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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…