Part 6 | Installing VMware View Agent – Step-by-Step guide

View Agent must be installed on all virtual machines, physical systems, and Terminal Service servers that you use as sources for View desktops and desktop pools. On virtual machines, this agent communicates with View Client to provide features such as connection monitoring, virtual printing, View Persona Management, and access to locally… Continue reading

Sending vCenter Logs to Centralized Syslog Server using NXlog

Intro In my previous article called “Centralized syslog server for vSphere environment with CentOS 7 and rsyslog” I showed one of the ways how you can configure centralized Syslog server for vSphere environment. But in that article I covered only ESXi part. In this article I will describe how to send… Continue reading

Disabling inter-VM TPS by default? How will it impact your environment?

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You may be aware about recent academic research regarding potential  TPS (Transparent Page Sharing) (enabled by default) vulnerability, where you may be able to determine AES encryption key from memory timings. VMware response for this (although they do not believe it can be used in real world): they will disable… Continue reading

Part 5 | Installing VMware Horizon Transfer Server – Step-by-Step guide

View Transfer Server downloads system-image files, synchronizes data between local desktops and the corresponding remote desktops in the datacenter, and transfers data when users check in and check out local desktops. VMware Horizon View series: Part 1 – Install VMware View 5.x Connection Server Part 2 – Install  VMware View5.x Replica… Continue reading

New vCenter Server Architecture and Deployment

VMware used VMworld to disclose under development features of the new vSphere 6.0 (still in beta). This overview contains functionality which may not actually make it into the public released version. Intro October 16, 9:00 am, last day at VMworld 2014 in Barcelona. Breakout session vCenter Server Architecture and Deployment Deep… Continue reading

Part 4 | Installing VMware Horizon View Composer – Step-by-Step guide

VMware View Composer is a optional feature for your VDI deployment, but it is a mandatory part of you plan to use Linked-clone desktop pools. VMware Horizon View series: Part 1 – Install VMware View 5.x Connection Server Part 2 – Install  VMware View5.x Replica Server Part 3 – Install VMware… Continue reading

Part 3 | Installing VMware Horizon View 5.x Security Server – Step-by-Step guide

A security server is an instance of View Connection Server that adds an additional layer of security between the Internet and your internal network VMware Horizon View series: Part 1 – Install VMware View 5.x Connection Server Part 2 – Install  VMware View5.x Replica Server Part 3 – Install VMware View… Continue reading

Part 2 | Installing VMware Horizon View 5.x Replica Server – Step-by-Step guide

To provide high availability and load balancing, you can install one or more additional instances of View Connection Server that replicate an existing View Connection Server instance. After a replica installation, the existing and newly installed instances of View Connection Server are identical. VMware Horizon View series: Part 1 –… Continue reading

Part 1 | Installing VMware Horizon View 5.x Connection Server – Step-by-Step guide

VMware Horizon™ (with View) delivers virtualized and remote desktops and applications through a single platform and supports end users with access to all of their Windows and online resources through one unified workspace. VMware Horizon View series: Part 1 – Install VMware View 5.x Connection Server Part 2 – Install  VMware… Continue reading

Enabling VLAN on PureFlex for ESXi servers

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The IBM PureFlex System offering combines storage, networking, virtualization, and management into a single infrastructure. More information about IBM PureFlex System can be here Through this guide we will go through the creation of VLAN on PureFlex switches [EN4093 & G8264-TOR] then we will configure it on the vSphere side.… Continue reading