VMware Horizon – Replacing Certificates
KB ID 0001547 Problem I deployed Horizon v7 a while ago for a client, they messaged me to say their wildcard cert was about to expire, could I replace it in the Horizon infrastructure. On logging in, sure enough; Connection Server Details Status: The service has a minor issue SSL Certificate: About to expire {Date} {Time} This is why I like VMware, it’s picked up the problem, and pointed me in the right direction, (the...
VMware: Server Certificate Subject Name Does Not Match
KB ID 0001504 Problem If you replace the self signed certificate on your Horizon Connection servers, (so that they have a certificate with your ‘public’ address), you will see this error; Status: Servers’s certificate subject name does not match the server’s External URL. Server’s certificates is not trusted. SSL Certificate: Invalid Solution At first I thought this was simply a DNS problem, and I needed...
VMware Composer Install Fails
KB ID 0001498 Problem While attempting to deploy VMware Composer, (in my case version 7) on a windows Server, (in my case 2016 Datacenter). This happened; Installation Failed The wizard was interrupted before VMware Horizon7 Composer could be completely installed. Your system has not been modified. To complete installation at another time please run setup again. Click Finish to exit the wizard. Annoyingly I know what it was straight...
VMware View Connection Server – Stop Session timeouts
KB ID 0000605 Problem For security reasons, the VMware View Administrator will timeout after a short period of inactivity, and you will see the following. Server Error Your session has timed out. Please log in again. Click OK to be redirected to the login screen. However if you work in the console a lot, this can get quite annoying. Solution From within the View Administrator console > View Configuration > Global settings >...
Deploying VMware View 5 – Part 1: Configure Active Directory and Deploy VMware Connection Server
KB ID 0000594 Problem Note: This is an old post for VMware view version 5, you might want to read Deploying VMware Horizon View instead. VMware View is a big product, deploying it can be daunting, and if you’re not sure what you’re doing it’s pretty easy to deploy ‘misconfigured’, or at the very least not configured as well as it should. I’m going to run though most requirements, but it would seem...
Deploying VMware View 5 – Part 2: Configure Windows 7 to be a VMware View Desktop
KB ID 0000596 Problem Note: This is an old post for VMware view version 5, you might want to read Deploying VMware Horizon View instead. In Part 1 we looked at setting up your connection server. To actually deliver a virtual desktop you need to a) have a desktop built, and b) have the VMware View ‘agent’ installed on it. In addition there are various changes you need to make, both to streamline the virtual machine, and...