Archive for September, 2010
Renaming a View Connection Server? No!
There are several cases where it is a requirement to rename a View Connection Server respectively the Windows Server running the broker. This could happen for example during a network migration or a merger of two companies. To come directly to the point: Don’t do it, never just rename the Windows box computer name. There
are to many dependencies between the name and the View LDAP and other components of the View installation.
New VMware View Manager release 4.0.2
Yesterday VMware published a new maintenance release for VMware View Manager. The new version 4.0.2 does resolve issues in different areas.
Location based Printing in View 4.5
A great enhancement in VMware View 4.5 is the Location based Printing feature. With Location based Printing you can always print on a network printer, which is located nearest to you. The feature can be enabled via a Microsoft Windows Group Policy option and is computer specific. The functionality is relatively easy. There is a translation table which contains rules e.g. Map printer NP54621 if the client’s IP address is in the range 192.168.178.10-192.168.178.40. If the user logs on from a client device which is in the given IP address range, the network printer will automatically be mapped into the virtual desktop session. This is great for people who often change their workplace as seen in the healthcare or financial areas but there are a lot more good use cases for that.
Project Horizon
At VMworld 2010 in San Francisco, VMware announced a new project they are working on called project Horizon. This looks like the future of End User Computing. A user can logon to a web interface and can access applications granted to him. It doesn’t matter which and device he’s using, Windows, Linux or Mac. Brian Madden did a video with Noah Wasmer who’s the Product Manager for the new project at VMware. Check this brilliant interview on www.brianmadden.com.
PCoIP support for the iPad
VMworld TV shows an interview with Warren Ponder, Product Manager at VMware. He and Douglas are talking about the upcoming VMware View Client for iPad. A lot of great features are coming and it will support PCoIP. Check the video.
Role based administration
One of the new features in VMware View 4.5 is the role based administration. This offers more flexibility when working with different departments i.e. user helpdesk. In previous versions of View there was only the administrator role for the View Administrator interface. This meant that the user who logs in to the management console has full access to all functions. He could deploy and delete desktops or change the global configuration even when his job was just to monitor the desktops. With the role based administration feature you can now work with various privileges and permissions for the users who will get access to View Administrator.
