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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…


  • 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 {     …


  • 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…