VMware Workstation – Error – ” Virtualized Intel VT-x/EPT is disabled”
Nov17

VMware Workstation – Error – ” Virtualized Intel VT-x/EPT is disabled”

KB ID 0000540  Problem Seen on VMware Workstation, when attempting to virtualise a product that IS a virtualisation hypervisor (ESX for example). Error: Virtualized Intel VT-x/EPT is disabled for this ESX VM. You will only be able to run 32-bit nested VMs. At first I (wrongly) assumed that I needed to enable something in the BIOS on my laptop, and searched though every page to enable some virtualization setting that was turned off....

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VMware – This Virtual Machine Appears To Be In Use
Nov17

VMware – This Virtual Machine Appears To Be In Use

KB ID 0000959  Problem I wanted to give a copy of a VM to a colleague, so I removed all the snapshots, and cloned one of my test VM’s. When I went to power on the original this happened; The virtual machine appears to be in use. If this virtual machine is not in use press the “Take Ownership” button to obtain ownership of it. Otherwise press the “Cancel” button to avoid damaging it. Configuration file:...

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Deploying VMware View 5 – Part 1: Configure Active Directory and Deploy VMware Connection Server
Nov17

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...

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Deploying VMware View 5 – Part 3: Creating a ‘Manual Pool’ and Connecting a View Client
Nov17

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...

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Deploying VMware View 5 -Part 4 Installing and Configuring SQL 2008 R2 and VMware Composer
Nov17

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...

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