How do I replace citrix with horizon? I am already running horizon view but not all users are on horizon view. what is horizon apps?
does that leverage MS terminal server and does the user have to be on horizon view before they can launch apps?
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horizon apps
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Datastore /File Access Issue
We are running Horizon 7.4 with Linked clones and all desktops have a persistent disk attached. I am in need on one of those persistent disks and can't seem to get it. When i try to view it thru the web client it just spins and spins then come back with a error that it waited too long (120 seconds). I can go thru the CLI and see the file just fine but can not see them thru the gui. Tried the regular web client and the HTML5 client with no luck. I also tried to Import the persistent disk thru the view admin console and i can see every file but the one i need. Any one have a clue what might be going on? Sure would be nice to have that users disk back with info on it. any help is appreciated. Thanks
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Windows Key with Virtual Desktop
Hi all,
MIght be a noob question, but trying anyway.
I have thin clients booting Win XPe and logging into virtual desktops imidiately - all works fine.
Until someone pressed the "windows key" working inside the virtual desktop. The windows key reveals the startmenu of the thin client OS and thereby confusing and messing up the users work????
Any sugestions on how to remap/disable/redirect the "windows key" to the virtual desktop instead of the local device?
/Brian
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Chrome Freezes VM after provision/clone
Hi,
Chrome is working perfectly on the master image. Once a VM is cloned from the master image by Horizon 7. Chrome no longer works and freezes the whole VM upon launch.
I have disabled GPU acceleration but still having the same problem.
As a test i added the master image to the domain and logged in with a user account and Chrome still works perfectly.
If you have any suggestions please let me know.
Cheers
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All Programs crashes when switching VDI
hi, i'd encountered an issue with Microsoft office programs & other programs like autodesk crashes when trying to switch to login vdi zero client in different client.
eg: log off client A then logon client B. after log off client B & login back to Client A and this can lead a crashed.
kindly leave any advise what could be an issue. Thanks
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The service is not working properly certificate is untrusted but the thumbprint
Hi All,
I am getting following error "The service is not working properly.Certificate is untrusted but the thumbprint for the certificate is accepted." in vmware view. Please find the screenshot.
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Should I move from linked clones to instant clones?
We are running View 7.8 and our annual license renewal is coming up soon. We currently use Composer for all of our non-persistent linked clones pools, we have no persistent desktops. We are thinking about moving to instant clones. This means moving from Horizon standard edition licensing to enterprise edition. In your experience is spending the extra money on enterprise licensing to get instant clones worth it?
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Topaz USB Signature Pad LBK766SE-BBSB-R with USB to Serial Emulation Random Disconnects of COM9 emulated port on Horizon View 6
Interesting problem taxing me, and appreciate community input.
We are utilizing the above Topaz Signature pad model, in a Horizon VDI, utilizing PCoIP and Linked clones, to mostly thin client devices.
The Topaz device in question has an integrated "USB to Serial" converter, where it builds its own COM9 port for all communication with the device.
Seemingly randomly, these devices will lose connection with the View session. You can see that the hardware (indicates) it has physically lost contact with the vmware horizon server, and then if unplugged, and replugged, see when that communication resumes. It doesn't always resume cleanly though, and often, the VDI session has to be cycled to work with the device properly, again. You'll see it in the log, re-enumerate from 0x70 to 0x80.
Doing some reading, I've eliminated a suspicion that it might be pulling too much power, as it is USB powered, and with settings, have metered it down to only using .19 AMPS steady - which is nothing, really.
I have also seen where horizon uses port 32111 for the USB passthrough on horizon, and that a QOS rule in place can help with hiccups. We aren't seeing the issue with ANY other USB device, just these Topaz USB to COM signature pad devices.
I have suggested to this customer, implementing the 32111 QOS rule, and they don't want to prioritize the traffic.
Appreciate any ideas or guidance. I don't have much visibility of the horizon environment, and can only offer suggestion as it's not one we manage. The problem is sparatic at best, with the only cataylst seemingly being that it occurs more frequently when a VDI has been left for a lunch break - and even then, not with consistency.
Thanks for any help you can offer.
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VMware Horizon 7.8 Instant Clones and Linux Virtual Desktops
I am wondering what happens to some of the Linux Directories on a Linux Instant clone Machine when it gets deleted? Meaning where does a linux directory like /var/log getting written to when a users logs out of the virtual machine and it gets deleted?
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Error 1920. Service VMware Blast (VMBlast) failed to start.
Intermittent issues when installing VMware Horizon Agent on VM's. Some of the VM's install fine but some fail with Error 1920. Service VMware Blast (VMBlast) failed to start.
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View client and dump files - how to disable them?
I'm a desktop engineer and looking into the situation that Horizon view client 4.4 can generate a lot of dump files. I noticed these files are stored in C:\ProgramData\VMware\VDM\Dumps as well in C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\VMware\VDM
These files are around 400-600 mb each and one user had about 40 GB of dump files. Another user has about 20 GB of files.
Is there a way to limit the number of files generated? Or otherwise, to disable the creation all together?
See screenshot below of one user with a number of files in a short period of time
Thanks.
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Guest customization failing
Horizon 7.6
Windows 10 1803
starting having issue after updates were installed last weekend. lots of machines in the pools failing customization over and over again. We disabled auto recovery to get a look at some of these and they all are missing ip addresses.
using wireshark i see no traffic from these doing release/renew until I disable and enable the nic in them. Then they start working fine.
Any ideas why the network adapters would be hung?
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upgraded windows vcenter to 6.7 - TLS 1.0/1.1 ddisabled
I just upgraded my vcenter 6.5 (windows) to 6.7 and got this message
will this affect horizon view/composer and users?
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Windows Hello on VDI (Linked Clone)
Hello All,
We are exploring the feasibility of using Biometric based authentication for Windows 10.
I was wondering if anyone has successfully configured Windows Hello For Business on Windows 10
Is it supported on Windows 10 on VDI desktop? I have not seen any support statement on it.
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Alternative to using Persona Management
We recently upgraded to Horizon View 7.6. We are having hit an miss issues with Persona, is there an alternative other than using Persona Management?
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View PowerCLI Send-SessionLogOff Failing, but Send-SessionDisconnect Works?
I have a developer trying to create a utility to manage desktop sessions that are brokered by Horizon View, but is having some trouble with some PowerShell commands.
This line works:
Send-SessionDisconnect -Session_id (Get-RemoteSession -Username "{domain}\{username}").session_id
This one doesn't:
Send-SessionLogoff -Session_id (Get-RemoteSession -Username "{domain}\{username}").session_id
The latter results in an error as follows:
Send-SessionLogoff : PowershellService::SendSessionLogoff FAILED, error-Unable to log off session
({domain}\{username}()/2@....{snipped}...,ou=servers,dc=vdi,dc=vmware,dc=int.cn=ccds,ou=server
groups,dc=vdi,dc=int:CONSOLE:3389:DESKTOP):com.vmware.vdi.sessionclientapi.SessionNotActiveException
At line1:1 char:1
+ Send-SessionLogoff -Session_id (Get-RemoteSession -Username "{domain} ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidResult: (vmware.view.pow...ndSessionLogoff:SendSessionLogoff) [Send-SessionLogoff], Exception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PowershellService::SendSessionLogoff FAILED,vmware.view.powershell.cmdlets.SendSessionLogoff
The test script is as follows (some detail redacted):
$password = ConvertTo-SecureString '{password}' -AsPLainText -Force
$cred = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential('{domain}\{domainadmin}' , $password)
$s = enter-PSSession -Computername '{ipaddress}' -Credential $cred
cd 'C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Server\extras\PowerShell\'
.\add-snapin.ps1
Send-SessionLogoff -Session_id (Get-RemoteSession -Username "{domain}\{username}").session_id
Exit-PSSession
Any ideas what is going wrong?
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Printing from vdi desktops on IPad devices to AirPrint printers
Is it possible to enable ipad users to print directly to AirPrint printers from vdi desktop
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Horizon Help Desk Plugin for Horizon Agent
So apparently in 7.8 maybe 7.7 they added the Help Desk Plugin for Horizon Agent as part of the Horizon View Agent install. If you install the agent by hand you can go ahead and install this but if you use the command line to install it apparently does not install. Does anybody know the command line switch for this component? The Horizon View documentation for 7.8 does not have this component listed in the command line switches.
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Could not find VC object of type VirtualMachine, and id (please check the master VM/snapshot or its replica)
I have a new replica that I am trying to recompose existing vms with. but some vms are giving this error and stays shut down
Could not find VC object of type VirtualMachine, and id (please check the master VM/snapshot or its replica)
any idea?
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User Message: Smart Card or Certificate authentication is required
View Version 7.8
UAG 3.5
Horizon Client 4.10
Trying to configured UAG to be able to authenticate using RSA and Smart card when accessed from the internet.
I was able to get the connection server to do this. From inside my network, I can use the Horizon client to connect to the connection server and be prompted for PIV and RSA. I am able to logging successfully and launch my VDI.
From outside the network, trying to connect through the UAG, I get prompted for RSA, I entered the RSA code and then I get an error: "Smart Card or Certificate authentication is required".
Debug log shows:
2019-06-17T11:07:38.558-04:00 DEBUG (1460-08B4) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-3> [ServletRequestHandler] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) Processing request xx.xx.xx.xx/Request909
2019-06-17T11:07:38.559-04:00 DEBUG (1460-08B4) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-3> [XmlRequestProcessor] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) read XML input
2019-06-17T11:07:38.559-04:00 DEBUG (1460-08B4) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-3> [XmlRequestProcessor] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) added: set-locale
2019-06-17T11:07:38.559-04:00 DEBUG (1460-08B4) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-3> [XmlRequestProcessor] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) added: configuration
2019-06-17T11:07:38.559-04:00 DEBUG (1460-08B4) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-3> [XmlAuthFilter] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) Pre-Auth Processing: configuration
2019-06-17T11:07:38.560-04:00 DEBUG (1460-08B4) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-3> [ProperoAuthFilter] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) Attempting to authenticate against SecurID
2019-06-17T11:07:38.560-04:00 DEBUG (1460-08B4) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-3> [ProperoAuthFilter] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) Not authenticated, requesting login page for SecurID
2019-06-17T11:07:38.560-04:00 DEBUG (1460-08B4) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-3> [AuthorizationFilter] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) paeCtx == null, forwarding to login page: /broker/xml
2019-06-17T11:07:38.560-04:00 DEBUG (1460-08B4) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-3> [AuthorizationFilter] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) HTTP session ID old value: CB1B-***-3390, new value: 87BD-***-8018 for 65be_***_c790
2019-06-17T11:07:38.560-04:00 DEBUG (1460-08B4) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-3> [XmlServlet] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) Start processing: set-locale,configuration
2019-06-17T11:07:38.560-04:00 DEBUG (1460-08B4) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-3> [XmlServlet] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) Processing: set-locale
2019-06-17T11:07:38.560-04:00 DEBUG (1460-08B4) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-3> [XmlServlet] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) Finished processing: set-locale, Result: ok
2019-06-17T11:07:38.560-04:00 DEBUG (1460-08B4) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-3> [XmlServlet] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) Processing: configuration
2019-06-17T11:07:38.560-04:00 DEBUG (1460-08B4) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-3> [AbstractProcessor] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) supportedFeaturesFromXml: [multiSessionApplicationLaunch, nameResolution, reauthentication, lastUserActivity, shadowSessions, workspaceOneMode, preLaunch]
2019-06-17T11:07:38.560-04:00 DEBUG (1460-08B4) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-3> [XmlServlet] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) Finished processing: configuration, Result: ok
2019-06-17T11:07:38.560-04:00 DEBUG (1460-08B4) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-3> [XmlServlet] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) End processing: set-locale,configuration
2019-06-17T11:07:47.155-04:00 DEBUG (1460-09B0) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-6> [ServletRequestHandler] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) Processing request UAGexternalIP/Request910
2019-06-17T11:07:47.157-04:00 DEBUG (1460-09B0) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-6> [XmlRequestProcessor] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) read XML input
2019-06-17T11:07:47.157-04:00 DEBUG (1460-09B0) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-6> [XmlRequestProcessor] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) added: submit-authentication
2019-06-17T11:07:47.157-04:00 DEBUG (1460-09B0) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-6> [XmlAuthFilter] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) Pre-Auth Processing: submit-authentication
2019-06-17T11:07:47.157-04:00 DEBUG (1460-09B0) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-6> [ProcessorSubmitAuthentication] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) Setting auth request screen name: authType-securid-passcode=true
2019-06-17T11:07:47.157-04:00 DEBUG (1460-09B0) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-6> [ProperoAuthFilter] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) Attempting to authenticate against SecurID
2019-06-17T11:07:47.157-04:00 DEBUG (1460-09B0) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-6> [SecurIDAuthFilter3] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) SecurID authentication: user credentials supplied for user username
2019-06-17T11:07:47.157-04:00 DEBUG (1460-09B0) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-6> [SecurIDAuthFilter3] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) SecurID authentication: new authentication session
2019-06-17T11:07:47.157-04:00 DEBUG (1460-09B0) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-6> [SecurIDAuthFilter3] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) Creating RSA SecurID user authentication session
2019-06-17T11:07:47.160-04:00 DEBUG (1460-09B0) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-6> [SecurIDAuthFilter3] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) SecurID authentication: authenticating user username
2019-06-17T11:07:49.212-04:00 DEBUG (1460-09B0) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-6> [SecurIDAuthFilter3] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) SecurID authentication: successful for user username
2019-06-17T11:07:49.213-04:00 DEBUG (1460-09B0) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-6> [SecurIDAuthFilter3] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) Cleaning up RSA SecurID user authentication session
2019-06-17T11:07:49.213-04:00 DEBUG (1460-09B0) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-6> [ProperoAuthFilter] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) Attempting to authenticate against gssapi
2019-06-17T11:07:49.213-04:00 DEBUG (1460-09B0) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-6> [ProperoAuthFilter] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) Attempting to authenticate against cert-auth
2019-06-17T11:07:49.213-04:00 DEBUG (1460-09B0) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-6> [CertificateAuthFilter] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) Client did not use Certificate Authentication, skipping or failing
2019-06-17T11:07:49.213-04:00 DEBUG (1460-09B0) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-6> [CertificateAuthFilter] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) Failing Certificate authentication, fatal error for REQUIRED mode
2019-06-17T11:07:49.213-04:00 DEBUG (1460-09B0) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-6> [CertificateAuthFilter] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) messageKey not set in HttpServletRequest
2019-06-17T11:07:49.214-04:00 DEBUG (1460-09B0) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-6> [EventLogger] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) Error_Event:[BROKER_USER_AUTHFAILED_GENERAL] "User null failed to authenticate": Node=connectionserver.domain.com, ClientIpAddress=xx.xx.xx.xx, Severity=AUDIT_FAIL, Time=Mon Jun 17 11:07:49 EDT 2019, Module=Broker, UserDisplayName=null, Source=com.vmware.vdi.broker.filters.CertificateAuthFilter, Acknowledged=true
2019-06-17T11:07:49.214-04:00 DEBUG (1460-09B0) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-6> [ProperoAuthFilter] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) Not authenticated, requesting login page for cert-auth
2019-06-17T11:07:49.214-04:00 DEBUG (1460-09B0) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-6> [AuthorizationFilter] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) paeCtx == null, forwarding to login page: /broker/xml
2019-06-17T11:07:49.214-04:00 DEBUG (1460-09B0) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-6> [AuthorizationFilter] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) HTTP session ID old value: 87BD-***-8018, new value: 9D4F-***-2700 for 65be_***_c790
2019-06-17T11:07:49.214-04:00 DEBUG (1460-09B0) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-6> [XmlServlet] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) Start processing: submit-authentication
2019-06-17T11:07:49.214-04:00 DEBUG (1460-09B0) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-6> [XmlServlet] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) Processing: submit-authentication
2019-06-17T11:07:49.214-04:00 DEBUG (1460-09B0) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-6> [XmlServlet] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) Finished processing: submit-authentication, Result: error, Error Code: AUTHENTICATION_FAILED, Error Message: Authentication failure, User Message: Smart Card or Certificate authentication is required.
2019-06-17T11:07:49.215-04:00 DEBUG (1460-09B0) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-6> [XmlServlet] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) Halting at: submit-authentication
2019-06-17T11:07:49.215-04:00 DEBUG (1460-09B0) <ajp-nio-8009-exec-6> [XmlServlet] (SESSION:65be_***_c790) End processing: submit-authentication
Any guidance will be helpful.
Thanks!
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