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• Created the Group Linked Clone/pool - now how to connect to / them?

  OK, I got the pool group / a linked clone. Now, what should I do to connect with them? I worked off the coast of the "VMware-View4-EvaluatorsGuide" and there is nothing after having created the group/pool? So, how do I connect to this pool? I've created or set it to 5 desktop computers.

  Anything will help maaaaannnn... cuz this trial and the guide is just don't do it for me.

  Thank you

  OK, don't know if the guide had suggestions on the construction of your model, but you must make sure that the view agent is installed on your VDI machines.   You must also ensure that the client view is installed on the computer that you connect from.    Once entitle those who have been verified a user to use the admin view pool manager.  You can then connect on the vdi client and should be able to access the pool.  Simply specify your connection broker name after you run the client from the view.

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• linked clones, sql server sysprep, how does the storage

  Hello

  I created a SQL Server 2008 R2 sysprep installation. deployed clones related to these models.

  Everything works great!

  I just want to know how the installatioon takes place. linked clones share binaries and files of parent?

  Is there any degradation of performance in the future?

  or that all the SQL Server program files and installation files actually get copied on?

  What happens exactly...

  Thank you

  Solution

  1 use this link to prepare the image through GUI

  http://blogs.msdn.com/b/petersad/archive/2009/12/17/SQL-Server-2008-R2-Sysprep-step-by-step.aspx

  2 copy the content on SQL Server ISO at the root of C:\xxxxxx

  3 complete the image using configuration.ini (encrypted installation)

  you will need to change your setupcomplete.cmd in the C:\windows\setup\scripts folder

  4. once the installation is finished, you can run a batch file to delete the installation folder.

  any questions let me know

• 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

• 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

• How can you tell if a machine virtual is a linked clone or not

  I am able to create VM linked to from a snapshot through the SDK.

  The only way I can say that the virtual machine is linked is the size of the vmdk file.

  I was wondering if all the properties on the virtual machine can distinguish the VM, linked to the normal ones.

  Thank you

  Since it is the basic disk is supported by the VM of the parent in which the linked Clone was created from, you could look at it's peripheral VirtualDisk and check to see if it's parent, if so it will repoint towards the main VM VirtualDiskFlatVer2BackingInfo in which the LC has been cloned from.

  The other thing is if you created of LC and you want to distinguish between internally, just add an annotation on the VM the LC has been cloned from and perhaps say it is a LC, might be easier if you follow just internally.

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• VMware View Linked Clone pool - SID change of virtual machines

  Dear community

  This morning I had the good idea to use instead of quickprep sysprep to change the SID for all virtual machines in the linked clone pools. Why? Because the customer didn't only VMs and use KMS to activate Office and Windows, therefore at least 50 different sid. Well, I created a file of OS customization invited for Windows (OS is Windows 7) in vCenter (which is connected to view admin) and I did:

  Target Machine Virutal OS: Windows

  Use custom Sysprep answer file: No.

  Name: The name of the file

  Owners name: xy

  Owner organization: xy

  Diabate

  VM name: Use the virtual computer name

  ProductKey: Leave blank

  Admin password: play twice

  ZimeZone: GMT + 1

  Run once: no

  Network: Typical with DHCP

  Domain: Credentials client area incl.

  Operating system options: create new SID

  Finishing, went to view Admin has created a new and Cust comments. to Syprep (Filename). Blended at the pool and it worked very well until the generalization starts... it stucks at regional settings, when I restart the same. When I klick net he asks me for a computer name and a password.

  Well:

  (1) why is this block here? Yes there are still stuck because I was not able to specify a locale, or if it is not needed? Why he can pop up?

  (2) why he asks me for a computername? I told her to use an existing one.

  (3) why he asks me a password? I told her what to use.

  Well I toigh ok Let's use an answwer sysprep file that I've included a second cost of comments. file (withi the guest also reset SID). Well it works greate except the designation: I said in the answer file to use the variable % computername %, which is certainly the name of the master, so VDI does not change this name...

  (1) the sysprep answer file the rightway anyway?

  (2) how do I get the new name out of sight for the VM for example VM001 instead of Master001

  So let's see the unattend.xml file

  <? XML version = "1.0" encoding = "utf-8"? >

  < unattend xmlns = "urn: schemas-microsoft-com: unattend" >

  < settings pass = "oobeSystem" >

  " < component name ="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup"processorArchitecture ="x 86"publicKeyToken ="31bf3856ad364e35"language ="neutral"versionScope ="nonSxS"xmlns:wcm =" http://schemas.Microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State "" xmlns: xsi = " http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance " >

  < OOBE >

  < HideEULAPage > true < / HideEULAPage >

  Work of < NetworkLocation > < / NetworkLocation >

  < ProtectYourPC > 3 < / ProtectYourPC >

  < SkipMachineOOBE > true < / SkipMachineOOBE >

  < SkipUserOOBE > true < / SkipUserOOBE >

  < / OOBE >

  < RegisteredOwner > IT < / RegisteredOwner >

  < RegisteredOrganization > IT < / RegisteredOrganization >

  < zone > GMT + 1 < / zone >

  < / component >

  " < component name ="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core"processorArchitecture ="x 86"publicKeyToken ="31bf3856ad364e35"language ="neutral"versionScope ="nonSxS"xmlns:wcm =" http://schemas.Microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State "" xmlns: xsi = " http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance " >

  Ways of < InputLocale > < / InputLocale >

  Ways of < SystemLocale > < / SystemLocale >

  Ways of < UILanguage > < / UILanguage >

  Ways of < UserLocale > < / UserLocale >

  < / component >

  < / Parameter >

  < settings pass = "generalize" >

  " < component name ="Microsoft-Windows-PnpSysprep"processorArchitecture ="x 86"publicKeyToken ="31bf3856ad364e35"language ="neutral"versionScope ="nonSxS"xmlns:wcm =" http://schemas.Microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State "" xmlns: xsi = " http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance " >

  < PersistAllDeviceInstalls > true < / PersistAllDeviceInstalls >

  < / component >

  " < component name ="Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP"processorArchitecture ="x 86"publicKeyToken ="31bf3856ad364e35"language ="neutral"versionScope ="nonSxS"xmlns:wcm =" http://schemas.Microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State "" xmlns: xsi = " http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance " >

  < SkipRearm > 1 < / SkipRearm >

  < / component >

  < / Parameter >

  < settings pass = "specialize" >

  " < component name ="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup"processorArchitecture ="x 86"publicKeyToken ="31bf3856ad364e35"language ="neutral"versionScope ="nonSxS"xmlns:wcm =" http://schemas.Microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State "" xmlns: xsi = " http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance " >

  %ComputerName% < ComputerName > < / ComputerName >

  < ProductKey > KEY < / ProductKey >

  < CopyProfile > false < / CopyProfile >

  < / component >

  " < component name ="Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin"processorArchitecture ="x 86"publicKeyToken ="31bf3856ad364e35"language ="neutral"versionScope ="nonSxS"xmlns:wcm =" http://schemas.Microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State "" xmlns: xsi = " http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance " >

  < identification >

  < References >

  < Domain >< / domain >

  < password > USER < / password >

  < Username >USER< / username >

  < / qualifications >

  < / qualifications >

  < JoinDomain > DOMAIN < / JoinDomain >

  < UnsecureJoin > False < / UnsecureJoin >

  < / identification >

  < / component >

  < / Parameter >

  "< cpi:offlineImage cpi:source =" "catalog: c: / win7x86/extract/sources/install_windows 7 ultimate.clg" xmlns:cpi = "urn: schemas-microsoft - com:cpi" / >

  < / unattend >

  If I check the comments cust. file without sysprep answer file I see there function which can crreate names for VMS as vim.virtualmachinenamegenerator (or something like that) is it possible to use sysprep as well? Well at the end, I just want to change the SID of the virtual machines each time they recompose is to have enough unique SID in the network! How do I need to do?

  Best regards

  Duke is your main reason for the use of sysprep to work around the problem of SIDS?

  We only use VDI on site for 700 + users and clients windows 7 and Office 2010 is activated through KMS.and we use quickprep because his headache free and easy.

  I use the following to help with the problem of SIDS:

  Manually to increase the number of KMS. Think Digital the application is clean.

  Its very well explained in the link above.

• Automatic creation of pools (linked Clone) using powerCLI

  Hello

  I am using powerCLI to create automatic pool (linked clone). I came across the following cmdlet in theVMware powershell integration white paper:

  Get-ViewVC - serverName < IP/domain FULL name >. Add-AutomaticLinkedClonePool-pool_id

  TestAutomaticLinkedClonePool - namePrefix pad - parentVMPath / < Center > < parentVM > /vm/

  -parentSnapshotPath / < cliché - > vmFolderPath / < Center > /vm - resourcePoolPath

  / /host/ < Center > < ESX > / resources - dataStoreSpecs / < Center > /host/ < ESX > / < datastore >

  -composer_ad_id < id ad composer >

  Now, I want to help discover (with an example will be very useful) how you specify and how find you each of the following (as what do I put after each other):

  -parentVMPath

  -parentSnapshotPath

  -vmFolderPath

  -resourcePoolPath

  -dataStoreSpecs

  -composer_ad_id

  Please give an example of each if possible.

  Thank you!

  OK, I'll give it a try.

  The parentVMPath parameter expects the path to the virtual machine that you want to spawn the pool (obviously).

  Such a path looks like this: / MyDC/vm/MyVM

  Where MyDC is the datacentername, the vm folder is hidden folder that contains the hierarchy of models and virtual computers, and finally the name of the virtual machine itself.

  If your master VM is deeper in the structure of folders, just add the folders in the path.

  Ex: / MyDC/vm/Folder1/Folder2/MyVM

  The parentSnapshotPath is similar to the previous setting, but obviously needs to point to the snapshot pool should clone.

  Alan has a nice feature to recover the snapshotpath Updateand re-view pools calm.

  The vmFolderPath is where the virtual machines that are created for the pool to be stored.

  Similar to the previous settings, but now for the record once again.

  Ex: / MyDC/vm/PoolFolder

  resourcePoolPath must point to a resourcepool.

  Such a path will look something like this: / MyDC/host/MyCluster/Resources/MyResourcePool

  Note that host and resources are again hidden folders!

  datastoreSpecs: this is not the most obvious.

  He wants the full path to a data store in a cluster that is specified by a resource pool.

  See the function VVGetDatastorePath to determine the paths to vSphere Datastore objects

  The composer_ad_id wants that the ID of the AD domain, in which the composer is a member server.

  You can get this through to: ComposerDomain-Get | select composer_ad_id

  
  

  As side note, take a look at the Integration of PowerShell with view 5.0 white paper. Perhaps, it is not intended for the latest version of the view

  but he explains some settings a lot better than I could

• Add annotations when you create a linked clone

  Hi all

  I am currently struggling with a script that should be able to add an annotation to a clone linked after its creation. To create a linked clone, I use the vmlinkedclone.pl script (source here: http://pastie.org/5114877 ), with a bit of modification to my needs feet. On the other hand, I have a script that writes an annotation on a specified, virtual computer writedescription.pl (source here: http://pastie.org/5114881)

  Now the problem is that my script that write annotations on a specified, virtual computer takes the name of the virtual machine as a parameter, I want to avoid. So, what I want to do is to "mix" my vmlinkedclone script and my writedescription script, so I can dynamically add an annotation after creating a clone (the annotation is a parameter in the script).

  However, as you can see on my writedescription script, I'm working on a view of a virtual machine, while on my vmlinkedclone script, I have no opinion on the clone, I have yet nothing about it, read the 250 on the vmlinkedclone pastie line. So my question is fairly simple: how could I get a view of my newly created clone, so I can easily fit my other script to add an annotation to the clone via the vm_id parameter?

  Thank you very much

  It actually returns the new ManagedObjectReference of VM, you must call get_view() on it to get the actual VM and its properties.

  Take a look at the quick example I have attached.  It shows how to retrieve and convert the result of ManagedObjectReference with CloneVM_Task() and CloneVM() in a VirtualMachine entity.

  $ perl CloneVMExample.pl--username=administrator@vlab--server = 172.16.254.50 - password = VMware1! -vmname = SourceVM - dcname = DC01

  New machine virtual 'CloneVM () - Test' cloned successfully at CloneVM().

  CloneVM_Task() completed successfully.

  New machine virtual 'CloneVM_Task () - Test' cloned successfully at CloneVM_Task().

• Activation of Windows 7 with linked clones

  Hi all, I know that this has been discussed in previous posts, but I think I need some clarification. We use View 4.6 and I noticed that, in some cases (not all the time) when someone connects to your desktop of Windows 7 linked clone the message 'Windows is now activated' appears in the lower right. Other times I check and said BONE it will be self-activated in 3 days.

  The main image has been activated using our key to activate Multiple (MAK), and we do not have a Service (KMS) key management server.

  According to this KB article http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 1026556

  We are encouraged to move to a system of authorisation KMS on the master server. Here are my questions...

  1. what happens if I do nothing and we run out of activations? Someone wouldn't have to be connected for 3 days for the timeout to occur? It seems to turn on only when someone connects (AFAIK). What is when to start the countdown 3?

  2. what happens if we change the option in the registry (AllowActivateMAKLicense) to activate QuickPrep activate using MAK? Everyone does, what are the advantages and disadvantages.

  3. what happens if I change the SkipLicenseActivation registry entry? It's basically what I'm doing now and let Windows activate itself when someone connects?

  4. If I should not pass master image to use a KMS how to do that? I wouldn't have to rebuild the image from scratch.

  5 is there any difference between using the "Refresh" vs "Delete" option pool after disconnect in what concerns the way the OS license is activated? If I update will keep the activated license?

  Thank you

  Brian

  Actually, we had a similar problem as you with our base images. We built the images with the MAK and after that, it was discovered the problem in doing so. You can also change the types of licenses in your images in database easily. Try this page for more information: How to use the Volume Activation Management Tool or tool VAMT | The Windows Club

  This tool is very good in what it can tell you what type of licenses that you use MS product to you and you can use it to change the keys.

• Linked clones

  I'm only able to create a pool of cloning bound using the Active Directory object CN = Computers.  Whenever I try to use one of our other UO I get the error 'partial distinguished name of the container specific AD's

  not valid ".  I don't know that I need to list our structure active directory get out more, but have been unable to understand this, or find answers. An example would be that our field is ABC.  We then have an ORGANIZATIONAL unit beneath him where we keep all our accounts of computers called ABC workstations.  It's more broken down in the OU of love.  How to be in this UO IT in the view manager so that the linked clones would be placed in the unit of ORGANIZATION?  Thanks in advance.

  When putting in the chain of the OU, you must enumerate the structure to the rear.  Given your example: OR = IT, OR = ABC Workstations

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• When I open the dashboard it closes and opens up safari to a link of farmville. How can I fix it?

  When I open the dashboard it closes and opens up safari to a link of farmville. How can I fix it?  It's been since ages... thought that updates system could possibly set

  iMac 21.5, end of 2012

  This procedure will reset the configuration of your dashboard to the default value.

  Back up all data before proceeding.

  Please triple - click anywhere in the line below on this page to select:

  defaults delete com.apple.dashboard layer-gadgets && killall Dock

  Copy the selected text in the Clipboard by pressing Control-C key combination.

  Launch the Terminal application integrated in one of the following ways:

  ☞ Enter the first letters of his name in a Spotlight search. Select from the results (it should be at the top).

  ☞ In the Finder, select go utilities ▹ of menu bar or press the combination of keys shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.

  ☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.

  Paste in the Terminal window by pressing the command-V key combination. I tested these instructions only with the Safari browser. If you use another browser, you may need to press the return key after pasting.

  Wait for a new line ending with a dollar sign ($) below what you entered. You can then quit Terminal. Test.

• 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.

• 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.

• Force linked Clones to check the live servers to KMS for Activation

  Hi all.

  Apparently, linked clones will check the KMS server that was used to activate their master gold.

  (Centre of Documentation of VMware View 5.0) - Note This is display 5 documentation, but we use 6.1 view now.

  " For the approval of KMS, View Composer uses the KMS server that is configured to activate the virtual machine parent. »

  It is a problem if the KMS is taken out of service, or generally a problem - all the linked clones fail to activate.

  How can we prevent the clones related to use the same KMS server?

  How can we get the clones related list and choose the first KMS server, which is returned by the DNS SRV records?

  Thank you

  Update:

  High level of the DNS entry works very well.

  • We have added a DNS record called kms.domain.com that uses repetition alternate for our KMS server two.
  • We made the VM Golder Master point to the folder. slmgr.vbs /skms kms.domain.com:port
  • We rode to the top of some related clones.
  • Check where the clones linked when pointing to slmgr.vbs /dlv- both pointing the DNS record and not a specific server.
  • Made a second activation and performed a capture of packets at the same time slmgr.vbs /ato

  We found that the clones related to different servers and respond accordingly.

  The same thing can be done with office by using the ospp.vbs script (although different switches).