Deploying VMware View 5 – Part 5 Deploying Linked Clone View Desktops
Nov17

Deploying VMware View 5 – Part 5 Deploying Linked Clone View Desktops

KB ID 0000607 Problem Note: This is an old post for VMware view version 5, you might want to read Deploying VMware Horizon View instead. It’s been a while since I wrote Part 4, so it’s time to wrap this up. Now we have Composer installed on the Virtual Center, we can start to deploy our linked clone desktops. Solution VMware View – Prepare your Source Machine 1. I’ve already covered how to prepare your Windows...

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VMware View 5 – Configure and Deploy Clients in ‘Kiosk Mode’
Nov17

VMware View 5 – Configure and Deploy Clients in ‘Kiosk Mode’

KB ID 0000610  Problem Kiosk mode is quite useful, if you have some machines that you want to put in a public area for visitors to use, or for machines that are used in displays etc. Or if you have some older PC’s that you just want to repurpose as internet terminals or ‘point of sale’ box’s. Essentially it’s a system that delivers a virtual VMware View desktop to a PC or Thin client without the need to...

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VMware View – Windows Pool ‘Stuck’ on Customizing
Nov17

VMware View – Windows Pool ‘Stuck’ on Customizing

KB ID 0000646  Problem While trying to deploy a Windows XP Pool yesterday, I hit upon this problem. Windows 7 works fine, but as soon as I tried to roll out a Windows XP pool, they stopped like this; After a couple of hours, the whole operation timed out, and each machine shows as; Status {Date}{Time} o’clock {Time-Zone}: Customization operation timed out I tried to deploy the pool with both ‘quick prep’ and...

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Install and Configure Microsoft Lync 2010
Nov17

Install and Configure Microsoft Lync 2010

KB ID 0000522 Problem A few weeks ago my boss asked me to take a look at Microsoft Lync. Because he was interested in the Lync Client (formally Microsoft Communicator) for instant messaging. Decent info is a bit thin on the net, and I don’t have the patience to read stupidly long PDF files. So to redress the balance I thought I would publish my findings below. Solution Note: The following procedure is carried out on Server 2008...

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AnyConnect Error ‘The secure gateway has rejected the connection attempt, No assigned address’
Nov17

AnyConnect Error ‘The secure gateway has rejected the connection attempt, No assigned address’

KB ID 0000876  Problem I upgraded a clients ASA5510 firewall(s) yesterday. Post upgrade he got this error; The secure gateway has rejected the connection attempt. A new connection attempt to the same or another secure gateway is needed, which requires re-authentication. The following message was received from the secure gateway: No assigned address. Solution Thankfully the error is pretty descriptive, the remote client can not get an...

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