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  Enabling ThinPrint logging in Horizon View 7.x
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  Enabling ThinPrint logging helps you to troubleshoot issues with ThinPrint. ThinPrint logging can be enabled on VDI Desktop as well as on Horizon View client system. However, implement this procedure in case you ThinPrint is being used.
  Enabling TPAutoConnect and ThinPrint logging on the VMware View Desktop machine:

  • Start type regedit.exe from command prompt or Windows Run.

  

  • Navigate to the HKLMSOFTWAREThinPrintTPAutoConnect key.

  
  

  • Create a new String value and name it DebugFile.

  
  
  

  • Modify DebugFile and set its Value data to C:\tpautoconnect.log
  • Note: Ensure that you include the two backslashes so that the log file is created at the root of the C: drive.

  
  
  

  • Create a new DWORD value and name it DebugLevel.

  

  • Modify DebugLevel and set its Value data to 000000ff.

  

  • Navigate to the HKLMSOFTWAREThinPrintTPVMMon key.

  

  • Create a new String value and name it DebugFile. Modify DebugFile and set its Value data to C:\thinprint.log.  
  • Create a new DWORD value and name it DebugLevel. Modify DebugLevel and set its Value data to 000000ff.
  • Create a new DWORD value and name it DebugMode. Modify DebugMode and set its Value data to 00000003.

  
  

  • Restart the TP AutoConnection Service for the changes to take effect.

  
  

  • Verify that log is being created.

  
  
  Similar to above steps, ThinPrint logging can be enabled on Horizon View client machine as well. Follow below instructions to do the same.

  • Navigate to the HKLMSOFTWAREThinPrintClient key in Windows registry editor.
  • Create a new String value and name it DebugFile.
  • Modify DebugFile and set its Value data to C:\thinprintclient.log.
  • Create a new DWORD value and name it DebugLevel.
  • Modify DebugLevel and set its Value data to 000000ff.
  • Create a new DWORD value and name it DebugMode.
  • Modify DebugMode and set its Value data to 00000003.
  • Navigate to the HKLMSOFTWAREThinPrintTPViewture key.
  • Create a new String value and name it DebugFile.
  • Modify DebugFile and set its Value data to C:\tpviewture.log.
  • Create a new DWORD value and name it DebugLevel.
  • Modify DebugLevel and set its Value data to 000000ff.
  • Reboot the View Client system for the changes to take effect.

  
  
  https://blogs.virtualmaestro.in/2018/12/enabling-thinprint-logging-in-horizon.html
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  Installing ESXi on a Dell EMC BOSS card
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  Reading Time: 4 minutes The Dell Boot Optimized Storage Solution (BOSS) is a new option for the installation of the hypervisor part, in a virtualization enviroment, or more important in a hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) host! The dual SD option was already present in all PowerEdge, also in previous generations, and was a good choice to separate the hypervisor from the disks or simple use diskless based solutions. And was a good option for vSphere ESXi when servers were only used as a compute nodes. But who is implementing HCI or also simple SDS solution, need to separate their OS […]

  The post Installing ESXi on a Dell EMC BOSS card appeared first on vInfrastructure Blog.

  
  
  https://vinfrastructure.it/2018/12/installing-esxi-on-a-dell-emc-boss-card/
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  Unable to Delete vCenter Endpoint in vRealize Automation
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  vRealize Automation Error More than once in my experience I’ve had a need to delete an endpoint in vRealize Automation. Maybe configuration has changed or you simply made a typo in vCenter hostname or credentials. Once you’ve specified vCenter address and saved the endpoint you can no longer change it (only delete and re-add). But […]
  
  https://niktips.wordpress.com/2018/12/07/unable-to-delete-vcenter-endpoint-in-vrealize-automation/
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  VMware Metro Storage Cluster – is it DR solution?
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  Yesterday morning I had a design discussion with one of my customers about HA and DR solutions. We were discussing VMware Metro Storage Cluster topic the same day afternoon within our internal team, therefore it inspired me to write this blog article and use it as a reference for future similar discussions. By the way, I have presented this topic on local VMUG meeting two years ago so you can
  
  https://www.vcdx200.com/2018/12/vmware-metro-storage-cluster-is-it-dr.html
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  Missed VMworld 2018 Europe? Enjoy Some Highlights!
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  It’s official: VMworld season is over! Didn’t get to join us in Barcelona last month? That’s too bad! Nothing comes close to the in-person VMworld experience. But the Education Services team still wants to give you bit of an idea of what you missed in the Education and Certification Lounge at VMworld. To that end,

  The post Missed VMworld 2018 Europe? Enjoy Some Highlights! appeared first on VMware Education Services.

  
  
  https://blogs.vmware.com/education/2018/12/06/top-3-highlights-from-the-education-and-certification-lounge-at-vmworld-2018-europe/
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  ネステッド vSAN 6.7 U1 を楽しむ。2018-12-06
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  今月は1日1回くらい、さまざまな ネステッド vSAN 6.7 U1 を構成してみようと思います。

   

  昨日はこちら。

  ネステッド vSAN 6.7 U1 を楽しむ。2018-12-05

   

  6日目は、vSAN のキャパシティ層 HDD の搭載数を増やしてみました。

  ラボ構築などで極端にスペックの低いマシン構成にする場合などでは

  ディスク構成によって ESXi の搭載メモリ容量の考慮が必要です。

  そこで今回は意図的に、メモリ不足になる状態でディスク グループ作成をしてみます。

   

  vSAN-Cluster-20181206 クラスタ

  • Hybrid ディスク グループ vSAN
  • キャッシュ層 SSD x 1
  • キャパシティ層 HDD x 3

   

  今回の ESXi ホストは、 キャパシティ層むけに HDD を 3つずつ搭載しています。

  

   

  この時点では、vSAN ディスクグループが未作成の状態です。

  

   

  そして、キャパシティ層の HDD を 3つ指定して、

  vSAN ディスクグループを作成してみます。

  

   

  しかし、ディスクグループ作成は下記のようなエラーで失敗してしまいます。

  実は vSAN を構成するにあたり、ディスクグループに含めるデバイスの構成によって

  ESXi のメモリ容量の要件が異なります。

  この環境では、ネステッド vSAN ということもあり

  ESXi に搭載しているメモリ容量が、極端に少なくなっています。

  そのため、そのメモリ容量での上限である HDD 数（2つ）を超えてしまいエラーとなります。

  

   

  ネストの外側での、ESXi VM を見てみます。

  ディスクグループ作成でエラーを発生させた時点では、

  6GB しかメモリを割り当てていませんでした。

  

   

  そこで VM を停止して、メモリ容量を 8GB に変更しました。

  VM（ESXi）を起動するだけで、ESXi は変更後のメモリ容量を認識します。

  

   

  あらためて、キャパシティ層 HDD が 3つの vSAN ディスクグループを作成します。

  

   

  今度は、ディスクグループを作成できました。

  

   

  キャッシュ層 SSD x 1 と キャパシティ層 x 3 で、合計 4 ディスクです。

  

   

  このように、vSAN ディスクグループ数や、そのディスク構成によって

  ESXi で必要なメモリ容量が異なります。

  実際に物理マシンで vSAN を構成するときにこの制限が問題になることは少ないと思いますが、

  ラボ環境の準備や、いわゆる vSAN によるオーバーヘッドとなる容量の見込みなどで

  注意が必要になることもあるかなと思います。

   

  ちなみに、vSAN ディスクグループの最大構成である

  5ディスクグループ で、それぞれ 7キャパシティ層 HDD を搭載する場合は、

  vSAN で使用する容量として最小でも 32GB のメモリが必要とされています。

   

  以下、vSAN 6.7 のドキュメントより。

  vSAN のハードウェア要件

  メモリ

   

  vSAN のメモリ要件は、ESXi ハイパーバイザーによって管理されるディスク グループと

  デバイスの数によって決まります。各ホストには、最大で 5 個のディスク グループと、

  ディスク グループあたり最大で 7 個のキャパシティ デバイスに対応できるよう、

  最小でも 32 GB のメモリを搭載する必要があります。

   

  つづく。

  
  
  https://communities.vmware.com/people/gowatana/blog/2018/12/06/nested-vsan-ninja-1206
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  The vSphere Upgrade Blog Series (Wrap-Up)
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  The vSphere Upgrade Blog Series (Wrap-Up) The vSphere Upgrade Blog Series (Wrap-Up) The vSphere Upgrade Blog Series began in July and ran through September 2018. It provided customers with screen-by-screen guidance from start to finish of a vSphere Upgrade in a six part blog series. Since each part of the blog series was posted over […]
  
  https://thevirtuallyconnected.net/2018/12/05/the-vsphere-upgrade-blog-series-wrap-up-5/
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  VMware Enterprise Learning Subscription – Free…
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  VMware Enterprise Learning Subscription – Free eBook VMware Enterprise Learning Subscription – Free… The Enterprise Learning Subscription from the VMware Learning Zone can provide your entire IT team with comprehensive training content to grow their skills, their way, on their schedule.* In our free e-book, you’ll get the full details on the Enterprise Learning Subscription, […]
  
  https://thevirtuallyconnected.net/2018/12/05/vmware-enterprise-learning-subscription-free-4/
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  Getting More Out of VMware: vRealize Webcasts -…
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  Getting More Out of VMware: vRealize Webcasts – Dec. 12, 13, 14 Getting More Out of VMware: vRealize Webcasts -… We have three episodes of our Getting More Out of vRealize webcast series coming up! Check out what we’ll be covering and choose which session looks interesting to you. VMware Social Media Advocacy
  
  https://thevirtuallyconnected.net/2018/12/05/getting-more-out-of-vmware-vrealize-webcasts-4/
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  VMware Enterprise Learning Subscription – Free…
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  VMware Enterprise Learning Subscription – Free eBook VMware Enterprise Learning Subscription – Free… The Enterprise Learning Subscription from the VMware Learning Zone can provide your entire IT team with comprehensive training content to grow their skills, their way, on their schedule.* In our free e-book, you’ll get the full details on the Enterprise Learning Subscription, […]
  
  https://thevirtuallyconnected.net/2018/12/05/vmware-enterprise-learning-subscription-free-3/
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  Getting More Out of VMware: vRealize Webcasts -…
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  Getting More Out of VMware: vRealize Webcasts – Dec. 12, 13, 14 Getting More Out of VMware: vRealize Webcasts -… We have three episodes of our Getting More Out of vRealize webcast series coming up! Check out what we’ll be covering and choose which session looks interesting to you. VMware Social Media Advocacy
  
  https://thevirtuallyconnected.net/2018/12/05/getting-more-out-of-vmware-vrealize-webcasts-3/
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  Central Ohio VMware Users Group – December 2018 Meeting
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  Join Central Ohio VMUG for our final meeting of the year! Meeting Agenda: 8:30 AM: Peer Networking with Morning Refreshments 9:00 AM: Pure Data Freedom – Kyle Keller and Matt Montes, Pure Storage 9:45 AM: Break 10:00 AM: The Trials […]

  The post Central Ohio VMware Users Group – December 2018 Meeting appeared first on Cybersylum.

  
  
  http://www.cybersylum.com/2018/12/05/central-ohio-vmware-users-group-december-2018-meeting/
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  vSAN Failure Scenarios
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  vSAN provides both enterprise-class scale and performance suitable for businesses of all types and sizes. When designing a vSAN cluster, there are several things to consider, such as hardware, networking, and vSAN architecture. A good place to start is the vSAN Design and Sizing Guide but it’s important to understand how vSAN responds to the various

  The post vSAN Failure Scenarios appeared first on Virtual Blocks.

  
  
  https://blogs.vmware.com/virtualblocks/2018/12/05/vsan-failure-scenarios/
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  vCSA 6.7 – Health Status Storage Alert /storage/archive
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  This post is applicable to customers using the VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 6.7. Problem: vCenter Server Appliance 6.7 deployed and in use. Login to vSphere Client: https:// vSphere Client System Configuration reports Node Health is Degraded. Access this page from Administration, Deployment, SystemRead More
  
  https://vcdx133.com/2018/12/05/vcsa-6-7-health-status-storage-alert-storage-archive/
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  VMworld 2018 Europe Wrap-Up (Reminder: Launch vmLIVEs Dec-6 & 7)
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  Visit and share the following pages to replay keynotes from general sessions, view highlights and resources, and to access/download session content. Partner Forum page Partner Launch Resource Center VMworld General Session Replay VMworld On-Demand Video Library From the Partner Launch Resource Center, partners can listen to the Quarterly Launch Briefing Replays, learn more about the […]

  The post VMworld 2018 Europe Wrap-Up (Reminder: Launch vmLIVEs Dec-6 & 7) appeared first on Partner News.

  
  
  https://blogs.vmware.com/partnernews/2018/12/vmworldeu18-wrap.html
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  Cross vCenter vMotion UI from VMware Flings #FreeVMwareStuff
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  File this under – have you seen it?  Cross vCenter vMotion is one of the most useful features that was introduced in recent years.  I say that because a lot of times we have consolidation projects in a company that does a lot of mergers and acquisitions.  We inherit companies that already have vSphere and…
  
  http://vbrainstorm.com/cross-vcenter-vmotion-ui-from-vmware-flings-freevmwarestuff/
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  Kubernetes, Hadoop, Persistent Volumes and vSAN
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  At VMworld 2018, one of the sessions I presented on was running Kubernetes on vSphere, and specifically using vSAN for persistent storage. In that presentation (which you can find here), I used Hadoop as a specific example, primarily because there are a number of moving parts to Hadoop. For example, there is the concept of […]

  The post Kubernetes, Hadoop, Persistent Volumes and vSAN appeared first on CormacHogan.com.

  
  
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  VMware vSphere 6.7 Clustering Deep Dive – Download now
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  This is a book I always recommend that my delegates read when they attend my VMware courses.
  
  VMware vSphere 6.7 Clustering Deep Dive 
  
  Don’t miss the latest release from renowned virtualisation authors Frank Denneman, Duncan Epping, and Niels Hagoort. A must-read for every administrator, architect, consultant, and aspiring VCDX, Clustering Deep Dive takes you into the trenches of how to create a winning cloud infrastructure with vSphere Technologies, including how to implement:
  
  • HA admission control policies
  
  • DRS resource pools
  
  • Datastore Clusters
  
  • Network resource pools
  
  • Resource allocation settings
  
  All I can therefore say, is thanks to Rubrik, VMUG, Duncan, Frank, and Niels for making this available for download.
  
  Visit Rubrik for more details and to download
  
  http://www.bryanoconnor21.co.uk/2018/12/vmware-vsphere-67-clustering-deep-dive.html
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  NSX Free books from VMware
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  I like free ebooks, mainly because they're free, but they are also something I can refer my delegates to.
  
  With this in mind, I'm happy to say that VMware have made available four new books available in their NSX 1 day guides.
  
  For more information and to download visit the :
  
  VMware NSX Day 1 Guide Library
  
  Enjoy
  
  http://www.bryanoconnor21.co.uk/2018/12/nsx-free-books-from-vmware.html
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  Data recovery password in Horizon view 7.x
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  Data recovery password is configured during the initial setup of horizon view connection server as shown in below image. Data recovery password is required during the restore operations of AD LDS instance using vdmimport command. 
  
  It is good idea to set data recovery password along with password reminder as it can be used to recover password in case you loose/forget the password. 
  
  
  Data recovery password can be changed as required at later time also from View global settings page or Backup tab in Connection server properties as shown below.
  
  
  
  
  
  AD LDS backup automatically runs everyday midnight as default schedule. We can change the periodicity of the backup, retention, offset and default path. 
  
  
  One thing to be noticed here, there is no option to set clock time for backup schedule. We can only mention periodicity like every hour or every 6 hour and so on as shown below.
  
  
  Manual backup option is also available in the View administration portal, hence can be executed as required from admin portal >View Configuration > Servers > Backup now button as shown below.
  
  
  
  When backup is executed, it backs up AD LDS instance as well as the composer database in default path on connection server.
  
  
  
  AD LDS Backup file (*.LDF) is by default encrypted. Hence, cannot be used directly while performing restore operations. One needs to decrypt the backup file first and then decrypted file is used to perform the restore operation. 
  
  
  In order to generate decrypted LDF instance, vdmimport command is used with below syntax.
  
  vdmimport -p "Your data recovery password" -f "Backup file path" > "new file name".ldf
  
  In case you do not remember the data recovery password and try wrong password, error will be generated upon executing command as shown below.
  
  
  Assuming that we do not know password for recovery, simply run vdmimport command without -p parameter. Once command is executed, it will prompt you for the data recovery password, however, if you had configured the reminder option, it will show you reminder string above password prompt as shown in image.
  
  
  Enter the Password to proceed with decrypt operation. Once you have the decrypted LDF file. Use it to perform restore of AD LDS instance.
  
  
  
  Cheers!!!! Hope this helps.
  
  https://blogs.virtualmaestro.in/2018/12/data-recovery-password-in-horizon-view.html