Tag Archive: View

Troubleshooting ThinPrint in VMware View (Part 2)

VMware OEMs a sub-set of the ThinPrint Server Engine full-blown product. ThinPrint is a printing solution developed by Cortado. The ThinPrint Server Engine universal drivers can be found in a range of strategic partnerships with VMware, Citrix, Fuji Xerox, HP, Lexmark, Microsoft, Wyse, and others. ThinPrint has managed to embed ThinPrint agent into a range …

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VMware View Health Monitoring

Yesterday I read Balance multiple View Connection Servers using HAProxy and realized that I have not published a recommendation for VMware View health monitoring. The most common types of health monitoring are ICMP and HTTP. HTTP health monitors are optional in a VMware View deployment, however strongly recommended. The Load Balancer appliances issue a GET …

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VMware View PowerShell AD LDS Set-State Function

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Automation is system administrator’s best friend. Automating repetitive tasks is a key enabler in most IT environments. Whilst many of the desktop pool changes in VMware View can be made via PowerShell, not all objects are exposed. I created the PowerShell function below and it will change a desktop pool property state in Active Directory …

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VMware View Agent Direct-Connection Plugin NAT/PNAT

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Since my article “VMware View Agent Direct-Connection Plugin Explained” I have received several questions about the use of the plug-in with NAT/PNAT. Most of the questions came from VMware employees, but also from partners. As you may know NAT/PNAT is supported between the VMware View Client and the PSG component of a Security Server. However, …

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PCoIP Bandwidth Calculator and Settings Guideline

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Teradici’s PCoIP display protocol provides real-time delivery with high fidelity desktop experience for VMware View virtual desktops. To ensure a responsive desktop, the PCoIP protocol must be deployed across a properly architected virtual desktop network infrastructure that meets bandwidth, QoS, latency, jitter, and packet loss requirements. Teradici has recently released the 4th version of their …

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View Storage Accelerator and View Storage Tiering [Unsupported]

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I recently received a question from a colleague about the use of the View Storage Accelerator (also known as CBRC) not being supported when View Replica Tiering is enabled. He also pointed to an article published on the End-User Computing Blog http://blogs.vmware.com/euc/2012/05/view-storage-accelerator-in-practice.html that clearly states “Use of View Storage Accelerator is not supported when View …

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VMware View Licensing for Dummies

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Questions about VMware View licensing often appear in my radar, especially from customers under ELA. Customers under VMware ELA may deploy as many VMware products as they wish based on agreement and need to report usage back to VMware. This blog post is aimed to help you understand how to report VMware View usage under …

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