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Cryptic VMware Horizon View Client error
Does anyone know what this error from the latest version VMware Horizon View Client is trying to say? My initial guess was that it is trying to say the user is not entitled to the desktop pool....
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VMware View Client: make a VM low resolution > FULL SCREEN
Hello, This my VMWare structure: - vCenter ESXi 5.1- VM: Windows XP / VMWare Tools updated / View Agent 5.2 (installed in this order)- HOST Machine: XP or W7 / Resolution 1280x1024 / VMWare View Client...
View ArticleImproving video playback View 5.2
Hi All,We have a pool of non-persistant, floating, linked-clones vm's. When video files are played they are a bit choppy and would like to improve the video quality. Tried Throttling and didn't it...
View ArticleHorizon View VMs Limit Disk IO
We are in a View 5.0.1 in vSphere 5.0 environment running Windows 7 64bit. Periodically we see some browsers (Chrome and Firefox) in combination with Flash and Flash Player Container generating 1000s...
View ArticleView Licensing Question: Do local sessions on an workstation count towards...
Hello, we are using VMware Horizon View in two flavors: a dynamic pool and with regular desktops. The desktops are normally used as a regular workstation i.e. someone sitting in front of that computer....
View ArticleRedirection of a non-default printer with PCoIP connection
Hi, I have a general question with View 5.3If I am right, during a PCoIP session the default printer only is redirected to the View desktop. During a RDP session ALL printers are redirected to the View...
View ArticleHorizon View 6, Unified workspace, thin client questons
We are looking at a new installation of Horizon View 6 with 40 workstations. We would be putting in new thin clients. I went to the demo of Horizon View 6 last week and would love to use the unified...
View ArticleThe administration of VDI Clients and Thin Clients - Sort out the mess?
Hi all!We can really see the benefits of using VDI clients rather then using traditional physical machines. I have been at several VDI workshops (VMware, Citrix, MS etc) and now we finally running a...
View ArticleCBT enabled on linked clones at recompose
I've been seeing errors where space reclamation was failing on all my linked clone VMs. I tracked the problem down to the fact that CBT is enabled on all the linked clone VMs. However, it is not...
View Article5.3 vs 5.3.1
We are currently on 5.1 and want to upgrade to 5.3.Looking online, the only difference between 5.3 and 5.3.1 is vSAN support. Can anyone confirm this?Since we don't need vSAN, I'm thinking of sticking...
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View 5.2 linked clone pool w/persona management, 1 pool entitlement, one...
Because we are using Persona Management, we choose to use 1 pool entitlement and one session per user. We also refresh on logoff. This prevents persona management from failing on a second session if...
View ArticleView Client exit code without specifying "-unattended" or "-noninteractive"
I am using a powershell script that uses get-credential to prompt for credentials and then launches the view client with the "-username" and "-password" switches. (For various reasons) I don't want the...
View ArticleChange Block Tracking cannot be changed to false prior to recompose
Under ESXi 5.1 and View 5.2 we always disabled change block tracking on our master image before recompose per this...
View ArticleDesktops stuck at Deleting
Hi, Hoping someone can help. We have 1 pool with 100 desktops that has 20 desktops that are missing and 1 desktop that is stuck at deleting. Can someone advise why the desktop is stuck at deleting, can...
View ArticleHow to get View pool desktop status
Hello All, I am looking for a PowerCLI script where I can define my pool name then get a total count of the status of the desktops in that pool. I have tried several searches that have led me no...
View ArticleVDI sharing
HelloI have a licensing question.Company A has VDI (Horizon View Add-On).Company A has a small subsidiary company B.Is there any licensing violation if company B users connect to/use VDI of company A?...
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Creating Custom Policies in Horizon View Administrator
I have deployed a VMware horizon suite 5.3. i have created dedicated linked clones. Windows 7 Professional acting as a parent VM. Users are on both View Client as well as Thin clients. Now i want to...
View ArticleInstalling Client on Ubuntu 14.04
Has anyone had any success getting the view client installed on a Ubuntu 14.04 x64 host? It's not in the canonical repo (it is in 12.04 x32) I can get the client installed by doing the following:...
View ArticleVMware Horizon View : Select print to map
Hi everyone ! I would like to known if it's possible to select printer to map from the client computer.I want prevent mapping of some printers We have Vmware Hozrion 5.2 and user use client 5.4...
View ArticleUnassign users from desktop after x days
Is there a way to through VMware Horizon View's web GUI or View's PowerCLI to unassign a user if they have not logged in for x days? Quick background: The pool is manual and dedicated with automatic...
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