Why are you monitoring your desktops? I thought VDI was all about your users and their applications. Xangati brings an industry first for VDI, monitoring based on End-User Experience (EUX)\User Profiles. The newest release of the Xangati Managemsent Dashboard (XMD) Suite 5.0 integrates with VMware and Citrix connection brokers. In Xangati like fashion this is all done agent-less. For a good little discussion on agent vs agentless check this discussion out. I agree with the Deltona on 2nd comment, agents should be avoided at all cost.
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May
15
Monitoring Based on End-User Experience (EUX)
May
08
Silicon Routers and 10,000 VMware View Users – Whiptail
Whiptail launched “INVICTA” today and put on the big boy pants and lost the lizard and have a fresh new look. INVICTA is really a silicon router that allows there all SSD arrays now called ACCELA form a pool of storage, working as one unit. Today you can add up to 6 nodes with INVICTA, 72 TB of NAND flash, sustained bandwidth beyond 6 GB/s and a sustained IOPS beyond 600,000. Whiptail uses all standard MLC based flash so the price point is good and the SSD life span is really amazing. I have heard over 2 PB hitting an INVICTA setup and only have 2% wear on the drives.
May
08
VMware EUC KB articles for the Week of May 7th, 2012
VMware View
• After upgrading View Connection Server, a blank grey web page is displayed for the View Administrator console (2018751)
• VMware View Persona Management fails and data does not sync (2019247)
• VMware View Transfer Server fails to publish Local Mode image (2019448)
Socialcast
• How to decline or ignore invites to a group in Socialcast (2019339)
May
06
Persona Bake-Off: View Persona 5.1 vs ProfileUnity
Disclaimer: One is included and one will cost you money. List your goals for Persona Management before even looking at a product.
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May
02
#VDI Tip 70: Fixing the View Agent on Persistent Desktops without Recomposing
This is guest post from a co-worker, Brent Robin. Good find if you run into the problem.
1) Go to the vsphere vCenter where the vm is located and login to the VM via the console.
2) Login into the VM locally as administrator only.
3) Uninstall the View Agent. Reboot the VM.
4) Log back into the VM as the local Administrator and follow these directions as per this link > http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2002765
5) Disable any TP Autoconnect services associated to Thinprint.
6) Disable the antivirus scanner if applicable.
7) Install the View Agent ver that is applicable and reboot the VM.
Check the View Administrator console to make sure the Status shows “Available”.
9) Have user log back into their VM to ensure its stable.
