VMware Horizon View – Cloud Pod Architecture Installation
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 …
VMware Horizon View – Upgrade from version 5.x to 6.x
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 …
VMware Horizon View – Settings I should not forget
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 …
vCenter Operations Manager – blog series
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 …
VMware Horizon View – “Already Used” status and pae-DirtyVMPolicy
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 …
VMware Horizon View Recomposing – Don’t forget to cleanup after you finished
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. …
Memory tuning of VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA)
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 …
Install Horizon View Agent on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
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 …
Install Horizon View Agent on non-vCenter managed Virtual Machines
According to the VMware Horizon View 5.3 documentation, you must install the VMware View Agent on Virtual Machines that are managed by a vCenter Server. If you are …
What’s new in Horizon Mirage 4.4
VMware Horizon Mirage is a layered image-management solution that separates a desktop,laptop, or virtual endpoint into logical layers that are owned and managed by either your IT organization …