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 …
The configuration of the VMware Horizon View Cloud Pod Architecture is done entirely through command line. The lmvutil command line tool is used to configure and manage a VMware Horizon View Cloud Pod Architecture environment. The lmvutil tool is installed as part of the VMware Horizon View installation. You can use the VMware Horizon …
Upgrading from VMware View 5.x to VMware Horizon View 6.x is a fairly straightforward process. Below is a small overview of the steps to undertake. Document existing View environment Document View topology Document OS versions used Document VM settings for Connection, security and composer servers (vCPU, RAM, HDD, …) Document …
Below is a list of non-default settings and configurations I use in VMware Horizon View deployments. Horizon View Infrastructure Create an index on the SQL Event Database (not needed anymore for version 6.1.1 and later) When browsing the monitored events in the VMware Horizon View Administrator console, the performance might …
I found a very nice, well written blog serie about tuning and using vCenter Operations Manager written by Phil Barlow on http://www.definedbysoftware.com/ Here are the links to this 5-part serie blog: http://www.definedbysoftware.com/2014/01/19/tuning-vcops-for-your-environment-1/ http://www.definedbysoftware.com/2014/01/21/tuning-vcops-for-your-environment-part-2-badge-tuning/ http://www.definedbysoftware.com/2014/01/22/tuning-vcops-for-your-environment-part-3-creating-and-applying-policies/ http://www.definedbysoftware.com/2014/01/28/tuning-vcops-for-your-environment-part-4-capacity-management-models/ http://www.definedbysoftware.com/2014/01/30/tuning-vcops-for-your-environment-part-5-capacity-management-tuning/
When linked-clone desktops are not cleanly logged off and the “Refresh on logoff” policy is used, VMware Horizon View marks the desktop as “Already used” and blocks other users from accessing the machine. This “Already Used” state is a default VMware security feature which prevents other users from accessing the …
Linked/instant clone pools are recomposed on a regular basis. Mainly to install the monthly Windows updates and maybe also to upgrade/patch some applications installed on the parent VM. Administrators often forget to cleanup the parent VM after they finished installing patches and before they take a new snapshot. Copy the …
When you deploy a VMware vCenter Server Appliance it comes configured with a standard of 8 GB Memory. For a lot of smaller environments this is too much and you can re-configure the JVM heap size for the vCenter Server processes and therefore consume less memory. List Configured Memory ssh …
Since VMware Horizon View version 5.3 it is possible to use Windows 2008 R2 SP1 (Datacenter edition) as a desktop operating system. To be able to install the Horizon View Agent on a Windows 2008 R2 SP1 operating system, you need to install the Horizon View Agent in desktop mode. …