VDIs and RDSH applications using the Touch ID on iPhones and iPads. This feature is only supported with Horizon 6.2 when using Horizon Client 3.5. The mobile device must also be running …
This post shows the steps to take to download and install the free Nutanix Community Edition on VMware Fusion. Preparation Go to http://my.nutanix.com, register, check the “Community Edition” section and follow the link to download the software. Version 2015.06.08: http://download.nutanix.com/ce/2015.06.08-beta/ce-2015.06.08-beta.img.gz Version 2015.07.16: http://download.nutanix.com/ce/2015.07.16/ce-2015.07.16-beta.img.gz Unpack the downloaded gzip file Rename the …
General Zen loadbalancer (ZLB) is as simple and easy to use open source loadbalancer. It can be used to loadbalance a variety for solutions, but here I describe how to configure it to load balance VMware Horizon View connection servers. The Zen Loadbalancer can also be configred in an HA …
Today VMware Horizon 6.1.1 was released. The upgrade procedure is described in length at https://pubs.vmware.com/horizon-61-view/index.jsp#com.vmware.horizon-view.upgrade.doc/GUID-CE9531F4-6E70-494B-BE42-EF4666719F24.html Important is that you must complete the upgrade process in a specific order. Below a summary of the steps to take to upgrade your Horizon View environment to 6.1.1 Stop/halt all View scheduled tasks Disable …
The other day I got a request from a customer to enable the Windows Aero interface on their linked clone VDIs. Personally I do not see any benefit in doing this (on the contrary), but apparently some users really like it, they even say they “need” it. Due to the …
When setting up VMware Horizon View Persona Management, one of the task to do is to create a remote repository to store the user data and settings, application-specific data, and other user-generated information in user profiles. Required persona management remote repository permissions The minimum required NTFS and share level permissions …
Last week, I received the question from a client wether it was easy to see the maximum concurrent connections in VMware Horizon View between two distinct dates. There are several ways to do this: Through vRealize operations manager for Horizon In the standard VMware Horizon View console you can see the maximum …
In previous versions of VMware Horizon Workspace, it was always hard to know which URL to use for what purpose. In the current version (2.1.0) there is a single webpage within the VMware Horizon Workspace Portal displaying the Workspace Portal Administrative Links. So there is only one single URL to remember: …
Have you ever had situation where you get the message “the trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed” when you try to logon to a Windows machine? This situation happens when there is a “password mismatch”. Typically passwords are being thought of as something related to a user account, but …