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VMware Horizon View Connection Server service starts and stops
ProblemYou have a VMware Horizon View Connection Server 7.5.0 that was recently upgraded from 7.4.0 and you noticed that the VMware Horizon View Connection Server service does not start. Attempting to...
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Running sysprep on Windows Server 2012 R2 server fails with: "A fatal error...
ProblemYou have an existing Windows Server 2012 R2 server that you would like to manually sysprep:So you proceed to navigate to the directory: C:\windows\system32\sysprep to execute the...
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Attempting to install Skype for Business server role onto Windows 2012 server...
ProblemYou’re attempting to install a new role, such as mediation services, on an existing front end server but the process fails with the following message:> Bootstrap-CsComputerLogging status to:...
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Poor multi-monitor performance using Dell Wyse 7020 Windows 10 IoT with...
This is a follow up to a previous post I wrote about poor VMware Horizon View video, keyboard and mouse performance when adding a 3rd monitor to the Dell Wyse 7020 Windows 10 IoT thin client:Adding a...
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Creating a new Windows Server 2016 RDS Collection fails with: ".FQDN Unable...
ProblemYou need to add an additional RD Session Host Server to an existing RDS deployment then create a new RDS Collection with the server so you proceed to add the server:Once you’ve successfully...
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Creating an Exchange / Outlook warning banner for external recipients
Many of the clients I work with have been taken an interest in implementing warning banners for all emails received from outside of their organizations in an effort to combat the ever increasing...
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Minimizing and restoring Windows Server 2016 RDS RemoteApp causes a frozen...
ProblemYou’ve deployed a new Windows Server 2016 RDS environment and published RemoteApps but received complains that when a user’s session times out after the configured idle limit, they receive the...
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Unable to assign a newly requested certificate to a Skype for Business Edge...
ProblemYou’ve just used the Skype for Business Server 2015 – Deployment Wizard to request a certificate for the internal interface of the Lync Edge server:The process completes with warnings:Viewing...
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Skype for Business front-end server logs the event ID error 32054: “Storage...
ProblemYou’ve received complaints from users that they are experiencing out of sync messages between devices such as their mobile phones compared to the Skype for Business clients. Logging onto the...
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Attempting to upgrade a HP VC FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module firmware for a HP...
ProblemYou’re attempting to upgrade a HP VC FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module from firmware version 4.45 2015 to 4.62 Feb 2018...
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Attempting to request a certificate for Skype for Business Server 2015 from...
ProblemYou’re attempting to renew the Skype for Business Server 2015 front-end server with an internal Microsoft Enterprise Certificate Authority but receive the following error:> Request...
View ArticleUninstall script for Sophos Endpoint Security and Control 10.7 and 10.8
I was recently involved in assisting a customer with removing Sophos Endpoint Security and Control from their desktops and laptops because it was being replaced with Cylance Protect. Anti-Virus...
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Attempting to boot a VMware vSphere virtual machine fails with the error...
ProblemYou attempt to start a VMware vSphere virtual machine but notice that the Windows operating system fails to boot:Windows Boot ManagerWindows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change...
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Attempting to log onto vCenter 6.5 via vSphere Web Client displays the error...
ProblemYou attempt to connect to the login page of a vCenter 6.5 server via the vSphere Web Client but receive the following error message from the browser: 503 Service Unavailable (Failed to connect...
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Deploying vSphere Data Protection 6.1.9 on VMware vSphere 6.5
It has been a while since I’ve deployed a VDP appliance and since I had the opportunity to do so this week, I took the time to screenshot the process so I can write what would likely be the last post...
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Troubleshooting VMware Horizon View 7.5.1 Virtual Desktop in “Agent...
I’ve had several colleagues reach out to me in the past to ask about how I normally troubleshoot an Agent unreachable issue when all of the usual checks were verified (e.g. desktop being powered on, an...
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Unable to start the Content Library service on a Windows vCenter Server 6.5
ProblemYou’ve noticed that the Content Library service on your Windows vCenter Server 6.5 has stopped:C:\Program Files\VMware\vCenter Server\bin>service-control --statusRunning:VMWareAfdService...
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Deploying vSphere Replication Appliance 8.1 as an OVF via a vCenter 6.5...
It has been a while since I’ve deployed a vSphere Replication Appliance and since I had the opportunity to do so this week, I took the time to screenshot the process so I can write this blog post...
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Unable to deploy OVF with VMware vCenter Server 6.5 on Microsoft Windows Server
ProblemYou’re attempting to deploy and OVF within a VMware vCenter Server 6.5 installed on a Microsoft Windows Server but noticed that the deployment within the vSphere Web client fails with the...
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Attempting to authenticate with SecurEnvoy passcode for VMware Horizon View...
ProblemYou’ve completed configuring VMware Horizon View with SecurEnvoy but when authentication fails with AccessDenied:Reviewing the SecurEnvoy logs reveal the following error:Incorrect Soft Token...
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