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 3: Creating a ‘Manual Pool’ and Connecting a View Client
KB ID 0000598 Problem Note: This is an old post for VMware view version 5, you might want to read Deploying VMware Horizon View instead. In Part 2 we got our machine ready to be delivered via VMware View. Now we need to create a ‘Pool’, grant users access to that pool, and finally connect to it from a VMware View Client. Solution VMware View – Creating a Manual Pool 1. Open a connection to your VMware View...
Deploying VMware View 5 -Part 4 Installing and Configuring SQL 2008 R2 and VMware Composer
KB ID 0000600 Problem Note: This is an old post for VMware view version 5, you might want to read Deploying VMware Horizon View instead. In Part 3 we ran through manual pools, if you want to deploy automated pools using ‘Linked Clones’, then you will need VMware Composer. Composer installs on your Virtual Center Server. It also requires a database, the following is a step by step guide to installing SQL Server 2008 R2 and...
VMware – Cannot Delete an ‘Orphaned’ Replica
KB ID 0000601 Problem After some messing about on my test network I was left with a ‘replica’ machine that I needed to get rid of, this was easier said than done, as it was in an orphaned state. Solution 1. Find out which host in the cluster the replica is on, In my case that’s simple (I only have one). In a live environment click the replica machines summary tab, and it will tell you which host it is on. Connect...
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...