A Technology Journey
I am choosing to install VMware Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM) to quickly perform tasks on user profiles and save profile data. Using DEM is easier to administer user-based Group Policies than Active Directory and (I think) more predictable.
Continue reading “MyLab: VMware Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM)”I am choosing to install a Microsoft Windows File Server to hold shares for the domain as well as VMware Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM) configuration files and user profile information.
Continue reading “MyLab: The Files”I am going to install VMware Horizon Connection Server 2303 (current at the time of writing) on Windows Server 2022. The only modification to the hardware is to increase the Memory to 12 GB. This will provide the connection server with ample memory for the operating system as well as the VMware Horizon Connection Server application.
Continue reading “MyLab: VMware Horizon Connection Server”I am choosing to install VMware Workspace ONE Access 22.09.1.0 (current as of this writing) so that I have a single pane of glass to access shared applications as well as virtual desktops. Workspace ONE Access will also provide a means to standardize authentication mechanisms through on-premises or cloud directories.
Continue reading “MyLab: VMware Workspace ONE Access”I am using VMware vSphere 7.0.3 for this lab. Before starting the deployment, ensure there are forward and reverse DNS records created for the ESXi host that vCenter will be installed on, the vCenter Server appliance itself, and optionally any NTP servers. Ideally, there should be localized NTP.
Continue reading “MyLab: VMware vSphere”I am opting to install VMware App Volumes 2303.1 (current at the time of writing) on Window Server 2022.
I am choosing to install VMware App Volumes to separate applications from the desktop to keep the golden image as lean as possible.
Continue reading “MyLab: VMware App Volumes”I like to keep accurate time in my lab for various reasons. The main reasons are for authentication and that I will be using Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificates. Other reasons are that I think it’s the right thing to do and it is simply my compulsion to keep accurate time.
For this service, I am going to use two Fedora Server 38 (at the time of this writing) virtual machines. To properly configure Network Time, I am going to configure each server as a client from two separate Time Servers (higher stratum). Then I will configure my two servers as peers (same stratum). Finally, since most of my lab will consist of Windows Servers and clients, I will configure the domain controller with the Primary Domain Controller (PDC) emulator Functional Single Master Operation (FSMO) role.
Continue reading “MyLab: The Timekeeper”