VMware View desktops appear in an “Already Used” state
Was researching an issue for a customer yesterday morning and ran across a few articles mentioning this “Already Used” issue. It was not really the problem I was looking for. Ironically, yesterday...
View ArticleGaining Administrative Rights to the Persona Management Share
One of the challenges I’ve run across recently is when using Persona Management in View, the default permissions on the Persona network share are only for the user. If an administrator tries to take a...
View ArticleVMware View 5.1.x now supports vSphere 5.1!
A updated build of vSphere was released tonight. Although not listed in the release notes, this build proved very important. vSphere 5.1 is now supported with View 5.1.x. Please be aware however,...
View Article32-Node VMFS Clusters and Sparse Virtual Disks for View? Not just yet.
I was doing a little research for a customer yesterday and they asked a great question: “Now that View 5.1 supports vSphere 5.1, can we use 32-node clusters with View 5.1?” First a little background....
View ArticleRelease: VMware Horizon Mobile 1.2
The first release from the End User Computing announcements at VMworld comes Horizon Mobile 1.2. Here’s the overview from the release notes: VMware Horizon Mobile enables enterprises to securely...
View ArticleUtilize ThinApp Streaming with Horizon Workspace and View Desktops
I’ve been diving deep in the lab with Horizon Workspace (review coming!). Workspace can be used (with limited functionality) from just the web page portal but it is best used when you install the GUI...
View ArticleHorizon Workspace and View Persona: They’re dating, but not married.
Here’s what I want to do: Login to my View desktop, create a word doc. Save it to my Horizon folder and then open it on my mac as Horizon data sync’s it down to me. This process works by design and...
View ArticleCustomizing the Horizon View HTML access page
Working with a customer today, they wanted to make some modifications to the Horizon View HTML access page. Unfortunately, as of this writing, you cannot change the logo to be your company’s logo...
View ArticleRelease: Horizon Workspace 2.0
A major release with some great new features. Also read this article on the removal of Horizon Files (with Airwatch as an alternative). Go get the download or check the What’s New from the Release...
View ArticleRelease: VMware Fusion 7.0
BIG update in the Fusion world. You can find the full download here. As always, you can see the What’s New Section of the Release Notes below: VMware Fusion Pro has been updated for OS X Yosemite....
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