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Attempting to assign a new snapshot to a VMware Horizon View 5.3 pool throws...
I ran into an interesting problem the other day while trying to assign an updated snapshot to a linked clone pool after upgrading an environment from VMware View 5.1.2 to VMware Horizon View 5.3 where...
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VMware Horizon View 5.3 published Windows XP virtual desktop’s resolution...
It’s been a while since I’ve worked with Windows XP virtual desktops but recently had to create a small linked-clone pool in VMware Horizon View 5.3 because a client had an application that was only...
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Installing an additional x86 printer driver after a x64 driver is installed...
ProblemYou’re migrating an old Windows Server 2003 print server to Windows Server 2008 R2 and have decided to build new and manually install the printer drivers as the old Print Migration Tool is not...
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Integrating Lync 2013 with Microsoft Lync VDI Plug-in cycles through the...
ProblemYou’ve deployed the Microsoft Lync VDI Plug-in with your Citrix XenDesktop VDI but notice that the Lync 2013 cycles through the Lync is trying to use your local audio and video devices. phase...
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Unable to map SMB Windows shares after upgrading to OS X Mavericks Version...
ProblemYou’ve recently updated your Mac OS X to Mavericks version 10.9.1:… and noticed that if you attempt to map a SMB share on a Active Directory file server via:smb://<ipAddress or Name>You...
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Adding the required registry keys for Lync 2013 VDI Plug-In for Integration...
As some administrators may know, one of the requirements for configuring the Lync 2013 VDI plug-in for redirecting local audio and video devices on the client requires registry keys to be added to the...
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Listing and removing tags from Citrix Xendesktop VDIs
I recently had to use tags as a way to filter a Machine and User policy for a select group of users with Citrix XenDesktop VDIs across 2 different pools. Adding the tags were easy from within the GUI...
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Using PowerCLI for Veeam DR replicated virtual machine testing
I recently had to set up Veeam replication for a client who needed a subset of their production environment virtual machines replicated to another site that would provide as their disaster recovery...
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Attempting to access VMware View Horizon 5.3’s HTML5 Blast Secure Gateway for...
I’ve been getting quite a few calls lately from clients who have been deploying VMware View Horizon 5.3’s HTML5 Blast Secure Gateway for HTML access to virtual desktops and while the solution is rather...
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Attempting to access virtual desktop via VMware Horizon View HTML access...
As mentioned in my previous post, I’ve been getting quite a few calls from clients who are trying to set up HTML5 access to VMware Horizon View desktops so I thought I’d write a quick post about 2...
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VMware Horizon View desktops displays “Protocol failure” as the “Status” in...
ProblemYou notice that various virtual desktops in your VMware Horizon View 5.3 environment displays Protocol failure as the Status in the View Administrator:SolutionThe following KB does a good job of...
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Installing VMware Horizon View Feature Pack’s Remote Experience Agent...
Installing the VMware Horizon View Feature Pack’s Remote Experience Agent usually isn’t an issue if an environment contains mostly linked-clone pools as all that needs to be done is to install the...
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White block artifacts displayed in Citrix XenDesktop 5.6 virtual desktops
EnvironmentCitrix XenDesktop Version: 5.6XenDesktop VDA Version: 5.6.300Hypervisor: VMware vSphere 5.1VDI Operating System: Windows 7 EnterpriseMicrosoft Office Version: Office 2013ProblemYou’ve...
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Microsoft Exchange 2007 to 2010 mailbox move times / statistics
Throughout all the years I’ve been working with Microsoft Exchange server migrations whether it’s for 2003, 2007, 2010 or the current 2013 version, clients tend to ask me how long I expect their...
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Creating Datacenters, Clusters, and adding ESXi hosts to VMware vCenter 5.x...
There are times when I stop and think about how many VMware vSphere clusters I’ve deployed over the last few years and how many mouse clicks I’ve had to do just to create the datacenter and cluster...
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Deploying VMware Horizon View 5.3 HTML Access
One of the features I have been most excited about VMware Horizon View 5.3 was the HTML5 access that allows browsers to access View desktops with a browser without having to install the client. I’ve...
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Automatically refreshing VMware View 5.x virtual desktops in “Already used”...
Administrators who have had to managed large floating pooled desktops in VMware View 4 and later could probably relate when I saw it’s quite the administrative burden to check on these large pools...
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Effects of losing a vCenter 5.1 server used by a VMware Horizon View 5.3...
I’ve lately had to upgrade a lot of VMware vSphere vCenters from 5.1 to 5.5. and as many of the clients I work with use Citrix XenDesktop or VMware View at some capacity, I’ve always recommended to...
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Configuring an Active Directory GPO to force enable Remote Assistance and...
I get asked the question about creating a GPO to enable the following 2 settings quite often:Remote AssistanceAllow Remote Assistance connections to this computer Remote DesktopAllow connections from...
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Attempting to access Citrix XenDesktop 7.x published applications through the...
ProblemYou’ve just completed a new deployment of XenDesktop 7 and have created new:StoreFront portal Machine Catalog containing a Windows Server virtual machine with installed applications Delivery...
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