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In this blog I will introduce you to some of the basic functionality of using PowerCLI with vCloud. Installing PowerCLI The most recent version of VMware PowerCLI is available in the PowerShell Gallery so you can install the PowerCLI with one command:
1 | Install-Module VMware.PowerCLI -Scope CurrentUser |
And then load the module for vCloud:
1 | Import-Module -Name VMware.VimAutomation.Cloud |
When I loaded the… Read More
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In this article I will describe a procedure how you can update vCloud Director to 9.7.0.3. The update process takes around 10 to 15 minutes in total, based on my three vCD cell setup. The release notes for 9.7.0.3 can be found here. These are the specifics of my vCloud Director lab: Running version vCloud… Read More
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Introduction This article will help you solve an issue with vCloud Director 9.7 where it’s not possible to add a new role to the Role Based Access Control section of a tenant. This morning I wanted to add a new role to my tenant in vCloud Director. Normally the steps are easy: Navigate to vCloud… Read More
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Hi, When I was testing a customer portal I noticed that in chrome and development edge my desktops where not working any more. I was pretty sure that it worked the last time because we always (;-)) test these things. After doing lots of tests…. Because we are recently update to DaaS 8.0.1, we deployed… Read More
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In this blog I will take you on a small tour around some of the vCloud automation tools out there. Possibly these tools and or languages are already in use in your organization, making the adaptation of these tools rather easy. One of the biggest challenges I faced using vCenter was to offer API access… Read More
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In this blog I will explain how you can troubleshoot vCloud Director 9.7 SMTP settings when you receive a Fail – Error while configuring the SMTP server. Before we start, I would like to explain the different log files vCloud Director uses: All the logs for a cell can be found at /opt/vmware/vcloud-director/logs. vCloud Director… Read More
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In this article I will explain how to install public SSL certificates on vCloud Director 9.7 appliances. VMware points to this article to create and import a Signed SSL Certificate to the vCloud Director environment. The difference here is that most of us already own a SSL certificate. When this is the case, the mentioned… Read More
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Hi, For DaaS you can deploy a UAG (Unified Access Gateway) if you need one. Once you do, you need to run the command “sudo /usr/local/desktone/scripts/apsetup.sh” from the tenant appliance. Basically your UAG is now configured and ready for use. But after some it could be that you need to change your SSL certificate because… Read More
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In this article I will explain how you can easily identify and disconnect connected CD drives from VM’s on VMware vSphere using a simple PowerCLI command. Connected CD drives can cause issues when you for example want to remediate your VMware vSphere cluster using the Update Manager. Find and disconnect all CD drives from VM’s… Read More
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Configuring the File Share for Storage of User Profile Disks: Create a file share with the following NTFS and Share permissions: In our case : \\fs01.uwsd.loc\UPD Share Permission User Account/Group Permission Everyone Full Control NTFS Permission User Account/Group Permission Folder Administrator Full Control This folder, subfolders and files Authentication Users Modify This folder only Creator/Owner… Read More
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