In environments with multiple Horizon View Connection Servers (High Available) the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory is replicated. Configuration, Pool and desktop information is stored in the ADAM database. Problems with replication can result in: Configuration changes made are …
Continue ReadingWhen editing a VMware Horizon desktop pool in some situations the server error ‘Error occurred during vCenter operation’. appears. The error hasn’t any useful information that says what is wrong. When this error occurs the vCenter Server is unable to find one or more objects listed in the …
Continue ReadingVMware released an updated version of the “VMware Horizon with View Optimization Guide for Windows 7 and Windows 8” whitepaper. This white paper discuss the necessary information for optimizing a Windows 7 or Windows 8 virtual desktop image for VMware Horizon View using the Microsoft Deployment …
Continue ReadingThe new version of Veeam is called “Veeam Availability Suite v8”. The Veeam Availability Suite v8 has improvements in the following areas: High Speed Recovery Data Loss Avoidance Verified Protection Leverage Data Complete Visibility HIGH-SPEED RECOVERY Enables low recovery time objectives (RTOs) of …
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 …
Continue ReadingVMware has today announced VSAN. Here are some highlights from the Q&A session: VSAN will be GA at March 10 2014 vSphere 5.5 Update 1 will support VSAN GA Beta VSAN upgrades to the GA release are not supported VSAN is not a VSA. Performance is much better than any VSA Pricing and packaging will …
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