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Tag: VMWARE
“LDAP is not ready” when upgrading VMware Horizon Connection Servers
I must admit I think very little about the VMware Horizon ADAM database but this week I was forced to when a customer called to say they were having problems when attempting to upgrade their Horizon connection servers from 7.5 to 7.6. Specifically the error was stating that "LDAP is not ready for an upgrade." … Continue reading “LDAP is not ready” when upgrading VMware Horizon Connection Servers
EMC Unity Datastore “not available in the VMware Hypervisor”
Recently, when creating the first VMFS datastore on an EMC storage array, I received and error stating that “the specified disk is not available in the VMware hypervisor”. Though the VMFS datastore was successfully created on the array, the error occurred when trying to assign permissions to the vSphere hosts themselves. In this particular circumstance, … Continue reading EMC Unity Datastore “not available in the VMware Hypervisor”
VDI – Adding Notes to Horizon VMs to ID Citrix App Layering Image Templates
I had a Citrix App Layering (formerly Unidesk) customer ask me recently if there was an easy way to display or determine the OS layer version of a given virtual desktop from within vCenter. Prior versions of CAL/Unidesk 2.x “built” the virtual desktops itself, meaning it did not rely on Horizon tools like Composer to … Continue reading VDI – Adding Notes to Horizon VMs to ID Citrix App Layering Image Templates
Veeam backups fail due to login problems
Have you ever experienced the joy associated with overcoming a trying (or annoying) IT issue and the feeling of peace that comes with running a successful test before you leave for the night....knowing full well that this particular problem is behind you, that you can cross this one of the fix list. Later in the … Continue reading Veeam backups fail due to login problems
VMware PKS – Hands-On Lab
Ok, I know what you are thinking. A blog post on a hands-on lab...really? What actually sparked this was seeing a tweet that VMware is offering a raffle for a free trip to VMworld 2018. It has been a little while since I've done a hands-on lab, and a slight chance at winning a trip … Continue reading VMware PKS – Hands-On Lab
VMware Empower Recap
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the VMware Partner Exchange conference, now renamed Empower. It was my first VMware conference outside of VMworld, and it was a MUCH different experience. There are certainly pros and cons to a conference the size and scale of VMworld. Empower was on the opposite end of the … Continue reading VMware Empower Recap
vExpert 2018
I was very surprised to receive some amazing news last weekend...my application for vExpert 2018 was accepted! I started this blog last year a little bit before VMworld. I had consumed a ton of material from other vExperts to that point, mainly from researching errors I had run into in the field or best practices … Continue reading vExpert 2018
2017 Review in Pictures – San Francisco, CA | VMware EUC PTAB
In June 2017, I had the pleasure of attending the always informative EUC PTAB meetings at VMware HQ in Palo Alto, CA. Not only do you get to interact with partners across the world but you get "futures" from various VMware product groups. This PTAB focused on the EUC product line, focusing primarily on Workspace … Continue reading 2017 Review in Pictures – San Francisco, CA | VMware EUC PTAB
AWS re:Invent Notes: GPSTEC321 — GPS: VMware on AWS Cloud Technical Deep Dive & Native AWS Services Integration
As you might guess, there was a lot of interest in this topic as the session was filled to capacity. At a high-level, VMware on AWS architecture was reviewed along with how to use native AWS services with VMware Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) workloads with the goal that those attending would walk away with practical … Continue reading AWS re:Invent Notes: GPSTEC321 — GPS: VMware on AWS Cloud Technical Deep Dive & Native AWS Services Integration