There isnt a direct upgrade process for App Volumes but the process is fairly simple, it needs to be removed first then reinstalled while using the same database. The following will illustrate the upgrade process from v2.9 to 2.10. App Volumes 2.10 release note are found here First remove App Volumes from the App volumes server, […]
VMware EUC Access Point 2.5 Deployment
The following will illustrate the deployment of EUC Access Point 2.5. Version 2.5 supports Horizon 7 and can be used instead of Windows Security servers. Using Access Point over Security servers has it benefits such as all connections to the internal View connection servers is done via 443 and there isnt a 1-1 pairing, but […]
App Volumes 3.0 - Deployment
VMware App Volumes 3.0 is out and is different from previous 2.x versions, the first noticeable difference is App Volumes is now running as a Virtual Appliance and once its deployed the integration isnt quite as slick as the previous version. The following will illustrate the deployment process. Release notes can be found here Installation guide […]
vCenter Appliance 6 Upgrade
Running vCentre as an appliance is becoming more common and with the latest version its very appealing over running as a Windows server. Updating the virtual appliance to a newer version of vCenter is easily done and the following will illustrate the process to upgrade vCenter appliance 6.0 Update 1 to 6.0 Update 2. To […]
Dell EqualLogic - Delete Member
Dell EqualLogic’s can be configured to work as a group and share storage in a storage pool. Volumes can then be configured from the storage pool and stretch across the members. The following will should how to remove a active member and move the live data onto a remaining member. In my example I have […]
Dell EqualLogic - Remove VMFS Volume
The following will show the procedure to remove a volume. This example the volume is a VMFS volume presented to ESXi hosts. First remove the volume from the ESXi hosts. To do this first migrate any live VMs running on the VMFS datastore and also browse the datastore to check for any ESXi created folders […]
Dell EqualLogic - New Volume
The following will show how to create a new volume on a Dell EqualLogic and present it to a Windows server using MPIO. Login to the group with an account with the relevant permissions. Choose Volumes at the bottom left hand side. Right click Volumes - Create volume Give the volume a name and choose […]
Dell EqualLogic - Initial Setup
Setting up a new Dell EqualLogic is straightforward first connect a serial cable to the active controller and log in with the default credentials Username - grpadmin Password - grpadmin Select to configure the array and allow for the initial initialisation Once complete enter the member name for this array and IP information Enter […]
VMware UEM v9 Upgrade
VMware UEM version 9 has recently been released and the following will show how easy it is to upgrade from a previous version. To install UEM from scratch see my previous post here. VMware’s documentation can be found here The upgrade process is fairly simple - first upgrade the agent on the desktops then upgrade […]
Configuring Linked Clones Desktop Pools using VSAN
You can use VSAN with Horizon View Advanced or Enterprise license and given the improvements to VSAN over the last year its becoming more and more appealing. The following will illustrate how easy it is to configure linked clone desktops on VSAN as well as showing the default storage policies assigned to the desktops. First […]