Archive for the ‘View Composer’ Category
View database backup
VMware View 3.1 offers a new function which helps you to automate the View Composer and View Manager ADAM database backup. Backup is often a part in IT which people forget about and just remember if it is already to late. In a View environment you can have two or three databases depending on the View license.
Storage Analysis of VMware View Composer
People asked me very often how exactly VMware View Composer does work, what’s the Replica image, what’s the source VM seen in the vCenter and much more. Today I found an interesting article from VMware vExpert Rodos which he has written on his blog site Musing of Rodos.
View VM naming pattern
The hostname naming conventions in companies are very different and mostly the come from the early days of IT. In banks for example often they are using a prefix or suffix with an increasing number. With VMware View it’s possible to use naming patterns to customize the hostname. By default the prefix can be up to 13 characters in length and some numeric suffix is appended to that in order to distinguish each desktop from others in the pool.
vClone growth rate
Great article from Ian Gibbs, a former VMware PSO consultant on yellow-bricks.com. Ian is responsible for delivering a 3000 user virtual desktop infrastructure in his new role. For this project he redesigned the storage layout this week.
How to delete orphaned entries in the vCenter?
The View Composer brings the linked clone technology to the View solution. Due to that the environment will need less storage for the virtual desktops. Form a technical View the Parent VM and the Snapshot will be combined as one VM or Entity. The virtual machine will be protected from deleting in the vCenter due to different linked clones a referencing to it.
Quickprep OU configuration
With VMware View 3 and the View Composer it is possible to create automated desktop pools using the linked clone technology and saving storage through that. Within the configuration you can directly set an organizational unit in the Active Directory for the desktops in the automated desktop pool.
Post Syncronization Scripts
Since VMware View 3.0 the View Composer is a component of the View Premier licensing model which helps to reduce the storage usage. The View Composer is available in the View Premier bundle and also in the View Premier Add-On package.
