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In certain scenarios such as uploading the Writable Volumes *.vmdk to VMware support team to analyze issues due to Writable Volumes or you simply want to export the WV from one vSAN datastore to another vCenter or vSAN Datastore Following is the step by step procedure to export Writable Volumes from vsanDatastore for troubleshooting purposes: Source vCenter or vSAN Datastore: Create a dummy VM (No need to power on the VM) Add a HDD to the dummy VM – Use existing disk option – Locate the Writable Volumes under -  /vmfs/volumes/vsandatastore/cloudvolumes/writables) and click OK Now you can export the dummy VM as a OVA or OVF to another vCenter or vSAN datastore Save the OVA to a File Share or GSS FPT for further troubleshooting Target vCenter or vSAN Datastore Import the OVA into the target vCenter SSH to a host in the cluster from which the Writable Volumes (WV vmdk) needs to be copied to the correct path cd /vmfs/volumes/vsandatastore/cloudvolumes/writables Copy th...

In VMware User Environment Manager 9.0 (UEM) after you have copied over the VMware UEM Manager GPO’s (.ADMX and .ADML) to the central store for group policy administrative policy templates on a domain controller you cannot view the default Windows ADMX templates such System, Network, Control Panel etc. Issue After copying the UEM GPO templates to  \\ FQDN \SYSVOL\ FQDN \policies\PolicyDefinitions . You cannot see “ System ” under the Computer Configuration – Policies – Administrative Templates. What is a Central Store on Domain Controller? It’s a location to centrally store the .ADMX and .ADML files in a domain environment. The path is as follows: .ADMX - \\ FQDN \SYSVOL\ FQDN \policies\PolicyDefinitions .ADML - \\ FQDN \SYSVOL\ FQDN \policies\PolicyDefinitions\en-US MS Reference KB - https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/kb/3087759 Where is the default group policy administrative templates stored? When central store is not enable the .ADMX and .ADML is stored at the default loca...

The long outstanding challenge of Microsoft Outlook *.ost files within Windows 7/8/10 floating desktops. Using VMware User Environment Management (UEM) and App Volumes together can overcome this challenge. Microsoft never supported or recommended keeping .ost files on File Shares and with O365 into equation the .ost file could be enormous sizes and would be unable to provide optimal end-user experience like you would be running from your PC devices . App Volumes Writable Volumes with the User Installed Applications template will be used to store the Outlook .ost and profile configuration details (.xml) The .ost is stored within the writable volumes. Hence there is no performance impact like storing it on remote file shares Depending upon the mailbox sizes you can create larger custom Writable Volumes - UIA template (The default template in AV is 10 GB). Like in O365 scenarios its normal to have 25GB mailbox size. Customer can create larger WV depending upon the requirements UEM ...

If you are using the VMware Horizon View Content Pack for Log Insight it will capture the Connection Server logs (Log-Date.txt and Debug-Date.txt etc.). However, it doesn’t work out of the box by deploying the Content Pack alone. You will have to enable the View GPO (vdm_common.adm) onto the Connection Servers in order to get the logs captured by Log Insight. In our scenario without the GPO it was only able to capture the Windows Events Application, System and Security only. You need to perform the following steps: Download the Horizon 6 View GPO Bundle (VMware-Horizon-View-Extras-Bundle-3.5.0-2999900.zip) from https://my.vmware.com Downloads section. The Build number will depend on your version of Horizon View Extract the View Common Configuration Template (vdm_common.adm) from the zip bundle and copy it over to the domain controller Create a new OU and name it E.g. ViewServers and move all the Connection Server machine accounts into that OU Open gpmc.msc on the domain control...

Folks, I have submitted couple of sessions for the VMworld 2016. If you would like to see them go on stage then please vote! I highly recommend voting on other sessions which you might be interested in How to Vote? Create a Account on the VMworld 2016 website - https://www.vmworld.com/registration-create!input.jspa Search in VMworld 2016 Catalogue - http://www.vmworld.com/uscatalog.jspa Direct Links to my session http://www.vmworld.com/uscatalog.jspa?search=8244 http://www.vmworld.com/uscatalog.jspa?search=8265 How VMware IT Implemented App Volumes and Said Goodbye to Traditional Application Delivery [8244] The traditional approach to application delivery and lifecycle management within the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) can be cumbersome and time consuming. The biggest challenge with this approach, is that it impedes the organization’s ability to be agile in times of change. In this session we will discuss how to size and architect Apps Volumes to deliver applications in ...

You wish to monitor the LDAP replication traffic between the Horizon View Connection servers (CS) in your environment, Simply run the following command against all the replicating CS individually. Note: Run the following command on a CS or make sure Windows Remoting enabled to execute from a remote machine . CON1: repadmin /showrepl con1.example.com:389 /errorsonly if you got the above response means inbound/outbound replication is successful on this CS Suppose you have 4 CS within your environment, you would like to monitor the replication across all of them. One could ‘Schedule a Task’ to check replication every 4 hours between the CS and send the report to concern monitoring team for further action. In my case, I am running this command from a remote machine which has SMTP enabled to send emails. CON1 – CON4: repadmin /showrepl con1.example.com:389 /errorsonly repadmin /showrepl con2.example.com:389 /errorsonly repadmin /showrepl con3.example.com:389 /errorsonly ...

In this blog post I will be capturing the steps involved in the installation of Replica Connection Servers. The post is mainly for people who want to have a glance at the installation steps for Horizon 6 View Connection Server (64 bit) 6.2.2 – Build Number: 3508079 View experts please skip this post, if you are already familiar with the steps. Installation of the Replica Horizon 6 Connection Server Step 1: Right click on the Connection Server package and select 'Run as Administrator' Step 2: Click on 'Next'. The version number show's as '6.2.2' Step 3: Click on 'I accept the terms in the license agreement' and select 'Next' Step 4: Leave the installation in the default directory and select 'Next Step 5: This is the Replica (Second) Connection Server of the environment select 'Horizon 6 Replica Server' and 'Install HTML Access'. 'IPv4' is selected by default and click on 'Next' S...

In this blog post I will be capturing the steps involved in the installation of Composer Servers. The post is mainly for people who want to have a glance at the installation steps for Horizon 6 View Composer Server 6.2.2 – Build Number: 3505505 View experts please skip this post, if you are already familiar with the steps Installation of Horizon View Composer Server Step 1: Click on 'Start' search for the 'ODBC Data Sources (64 bit)' Step 2: Click 'System DSN' and select "Add' Step 3: Select 'SQL Server' and click 'Finish' Step 4: Enter the 'Name', 'Description' and SQL Server 'FQDN' for the Composer Database. Note: Make sure you have pre-created the Composer DB on the SQL Server. Step 5: Select the 'SQL Server authentication' and enter the local SQL Server account 'Login ID' and 'Password' Step 6: Select 'Change the default DB' and select the Comp...

In this blog post I will be capturing the steps involved in the installation of first Connection Servers aka Standard Server. This post is mainly for people who want to glance the installation steps for Horizon 6 View Connection Server (64 bit) 6.2.2 – Build Number: 3508079 View experts please skip this post, if you are already familiar with the steps. Installation of the First (Standard Server) Horizon 6.2.2 Connection Server Step1: Right click on the Connection Server package and select 'Run as Administrator' Step 2: Click on 'Next'. The version number show's as '6.2.2' Step 3: Click on 'I accept the terms in the license agreement' and select 'Next' Step 4: Leave the installation in the default directory and select 'Next Step 5: As this is the first Connection Server of the environment select 'Horizon 6 Standard Server' and 'Install HTML Access'. 'IPv4' is selected by default and click on ...