Microsoft Windows is designed for physical hardware, specifically desktops, and for that hardware to be accessed by just one user at a time. A default installation of Microsoft Windows contains several configuration settings, components, and scheduled tasks that may not be required or are not desirable in a Horizon environment. Therefore, with virtual desktops, one-time... Continue Reading →
Profile Management Using Dynamic Environment Manager
In a Virtual, desktop Infrastructure, managing user profiles are one of the biggest challenges. These profiles may get corrupted or contain incorrect settings, which require the complete removal of the profile and reconfiguration of the user environment. This may require a lot of time and effort, resulting in decreased productivity and inconsistent user experience. Many... Continue Reading →
Installing NSX Advanced Load Balancer in VMware Environments
Architecture Overview: Avi Vantage Platform – 100% software-defined, scalable, and distributed modern architecture that best matches the new generation of applications. The Avi Vantage architecture separates the data and control planes to deliver application services beyond load balancings, such as application analytics, predictive autoscaling, micro-segmentation, and self-service for app owners in both on-premises or cloud environments.... Continue Reading →
Migrating from Linked Clones to Instant Clones
With Horizon 8 (2006), linked clones are deprecated, which means they will be removed in Horizon's future version. Instant clones are also now available across all licensing editions of Horizon. This is a great time to migrate existing linked-clone pools to instant-clone pools. Instant Clone Technology – VMware Horizon® instant clones and View Composer linked clones are... Continue Reading →
Integrating AVI with Horizon
VMware Horizon provides no native method to load-balance client requests to Horizon Connection Servers. It is recommended that we implement some load-balancing solution to help balance the client connections across all the Horizon Connection Servers in our infrastructure. There are different options to perform load traffic management for components such as Unified Access Gateway, Horizon... Continue Reading →
VMware Dynamic Environment Manager 2006
VMware Dynamic Environment Manager provides end-users with a personalized and dynamic Windows desktop. Through VMware Dynamic Environment Manager, you can customize the desktop by providing access to IT resources based on the role, device, and location of the user. In this way, you can create a desktop that adapts to the specific needs of the... Continue Reading →
Horizon 8 2006 Connection Server Upgrade
Upgrading a Horizon Connection Server, will look straight forward as per the documentation, however the most important part is not just following the pre-requisites and compatibility, but also the environment readiness, which includes factors like roll back plan, post upgrade tasks like cleanups. Hence missing out on any of the overall approach of prerequisites and... Continue Reading →
Install VMware Horizon Connection Server 2006
VMware Horizon version 8 (2006) Infrastructure :- Planning and Preparation Before you Begin make sure that your environment meets the following infrastructure requirements: VMware vSphere and vCenter Server –you must have a VMware vSphere and vCenter Server 6.x or later. Active Directory domain controller – The authentication infrastructure for your setup must include Active Directory,... Continue Reading →
VMware Horizon 8 New Features
Horizon 8 2006 On August 6, 2020, VMware announced innovations to Horizon, giving a modern platform for secure delivery of virtual desktops and applications across the hybrid cloud. The Horizon 8 release includes: Deployment Options when you setup a new podHorizon on Azure VMware Solution on Day 0 of Azure VMware Solution availabilityAWS (either VMware... Continue Reading →
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