Horizon on myvirtualcloud.net

VMware Horizon now has DR to VMware Cloud on AWS

Mon, 28 Oct 2019 12:06:48 +0000

For as long as I can remember, VMware Horizon lacked a practical way to achieve DR, be it on-premise or in the cloud. To achieve DR, administrators had to abstract components of the solution, virtualize applications, manually replicate golden images and make heavy use of non-persistent desktops. Still, even like that, it was very complex to have an effective DR solution that cater for business requirements.

VDI Calculator 7.1 Available w/ Support for Intel SkyLake, Datrium and more

Tue, 23 May 2017 07:57:35 +0000

Today I am releasing version 7.1 of the VDI Calculator.

This release adds support next-generation Xeon server processor family. The new chips are based on the company's Skylake processor architecture and are manufactured in the company's 14-nanometer+ technology. The calculator now supports processors with up to 24 cores.

New VMware vCOps for Horizon View 1.5 Architecture DeepDive

Sun, 04 Aug 2013 18:50:01 +0000

VMware recently published an article describing the new functions and features on VMware vCenter Operations Manager for Horizon View 1.5. Here is the original article, but in summary:

Easier Installation
Greater Scalability

Previous versions of vC Ops for View were limited to a single environment of no more than about 3,000 desktops. To monitor more desktops, you had only two choices. You could monitor a subset (pool level generally) of the virtual desktop machines, or you could install an additional instance of vC Ops for View. This was limiting because multiple vC Ops for View monitoring environments were fragmented and did not provide a “single pane of glass” for monitoring, management, and control.

F5 PCoIP Proxy for VMware Horizon View

Thu, 01 Aug 2013 11:54:52 +0000

I want to share this excellent F5 video that demonstrate hot quick and easily you can configure Horizon View and F5 BIG-IP APM to natively support PCoIP proxy, bypassing requirements for Horizon View Security Servers. The PCoIP proxy combined with the BIG-IP platform will deliver hardened security and increased scalability according to F5. Thanks to Paul Pindell for the explanations.

Crumpled DATA under your mattress (The EUC Drama)

Mon, 22 Jul 2013 08:45:03 +0000

The Edward Snowden case made me think about how organizations are handling data today, and how I’m handling and storing my own personal data. According to Snowden, the NSA’s surveillance programs, which Snowden exposed, allow the government to tap into anyone’s data with the consent from the major cloud players. Edward Snowden went further and said that Google, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft gave direct access to NSA.

Welcome to the new Transient Desktop deployment model

Mon, 01 Jul 2013 09:56:37 +0000

Last week there was lots of attention to my article entitled “Open letter to non-persistent VDI fanboys…”. There was a wave of comments. Twitter discussions went frantic, and the LinkedIn Desktop Superhero discussion board was the stage for a continued discussion on the subject.

How to change Horizon View SESparse to VMFSSparse

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:30:00 +0000

In my article Clearing up Space-Efficient Virtual Disk questions I explained the most important requirements and constraints when the new SESparse VMDK disk format with Horizon View 5.2.

Just in cased you missed it:

This new feature requires vSphere 5.1 as well as hardware version 9 for the VMs.
The Space Efficient format is only for for linked clone pools; and only for the OS disk.
Horizon View automatically chooses the space efficient format when possible and there is no official way to change this behavior.
The Space Efficient Format is not yet supported for Windows 8.
The space reclamation process is kicked off automatically by Horizon View when the reclaimable space for the VM exceeds the threshold set by the administrator.
The space reclamation statistics (reclaimed amount, reclaimed time) are displayed in the Pool Summary, and Desktop Summary.
SESparse disks ARE COMPATIBILE with the Horizon View Storage Accelerator technology from View 5.1 / vSphere 5.

Horizon View Multi-VLAN Explained

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:40:51 +0000

I am happy to finally be able to scratch this item from my list of missing View features.

Support for Multi-VLAN

In Horizon View 5.2 it is possible to configure an automated pool to use multiple VLANS or network labels. Administrators can assign multiple network labels to a linked-clone pool or an automated pool that contains full virtual machines.

Clearing up Space-Efficient Virtual Disk questions

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:34:00 +0000

Horizon View 5.2 make use of the new Space-Efficient Sparse Virtual Disks available in vSphere 5.1. I previously wrote about it in Space-Efficient Sparse Virtual Disks and VMware View and announced the new Horizon View 5.2 feature at What’s New in VMware Horizon View 5.2 (Beyond Marketing).

VMware Horizon Workspace WalkThrough Video

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 08:50:05 +0000

Last week I published the VMware Horizon View 5.2 video (here) and due to it’s success I decided to also record and release a VMware Horizon Workspace video. The video has two parts, Horizon User Workspace and Horizon Administrative Workspace.

Please make sure you go to my article Introduction to the new VMware Horizon Suite to read about market background and understand all the new features in the Horizon Suite solution.

View Storage Accelerator and View Storage Tiering [NOW Supported]

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:40:43 +0000

[important]Some things are worth fighting for... specially when they help customers.[/important]

Back in November 2012 I blogged about an unsupported combination of VMware View features (View Storage Accelerator and View Storage Tiering). The question had originally been raised by a colleague, pointing 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 Replica Tiering is enabled”.

A Review of Horizon View 5.2 Limits and Maximums

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 07:45:31 +0000

Giving continuity to my VMware View Limits and Maximums series (VMware View 4.0 | VMware View 5.0) I am now releasing an updated version for Horizon View 5.2.

What’s New in VMware Horizon View 5.2 (Beyond Marketing)

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 07:10:13 +0000

VMware has just announced VMware Horizon View 5.2 and has also lifted the NDA. Despite being a .2 release the VMware View and Horizon Suite teams added a significant number of features that improve View performance, scalability and user experience.

Introduction to the new VMware Horizon Suite

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 07:00:35 +0000

In the past we used to have a device that was given to us by the company we worked for; it was called the desktop. Literally, this device was on our desk and we would get the work done while at it. But as we all know a number of new devices and applications have entered organizations in the past few years.

Horizon Connector BindDN User Error [Fix]

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 05:39:00 +0000

This is more like a quick tip. While setting up Horizon Connector in your environment using a service account, administrators may run into this BindDN user error below.

Horizon Application Manager 1.5 - Troubleshooting: Logs and Services

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 02:10:00 +0000

Troubleshooting applications can often be a daunting task if you don’t know where and what to look for. The list below containing the most important log files and few commands to interact with Horizon Application Manager services will definitely help administrators.