When configuring a Windows VDI desktop or RDSH session with Horizon, different software components must be installed such as the VMware Tools and the VMware Horizon View Agent. When using User Environment Manager and App Volumes they require an agent too. All these software components must be …
Continue ReadingLast week I attended VMworld 2015 Europe conference. I had a great week filled with breakout sessions, Hands-on Labs, Solutions Exchange, parties, chats and great people. A few new announcements were made such as: vRealize Automation 7 – Introducing unified service blueprint capabilities to enable …
Continue ReadingWith VMware ESXi 6 the password policy is changed and require to use more complex passwords. The password policy in ESXi 6 has the following requirements: Passwords must contain characters from at least three character classes. Passwords containing characters from three character classes must be at …
Continue ReadingIn Horizon 6.2 it is possible to authenticate with Apples Touch ID. Touch ID is not enabled by default and has the following minimal requirements: iPhone 5S, 6, and 6 Plus iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 IOS 8 Horizon 6 version 6.2 The View Connection Server must present a valid root-signed certificate …
Continue ReadingThis blog contains the most VMworld 2015 announcements summarized. The VMworld 2015 day 1 announcements were all about the Software Defined Datacenter (SDDC), Hybrid cloud and Cloud Native Apps (containers). This blogpost will be updated with new announcements when available. VMworld 2015 day 1 …
Continue ReadingManaging Hyper-V remotely in a workgroup can be challenging to configure. This is still the case for Windows Server 2016. For a testing environment I needed to remotely manage Windows Server 2016 core server with the Hyper-V role enabled from Windows 10 with the Hyper-V manager. I used the following …
Continue ReadingWindows Server 2016 Technical Preview 3 (TP3) is released with some cool new features. An easy way to test Windows Server 2016 TP3 is to use VMware Workstation. Windows Server 2016 can be installed with the Hyper-V role and have some VMs nested with minimal configuration. For this test i used the …
Continue ReadingThe patching process in vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) version 6 is changed from previous versions. It is not possible anymore to use the Virtual Appliance Management Interface (VAMI) and update the appliance using the User Interface. The new way to patch the vCenter Server Appliance involves the …
Continue ReadingAfter installing the VMware Horizon View Agent (6.1.1) on a Windows 10 (tested with build 10240), it generates a Blue Screen Of Death (BSOD) when pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del/Ins. The error is: DRIVER_IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (kbdclass.sys). To fix the problem (The solution was found on the Microsoft …
Continue ReadingWith Update Rollup 6 it is possible to add one or more Azure subscriptions to SCVMM 2012 R2. When the Azure subscription is added in SCVMM, it is possible to perform some basic actions such as: Add and Remove one or more Azure subscriptions by using the VMM console. See a list view with details and …
Continue Reading