Oh shit - that's awkward for me.
Wrong licence key with Application Remoting license "disabled" :-(.
I haven't seen this.
I just tried a trial key with Application Remoting license "enabled", and now it works...!!
Thank you very much for your helpful response!
Best Regards,
Andre
Dear peterbrown05,
You gave me a good advice. The issue is occurred due to the Citrix USB service hook the usb device.
When we stop the Citrix USB service in the Thin-Client, USB redirection works well.
Thanks for your help!
i have the same error after all update ...
excellent news. glad you got it working,
cheers
peterB
The issue has been identified and will be resolved in an upcoming release, 3.1.
please check this Doc
http://pubs.vmware.com/view-52/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/horizon-view-52-profile-migration.pdf
For example -
The following example migrates the V1 profile for the user ts115 on the computer devvm-winxp to the remote path \\file01\profiles. The utility takes ownership of the user profiles during the migration:
migprofile.exe /s:\\devvm-winxp\c$\documents and settings\ts115 /t:\\file01\profiles\ /takeownership
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Thanks. I went vcenter and changed view to vm and templates. Moved them into the folder named as the pool. Started new provision and vm name is correct.
Not sure if this one is even possible...
Within a view session, we are wanting to launch another view session, which is not ideal, although due to some internal policies this seems to be the way we are forced to go. Connection is fine, however in terms of printing, we do not seem to be able to get ThinPrint on the second view session.
The printer actually pulls through from the base desktop and ThinPrint is fine on the first view session, though when we launch another view session within our first view session, (although the printers are showing and ThinPrint is setup) we are unable to print.
Hi,
is there any planing for a new Horizon View Client for Linux that supports a RDS pool in View 6?
This would be a great help for our Linux users who gut issues with the Microsoft Gateway.
Hi
i'm facing the same issue. Mouse is very slow, lagging, jumping, like if a magnet attached in Autocad and some other CAD applications.
We are using NVIDIA K1 graphical adapters in VSGA and VDGA mode and two modes presents the same behavior.
relative or absolute mouse doesn't improve the mouse precision. Some small tips in Autocad and PCoIP improve a little bit but not enough.
My customer is going to stop the project if we don't find a solution (600 users).
tips are :
- Cursor is slow or jerky in AutoCAD | AutoCAD | Autodesk Knowledge Network
- AutoCAD mouse lagging, stuttering, delay and video acceleration - Spiceworks
- VMware KB: Erratic mouse movement causes issues with VMware Horizon View 5.2 PCoIP connections
You always have location based printing that you can use on the second level desktops, you just have to install the print drivers on the base and configure with GPO. Then just disable the automatic thinprint redirect. Not optimal, but workable. Did you try switching the protocol to RDP on the second level desktops?
On another real-world note, I'd be concerned for the supportability of your solution if you decide to go this route. Can you talk more about the policies that are driving you this way? There may be more ways to accomplish your goals than the one you've listed to address this.
I second marks link. 99% of the time black screen with PCoIP but works with RDP is network interfering with 4172TCP/UDP. Check physical and software firewalls end to end.
I've recently set up a deployment that works very well with both Autocad, Solidworks and Catia. We used:
nVidia K2 Cards with vDGA
Apex 2800 Acceleration cards
vSphere 5.5 and View 5.3 is definitely a requirement, even though the implementation guide lacks this specification
Endpoints are Teradici zero clients or clients with client side caching enabled
Win7 x64 only, Reserve all Memory for VMs, 8GB, 4x vCPU
Pool set to use vSphere settings for memory
Lots of network bandwidth, sometimes 14,15 Mbps per session depending on what they're doing.
Here's a few things to try:
The big thing is make sure you have some kind of graphics backend. 3D CAD in View without Grid cards is like trying to drag race with a 1980's Toyota Tercel. vDGA preferred for this workload based on my experience; more predictable.
Try setting the PCoIP max framerate to 120, and lifting the max throughput to 90000.
Pubs links here: VMware View 5.2 Documentation Library
Try reducing the minimum image quality to 40 from 50 and the maximum image quality to 80 from 90
VMware View 5.2 Documentation Library
If you have Teradici based endpoints, try with those.
Monitor the CPU utilization, the PCoIP server in the VM will go nuts when streaming high bandwith apps/video. This can be offloaded with the APEX2800 card, worth calling to see if it helps.
Be sure you're using VMXNET3 NIC in guest.
Below are some other optimizations I found in my notes:
Performance tweaks:
1. Enabling relative mouse on the View Client (5.3 only)
2. VMXNET3 FastSendDatagramThreshold for video performance
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Afd\Parameters
FastSendDatagramThreshold
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1500
reboot
3. For CAD IF AND ONLY IF lag during spinning and turning of objects with CATIA, up the max framerate
HKLM\Software\VMware, Inc.\VMware SVGA DevTap\MaxAppFrameRate
Value: MaxAppFrameRate
dword:00000000
(default is 30)
Infrastructure Information:
ESXi 5.0
vSphere 5.0.0 B804277
View 5.1.0 B704644
Agent 5.1.2
Linked clone with persistent disks running Windows 7 Pro.
I am running a linked clone setup with persistent disks. In order to give all users the same taskbar appearance, I use a simple VBS script (see attachment). This script removes all existing pinned icons, and then adds the pinned icons I want showing on the taskbar. Once the script is done, it deletes itself. It is launched from the registry (HKLM\Software\Microsoft\CurrentVersion\Run) through a simple run command on boot. The file is designed to run itself after every recompose, at which point it deletes itself and gets ignored until the next recompose. I have been running this file on my faculty gold for two years without a hitch.
For this latest recompose, I took my gold from zero Windows updates to all of them, upgraded from IE9 to IE10, and added Chrome. Once these features were added, I copied the VBS script to its default location in the root of C: and ran Sysprep, which basically copies the existing profile to the default profile. After every Sysprep, I create a dummy account named Bob. When I logged into Bob, the icons were removed and the new ones were added to the taskbar, and the file deleted itself just like normal. I buttoned up my image and pushed it to a test pool. In the test pool, the icons do not change, but the file does delete itself. I verified that I did indeed copy the file to the correct location by booting up the gold image and watching as the icon process completed.
I have verified the file is functional. For example, if I manually launch the file, it removes and adds the icons and deletes itself. If I copy the file to the root of C: and logout, the icons will once again change and the file will successfully delete itself upon login. Additionally, whenever the file is tested on the gold itself, it runs 100% of the time. There is something within the linked clone creation process, or the Windows first boot process, that is stopping the pinning operation from completing. It can’t be a permissions issue as all users are admins, and the UAC is turned off. I don’t think it is a resource competition issue, as my tasks look normal immediately after first login. I've tested after every program to see if one specific upgrade is breaking it with no luck.
Any suggestions on what might be breaking this?
Pinning icons to the taskbar is pretty annoying, agreed. Does your script work when you run it in a View VM post logon? Are you using quickprep or Sysprep?
Rather than worrying about the sysprep process, I'd just take care of it after the fact. Use GPO extensions if available, and/or a logon script to ensure your config is correct no matter what the default profile builds. Here's a good article. You can likely modify your script to run at logon in user context.
Forum FAQ: How to deploy Windows 7 Taskbar Pinned Icons by Group Policy?
Thanks for the reply.
The file will run post logon if I manually execute it and it performs like normal. During the clone process I am using quickprep. The only time I use Sysprep is for copying my default profile prior to cloning.
I've looked at the linked page, and I may consider going to something like that if I can't find a solution. I'm really hoping I can figure out why this has worked for two years and is not now.
Time consuming for sure, but this is the way I'd tackle what you're trying to do. If you're using persistent disks for users, I don't have a good answer and you should likely engage some migration help from professional services.
Real world experience for me says if you have to do this with linked clones, you're better off building a new environment and simply copying over the golden images and updating them, since they'll likely require a tools update anyway. Then do a slight of hand switcheroo on migration day. I know this doesn't apply to your use case, but knowing can't hurt.
Update sequence for vSphere 5.5 and its compatible VMware products (2057795)
I've double checked my front-end physical firewalls and port TCP/UDP 4172 is open for my security server but i've no matches on it.
access-list outside line 9 extended permit udp any host 10.80.8.1 eq 4172 (hitcnt=0) 0x304ff0bd
access-list outside line 9 extended permit tcp any host 10.80.8.1 eq 4172 (hitcnt=0) 0xfc6140ca
i can see traffic on ports 8443, http and https.
Thanks,
N.
Yep, default profiles are a PITA. Ultimately I end up having this discussion with every customer, how to control the default user experience, whether in the gold, with group policy, with a profile management tool or a combination of all. Group policy is my favorite method, just because it's trackable and free. Next up is third party profile management.
Methinks you're still missing something. Make sure your security servers have access to the network where all the view desktops are over 4172 TCP/UDP. A picture is worth 1000 words. Check everything between the DMZ and internal, specifically 4172.
