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Parallel upgrading of Horizon Connection Servers (Horizon 8 2006+)

Parallel upgrading of Horizon Connection Servers (Horizon 8 2006+)

11 January 2021 Jesper Alberts Comments 0 Comment

Since the release of Horizon version 2006 it’s possible to upgrade your Connection Servers in parallel. Instead of upgrading them one by one, you can now upgrade all Connection Servers (up to a maximum of three pods) simultaneously. Which can save you a huge amount of (down)time! In this blog…

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Testing the “True SSO configuration utility” fling

Testing the “True SSO configuration utility” fling

23 October 2020 Jesper Alberts Comments 0 Comment

As I recently rebuilt some components in my lab I had to set up True SSO again as well. Seeing as I prefer being lazy over being tired I decided it was a good moment to give the True SSO Configuration Utility fling a spin.The fling won’t set up everything…

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September recap

September recap

15 October 2020 Jesper Alberts Comments 0 Comment

Even though we’re approaching the half way mark in October and the weather took a turn for the worst, at least in the Netherlands it did, it’s still a good moment to look back at September. As I’ve mentioned in my first post I already knew September would be a…

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VMware Horizon View Blast Secure Gateway service is Paused

VMware Horizon View Blast Secure Gateway service is Paused

24 August 2020 Jesper Alberts Comments 7 comments

** Update December 2020 **The link to the KB article is working again. Last week a customer raised a support ticket who had an issue with their Connection Servers. They would end up with the VMware Horizon View Blast Secure Gateway service in a Paused state. This behavior occurred after…

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Using the new Elevated Task feature in DEM to manage registry keys in HKLM

Using the new Elevated Task feature in DEM to manage registry keys in HKLM

18 August 2020 Jesper Alberts Comments 3 comments

Over a week ago VMware released Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM) version 2006, which now follows the same versioning format as VMware Horizon and App Volumes. One of the things which got me really excited in this release is the added feature to manage ADMX-based computer settings. This means that any…

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Uninstalling a VIB leveraging PowerCLI

Uninstalling a VIB leveraging PowerCLI

13 August 2020 Jesper Alberts Comments 0 Comment

“My problem” A lot of my customers running VMware Horizon have been using NVIDIA GPU’s in their ESXi hosts leveraging vGPU to accelerate their virtual desktops, especially since they made the move to Windows 10. When using vGPU one of the requirements is the installation of a driver on the…

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My VMware VCAP6-DTM Deploy (3V0-653) experience

My VMware VCAP6-DTM Deploy (3V0-653) experience

12 August 2020 Jesper Alberts Comments 1 comment

As you can read in my first blog post I was aiming for VCIX-DTM in 2020. After passing the VCAP7-DTM Design exam in June it was now time to focus on the VCAP6-DTM Deploy exam. And for those thinking that the Design exam is based on “old” tech, wait until…

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Configuring a VMware Tools Repository leveraging PowerCLI (6.7U1 and newer)

Configuring a VMware Tools Repository leveraging PowerCLI (6.7U1 and newer)

12 August 2020 Jesper Alberts Comments 0 Comment

Heads up: this script only functions with vSphere 6.7 Update 1 and newer Ever since version 10.0 VMware has decoupled VMware Tools from vSphere releases. This gives you the opportunity to deploy images of ESXi without VMware Tools integrated, which saves you disk space and speeds up the deployment process….

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My VMware VCAP7-DTM Design (3V0-752) exam experience (remotely proctored)

My VMware VCAP7-DTM Design (3V0-752) exam experience (remotely proctored)

11 August 2020 Jesper Alberts Comments 1 comment

My exam to-do list for 2020 had one major goal, achieving VCIX-DTM. When the intelligent lockdown (as our government called it) started in March 2020 I thought I could scratch it entirely as test centers were closed and there was no indication if and when those would open again. Luckily…

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And so it begins!

And so it begins!

9 August 2020 Jesper Alberts Comments 1 comment

After long consideration I finally pulled the trigger and started my own blog. As I’ve never done something similar before I might fall for all the obvious rookie mistakes. So if you spot one, let me know! Why start now? As I mentioned earlier, I started after considering it for…

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jesperalbertsJesper Alberts@jesperalberts·
22 Feb

It's a common misconception that you (still) need Workspace ONE Access for True SSO. Well, you don't! Read all about it in @ivandemes his latest blog post

Ivan de Mes [vExpert | LVTA]@ivandemes

[🆕] Enabling SAML authentication for Horizon with Unified Access Gateway and Azure AD

Full details below 👇

https://www.ivandemes.com/enabling-saml-authentication-for-horizon-with-unified-access-gateway-and-azure-ad/

Special shout-out to @vmroe_nl, @jesperalberts & @hereshenry for helping me with the input!

#VMware #Horizon #UAG #SAML @vExpert #EUC

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jesperalbertsJesper Alberts@jesperalberts·
12 Feb

I've just completed the @VDILikeAPro State of EUC survey - Be a community hero and share your thoughts: https://stateofeuc.questionpro.com

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jesperalbertsJesper Alberts@jesperalberts·
12 Feb

Want to get information regarding the Horizon Clients used in your environment displayed in vroos? Learn how to do so in @_Kabir_Ali_ his latest blogpost!

Kabir@_Kabir_Ali_

Quick! Get your Horizon Client Version in vROps! With a special thanks to @jesperalberts & @mickeybyte their help!

#VMware #vROps #Horizon #Client #Version #ITQ #ITQLife

https://www.kablog.nl/2021/02/12/vmware-horizon-client-version-in-vrops/

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jesperalbertsJesper Alberts@jesperalberts·
11 Feb

Happy and proud that I've been named a #VMware #vExpert for the third time in a row! Congratulations to all new and renewed vExperts and let's make it a good one! #ITQlife

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vhojanJohan van Amersfoort@vhojan·
9 Feb

Pretty awesome to see @ITQ in one of these charts as the only company who has 4 or more VCDXs and who that doesn’t employ thousands of people :) https://twitter.com/JoeBaguley/status/1359138215861575683

Joe Baguley@JoeBaguley

#VCDX is the utter pinnacle of @VMware technical qualification.
It's a rare thing.
Where are they all?
https://bit.ly/36WFpFY

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