Fault tolerant on VMware linked clone Desktop

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• VMware Linked Clones in vWorkspace

  Hi all

  I am currently working on a proposal where client insist on the use of the VMware hypervisor as the note of calculation. I have some research in the related Clones and basically its similar to what the differencing disk VHD got to offer. My main concern here is so we can use the technology VMware Linked Clones to deploy persistent desktop or is it only for non-persistent desktop mode? How about storage if economies compared to the disk hard virtual differencing disk? What is the estimate of the use of the delta of a typical user based on your experience? Thanks for the advice!

  Kind regards

  Cyril

  Hi Cyril,.

  I can answer some of your questions.

  You can use a clone bound like a persistent desktop computer, it does not work.

  After a while, however, the linked Clone will be so different from the image of the mother, it will become very swollen (for example, updates of Windows to go it would be applied to each clone bound, user installed Apps, etc.)

  I know some customers like to capture profiles on persistent desktop computers so that they can periodically update the image of the mother and redeploy related clones from there. It works well to keep the machine day and bloating under control. The obvious drawback being any user installed apps would disappear, but it all depends on if you allow them this level of customization.

  Thank you, Andrew.

• Impossible to change the wallpaper in the linked Clone desktops

  Hello

  I have a weird problem with a client running Horizon view 6.0.1:

  In linked Clone desktops, we are unable to change the desktop background. We have created a new master without optimizations that I thought one of them already could be the problem (we removed the design etc. but just to get that optimizations).

  I can change the wallpaper in the master image without problems, but not in the deployed workstations. If I click on other models, I see more active design Aero, the colors change from window etc, but the background remains the standard image of blue windows ("harmony"). Even if I select the images from the Explorer, right-click, as wallpaper - no change.

  Anyone has the same problem and can lead to a solution?

  P.S.: We use management Persona. But I have already created a pool in an OU without management of Persona and still have the same problem.

  Best regards

  Thomas

  I saw something similar awhile back after running desktop optimization commands.   I found myself by opening a ticket with Microsoft and the following changes are what sets our questions.

  Reg load "hku\temp".
  «% USERPROFILE%\ \Default User\NTUSER.» DAT '.

  reg delete "hku\temp\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System".
  wallpaper / v

  reg unload "hku\temp."

  PowerShell Set-Service "Themes."
  -startuptype "automatic".

• Linked Clone desktop deployment

  OK, this may be a really stupid question, but I can't seem to find something relevant in the Administrator's guide.  I just started to test office automated linked clone pool.  Is there a way to proviosion workstations as needed or all must be provided at the time of the creation of the pool?

  Thank you

  Tony

  No, when you create the pool under the automated dimensioning parameters, you will see an article that explains the Advanced Options.  You can use this to set the minimum number of computers in the service, the maximum number of machines for the pool and the number that must always be available.

  Thus, a 3 min, 10 total, 2 available would create three virtual computers immediately, as soon as the first two were recorded in a fourth would be created to join the 2 available.  Happen in order until you have reached 10 total workstations in which case you would be complete.

• Local drives displayed on linked clone desktop

  This should be easy. I'm under View5 (new deployment) and everything works fine. My only problem is the subject line. I Googled, read the Administrator's guide... cannot find the setting!

  Thanks in advance!

  There is a setting in the GPO to disable the redirected drives.  Who would take care of your problem.

• Term of lease IP for linked clone desktops?

  I have a pool of 80 IP addresses for my POC and I was wondering what is the recommended duration of the lease?

  count how many times you rely on the update or redial, personally in my test environment I have it up to 4 hours.

• Problem with the floating linked clones and Persona

  Hello

  We run a build view Horizon 6.2.0 - 3005368.

  Just improved our VMware environment to 6.2 and installing an APEX 2800 PCoIP card on our guests.

  I had a pool of office dedicated clone bound for users.

  Now, I made a new image of master and made a new Automated Desktop Pool pool who are floating clone related.

  With the dedicated bound vmis, we place disc profiles of users etc are located.

  With the new pool, I'll use Persona. I followed this guide - http://terenceluk.blogspot.no/2012/10/configuring-roaming-profiles-with.html?showComment=1445933020356 and it works very well indeed, almost.

  For users of a trial, I can see that if something I save it to the desktop, it will be saved on the server of file \\fileserver\redirected$\%username%\Desktop

  When I use my user and try to even something on the desktop - it c:\%username%\Desktop

  I tried to reset, remove my user etc., but it's not. All the settings I made in the GPO - Computer Configuration-> administration-> classic administrative templates (ADM) models-> Configuration of the VMware View Agent-> Persona

  Management-> Folder Redirection

  But my users settings are only "local".

  How is it?

  This can be caused by an incorrect action or NTFS permissions on the redirection of folder/persona.

  She is also due if your user account has a profile on the parent whose linked clone desktops are created.

• W2K8R2 full Clone Desktop Pool status is stuck on "customization".

  I searched and read the other posts that I could find on this before posting.  I also read all the articles that I could find.

  Working through the Guide of the assessor to see Horizon 6 (http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/view/VMware-View-Evaluators-Guide.pdf), I'm running into issues trying to deploy an office pool complete with cloning (p. 129).  Initially, I had a problem similar w / Linked-Clone desktop pool, until what I came across 1026556 KB.  The status of the error in the end.  Once I changed the registry licensing of Skip, those created very well.  However, I don't see this "reg" on the W2K8R2 machine key.  I tried the two w / out recording a valid key in the profile customization specification (used a MAK license when I used a key).

  VM clones / creates the customization occurs very well, and VM joined the field very well.  Starting the Service agent and stays running and I can telnet to the Horizon View Composer server on 4001 of the virtual machine.  I can even turn the machine to myself and begin to make a Direct Connect (the plug-in is installed), but I get the message that I don't have right.  I'm also not see something remarkable in the newspapers.  Think of the re-installation of the Agent and try for the fourth time.

  Appreciate any suggestions.

  SOLVED... (my bad)

  Has decided to attempt to create a pool of MANUAL and added this 'machine' to this pool.  STATUS view Console kept showing as "pending on the Agent.

  Tried to uninstall and reinstall everything then noticed I had inadvertently used a clone of another virtual machine which had the RDS role is installed.  Uninstalled all the components of the view, then the role of RDS.  Re-installed Agent of the view and everything works perfectly.

• How to migrate Office persistent link clones of workstations for the new data store

  Hello. We have clones of persistent link to view running in the environment from our view. We need to migrate these desktops to new storage. Rebalancing is out as this will include a refresh operation - destroy anything and everything installed in c:\ of the user. Is there a method to migrate Desktop clone link persistent to a new data store, while keeping the office in the same exact state (i.e. c:\ is not updated).

  Thank you

  Never say impossible. I came across the solution when I read the article by Duncan Epping:

  http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2012/03/15/Dr-of-view-persistent-linked-clone-desktops/

  I have that for my situation. Basically, replicate data from view in the new storage warehouses. Set up data warehouses replicated without re-signing with the cluster of ESXi. Turn the power off and unsubscribe the vCenter view workstations. Save the workstations from the data store replicated/mounted to vCenter and power over desktop computers.

  VCenter, nothing dramatic has happened if she sees just as vm being unregistered and re-recorded activity from the same exact data store (the same UUID). View Admin is happy because he sees just the events as desktop computers that have been turned off and then subsequently in reverse. Nothing has changed regarding the database to view ADAM, we still use the same data warehouses.

  I have already tested before for a scenario of View DR, and he succeeded. Between remembering who and Duncan's article helped me to adapt the same process for this. Nothing is impossible

• SAN multisite and VMware Fault Tolerance

  Hello

  My apologies if this is in the wrong section.

  I have a requirement for the two main rooms, with SAN and ESX hosts in each room.

  In total I have, for the sake of arguments, 200 VMS, with a split 50-50, so 100 in each room Basic.

  I want to use VMware of fault tolerance for machines remain operational in the event of a major failure or the other room Basic.

  I think I can use Multisite SAN to do.

  Please see attached diagram fo what I want to do, I know that the diagram is not correct but I drew it fast just to try to explain the scenario.

  What I want to know (or have help on) is:

  Is it possible to use fault tolerance in this way have no downtime in the result of a failure of basic room? (basic rooms are not very remote and use the same networks)

  How does multi-site SAN work, are there articles I can read to help me understand this?

  Multisite perhaps SAN iSCSI or fibrechannel?

  Thank you.

  SAN should resemble a single San for all ESXes. It doesn't matter how you do it.

  > If I my synchronous SAN mirror, might simply use FT for the vcenter as well?

  It is possible for the small environment. In general, vCenter requires 2 vCPU, while FT works for uniprocessor VMs only. But do not overestimate FT, it is not a universal solution and the universal answer.

  > Also with FT, can you specify the server host in the cluster to act as the secondary?

  Directly - no. The only way - to create link VM to any resource that is available for 2 ESXes only.

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  MCSA, MCTS, VCP, VMware vExpert 2009

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• addition of CPU/memory for desktop computers in composer linked clone pool

  Hi all

  I want to add more CPU/memory for desktop computers in a pool of composer linked clone but I want to build a pool of test out changes first, while the production area is still in place. Can you screw with virtual material in the main image and then take a snapshot and build the pool of test out of it without him bring the clones in the production pool?

  I think that the process would be as follows...

  1. modify the parameters of material on the main image of Win7

  2. run the main image and let it recognize the CPU and additional memory (probably needs to restart the CPU I think)

  3. close the main image and take a snapshot

  4 create a new pool of test off the coast of this new snapshot

  Thank you!

  Yes it may seem straight, it won't cause any problems. If you want to be very careful with your prod environment, you can just clone the base image and make your tests on it.

• How to change the computer name of existing desktop computers linked clone pool?

  Hello

  I'm curious about something that has developed in our Organization.  New guidelines came down and we have to change the name of the computer for all of our offices to meet the new criteria.

  I have many of our users is on the offices of Linked-Clone (automated pool, dedicated, assignment see 5.1) which will have their names have been changed.  I use a 'model' for the name of the computer.

  I tried this before by simply change the settings of the pool, and then recompose the pool.  Recompose worked well, but NONE of the virtual machine names have been changed.  All machines, recomposed just fine, but keep the old name of the computer (non-compliant).

  How can I change the name of the computer of my clone in an existing pool offices?  Maybe I have something wrong.  I'm doing it instead of having to create a new pool and move the persistent disks.  I would like to change the name in the settings of the pool and recompose, but it did not work.

  Scenario:
  See 5.1

  Automated cloning related pool

  Assignment of dedicated (persistent disks)

  Thanks in advance

  It is not possible to change the name of existing workstations by modifying the settings of the pool. There is no way to make this happen automatically and in doing so manually would not seen happy.

  Unfortunately, for dedicated pools, you will have more work to do. If you do not use Persona you detach the persistent disks and recreate virtual machines in the pool with this disk to create a new virtual machine with a new name to be generated.

  If you use Persona you could remove all virtual machines and have Persona to extract profile data down to the virtual machine that would be entitled to the user when they connect then. This will cause all user installed programs go, but I hope that's not common if you are already using linked clones.

  I encourage to go to the next page, click on the feature request form link and publish information on what you're trying to do:

  https://www.VMware.com/support/policies/feature.html

  Notifications about features are reviewed by VMware and if you can get enough of your friends/colleagues notice to users to ask something often a solution will grow in any kind, nature or form.

  Hope this helps.

  -Mike

• for vmware esxi fault tolerance specifications 5

  Can someone tell me where I can find documents to show me the fault tolerance support in version 5?  Are we still liminted to 1vcpu?  How many virtual machines can be set to feet?

  Hello.

  Not much changed. I keep it updated constantly:

  http://communities.VMware.com/blogs/vmroyale/2009/05/18/VMware-fault-tolerance-requirements-and-limitations

  Good luck!

• VMware Fault Tolerance

  Hello

  VMware Fault Tolerance is a good solution for virtual machines in Production? What is the requirements, benefits and the Limitations of FT?

  Hello

  Yes FT is the good soltion for Production VM, Pleace check the bottom of the article for more information

  http://www.google.co.in/#sclient=psy&hl=en&source=hp&q=VMware+Fault+Tolerance+overview%2C+requirements%2C+benefits+%26+Limitations+site%3A+blog.srinfotec.com&pbx=1&oq=VMware+Fault+Tolerance+overview%2C+requirements%2C+benefits+%26+Limitations+site:+blog.srinfotec.com&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=1716l8806l1l9026l25l23l0l0l0l0l496l5193l0.4.17.0.1l22l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=1ad7a99e02298f12&biw=1366&bih=604

  or

  http://blog.srinfotec.com/?p=243

  concerning

  Rohit

• SAN with VMware Fault Tolerance storage redundancy

  We built a new data center, with the idea in mind to use VMware Fault Tolerance to create a virtual environment without service interruption between two data centers.  The goal is to have the VMs to continue to operate even with the loss of access to an entire datacenter, including SAN storage units.

  I'm looking for a way for a vSphere 4 virtual infrastructure to be able to write to storage replicated in two different datacenters (with low latency of connections between data centers).  We can do with the networks and host servers, but I found nothing in the documentation of tolerance to failures to mention something else 'shared storage' we have experienced a failure of the individual units of SAN storage (including total loss of hundreds of virtual machines) and hope that we can eliminate the unit of storage as a single point of failure.

  Someone did he do it, or how it could be done?

  Hello

  In order to clarify what idle-jam talks about, you can watch this video of HP and VMware on YouTube.

  -hth

  Kind regards.