The Tera1 zero clients has reached their limits on new features that can be added and the ability to support new features of Horizon View such as RDSH. Teradici supports the following combinations: ProcessorFirmwareHorizon View Version supportVMware …
Continue ReadingAfter upgrading all the hosts in the lab environment to VMware ESXi 6, I tried to upgrade the VMware tools version of a Dutch Windows 7 golden VM used by VMware Horizon View. The VMware tools upgrade fails with the following message: VMware Tools Setup Wizard ended prematurely This is a known bug in …
Continue ReadingIn vCenter Server 5.x the embedded SQL Express database supports a maximum of 5 hosts and 50 Virtual Machines. With vCenter Server 6 the embedded database is changes from SQL Express to a vPostgress database. The vPostgres database supports a maximum of 20 hosts and 200 VMs. In comparison the …
Continue ReadingVIBSearch is a simple PowerShell script with a GUI that will search for a specified VIB or all the VIBS installed on the ESXi hosts. A VIB stands for vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB). VIBs are used to package and distribute ESXi software such as drivers. The GUI is designed with SAPIEN PowerShell …
Continue ReadingWith vSphere 5.5 you have the following deployment methods for Single Sign-On (SSO): vCenter Single Sign-On for your first vCenter Server vCenter Single Sign-On for an additional vCenter Server in an existing site (formerly HA Cluster) vCenter Single Sign-On for an additional vCenter Server with a …
Continue ReadingSome time ago I needed to make a SSH connection to a new installed ESXi server. The default root password the customer was using was not working. The admin who installed the ESXi server didn’t known the password anymore. So i needed to reset the password. The VMware Knowledge Base states the …
Continue ReadingWhen creating a new template in vCenter and want to use the new created template in a blueprint, the blueprint will not list the template because the vCenter inventory isn’t updated in vCAC. By default vCAC will update the vCenter inventory once a day. To manually update the vCenter inventory in …
Continue ReadingVMware Horizon 6 has been today announced. VMware Horizon 6 has five major enhancements: Cloud Pod Architecture. Remote Desktop Session Host (RDS) Hosted Apps Virtual SAN Application Catalog vCops for View 6 Here is an overview picture of the Horizon 6 architecture: Cloud Pod Architecture In version …
Continue ReadingThe vExpert 2014 are announced. This year 754 people (including me) are awarded with the vExpert 2014 title. Each of these vExperts have demonstrated significant contributions to the community and a willingness to share their expertise with others. This is the fourth time I got the vExpert award. I …
Continue ReadingOn a View Security Server I needed to change the default self signed certificate to a signed wildcard certificate. The customer had a wildcard certificate that didn’t include the private key. A certificate that include the private key is a requirement for a VMware View Security server. If you have …
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