Author: Aaron Rombaut
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Installing VMware App Volumes 4 Manager – Part 2
This is a prerequisite phase before configuring App Volumes Manager in the browser. A lot of this should already be accomplished in a production environment except the newly installed App Volumes Manager specific settings. This page can serve more than just for configuring security for App Volumes Manager. At this point, the App Volumes Manager…
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Adding a Computer Account to MS SQL Server for a VMware App Volumes Manager Database
ref: https://www.enhansoft.com/updated-how-to-create-a-sql-server-computer-account-login/ This post will probably work for other use cases, but I am specifically needing it for VMware App Volumes Manager. Open SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) Expand Security Right-click Logins Select New Login… 1. Do not use the Search… button! Type the Login name: as DOMAIN\computer-name$ The dollar sign is necessary to signify…
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Installing VMware App Volumes 4 Manager – Part 1
ref: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-App-Volumes/4/com.vmware.appvolumes.install.doc/GUID-2E6F56D8-E657-4290-BAE7-E18E7556ADDC.html (VMware App Volumes Installation Guide) ref: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-App-Volumes/4/com.vmware.appvolumes.install.doc/GUID-25B53F4E-C22B-4DBD-A253-D7FA33D965BF.html (Installing App Volumes) I will start out this post to mention that if you try to install App Volumes 4 and are stuck on the SQL database portion trying to get Windows Integrated Authentication (WIA) working, you are not alone. I have spent countless hours troubleshooting…
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PowerCLI Script to add vCenter Privileges for VMware Horizon 7
ref: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Horizon-7/7.12/horizon-installation/GUID-A878F876-B359-42FC-9124-A1E34BFB3319.html ref: https://code.vmware.com/docs/11794/cmdlet-reference/doc/Get-VIPrivilege.html ref: https://code.vmware.com/docs/11794/cmdlet-reference/doc/New-VIRole.html ref: https://code.vmware.com/docs/11794/cmdlet-reference/doc/Set-VIRole.html $VIRoleName = “View Manager Role” $VIRolePrivileges = @(` # Folder ‘Create Folder’, ‘Delete Folder’,` # Datastore ‘Allocate space’,` # Virtual Machine – Configuration ‘Add or remove device’, ‘Advanced configuration’, ‘Modify device settings’,` # Virtual Machine – Interaction ‘Power off’, ‘Power on’, ‘Reset’, ‘Suspend’, ‘Perform wipe or shrink operations’,` # Virtual Machine – Inventory ‘Create new’, ‘Create from existing’, ‘Remove’,` # Virtual Machine – Provisioning ‘Customize guest’, ‘Deploy template’, ‘Read customization specifications’, ‘Clone template’, ‘Clone Virtual Machine’,` # Resource ‘Assign virtual machine to resource pool’,` # Global ‘Act as vCenter Server’,` # Host ‘Advanced settings’,` # Profile-driven Storage ‘Profile-driven storage view’, ‘Profile-driven storage update’ ) try { # Get list of current Roles $VIRoles = Get-VIRole # Check if Role exists foreach($VIRole in $VIRoles) { if ($VIRole.Name -like $VIRoleName) { # Role exists exit } } # Assume the Role does not exist # Create the new Role New-VIRole -Name $VIRoleName # Add the Privileges to the Role foreach($VIRolePrivilege in $VIRolePrivileges) { Set-VIRole -Role $VIRoleName -AddPrivilege $VIRolePrivilege } } catch { …
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Configuring Microsoft SQL Server for VMware Horizon View
Software being used: Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 18.4 VMware Horizon 7.12.0 Configure Microsoft SQL Server After installing Microsoft SQL Server, a few things need to be configured: 1. Ensure TCP port 1433 is open on any firewall software running on the server. 2. Add a machine certificate to local machine…