Category Archives: VDI

The Wait is Over

Posted on October 26, 2012 by cwall

- Great New -  The wait is over and customers can now use View 5.1 and 5.1.1 with the latest update to ESXi for vSphere 5.1. http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2035268

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Great Blog on upcoming 3D capabilities in View

Posted on October 26, 2012 by cwall

VMware View 3D Gaming Experience Simon Long posted a great blog at http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/2012/10/25/vmware-view-3d-gaming-experience/ about the both at VMWorld 2012.

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Bypassing KMS activation on Windows 7/Vista in View Composer

Posted on October 23, 2012 by cwall

There used to be a VMware KB article that described how to bypass license activation for MAK copies of Windows (KB 1026556), it was updated and now doesn’t include how to do bypass – instead it says contact support.  Of … Continue reading →

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Windows 8 in View

Posted on July 13, 2012 by cwall

Do you want to run Windows 8 in View? With the release of Windows 8 rapidly approaching, VMware is ahead of the game! Robert Baesman just released a great blog on how to set it up over on the VMware … Continue reading →

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VMware vC Ops for View

Posted on July 11, 2012 by cwall

Ran into an issue this week with environments that are running vC Ops for View and have upgraded their View environment from 5.0 to 5.1, for some reason the collector seems to check out OK on all the test, but … Continue reading →

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VMware View Mobile Secure Desktop

Posted on July 9, 2012 by cwall

Great new series from VMware training.  Register for this 12 part series and get a free ebook with all the material.  Quote from the VMware page below: The VMware View Mobile Secure Desktop is a pre-tested and fully validated solution that provides … Continue reading →

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Boot 500 Desktops quickly and easily!

Posted on January 5, 2012 by cwall

Here is a blog post over on vTexan.com worth reading! http://www.vtexan.com/2012/01/05/booting-up-500-desktops-on-11-spindles-in-under-6mins/

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How to Build an Ubuntu Live CD for VMware View

Posted on December 23, 2011 by cwall

Check out this blog posting on creating a custom Ubuntu CD for VMware View base on the new tech preview client that just released “http://mindfluxinc.net/?p=234“.

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View 5.0 & CBRC

Posted on December 17, 2011 by cwall

Interesting read over at Virtually Ghetto on CBRC: http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2011/08/new-hidden-cbrc-content-based-read.html

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View Bootcamp Videos

Posted on November 8, 2011 by cwall

View Bootcamp Videos – Design Considerations: http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/desktop/view/bootcamp/video_1 – Storage Deep Dive: http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/desktop/view/bootcamp/video_2 – Network Considerations: http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/desktop/view/bootcamp/video_3 – Optimizing the Base Image: http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/desktop/view/bootcamp/video_4 – Delivering Applications: http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/desktop/view/bootcamp/video_5 – PCoIP Implementation Overview: http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/desktop/view/bootcamp/video_6 – Automating View 4.5 with Powershell: http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/desktop/view/bootcamp/video_7 – Leveraging … Continue reading →

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