VMworld 2018 – Monday

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VMworld 2018Day 2 of one of the biggest tech shows of the year.  The keynote yesterday was really good.  ESXi on ARM?!?  That and so much more.  I plan on taking some significant time when I get back to the real world and getting more detail around all the things that were demo’d and announced.  Yesterday was a whirlwind of announcements and vExpert briefings and content.  I only captured a small part of what I was able to do yesterday.  Such a great start to the show so far.

I got to tour the Hand-On-Labs on a guided vExpert only tour and later in the day I met the esteemed Ather Beg and Johan van Amersfoort.  I ran into Calvin Zito again and saw Snoop Dogg in concert at the Cohesity party.  What a day.  Let’s take a look. Continue reading →

Image Building Series – Windows Customization

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This entry is part 3 of 6 in the series Image Building Series

Image Building Series

Welcome to Part 3 of my Horizon View and Windows 10 Image Building Series.  So far in this series we’ve built a virtual machine and customized it for use with Horizon View and Windows 10.  We installed Windows 10 (1803) Enterprise, installed VMware Tools and ran Windows Updates.  All pretty basic stuff.

This article goes a bit deeper into customizing the instance of Windows 10 to be suited for VDI with Horizon View.  We’ll be setting a variety of Windows settings and options as well as staging the agents and components we’ll need in later articles.  I’ll be using a numbered list so you can easily follow this guide while adding detail around specific sections where necessary. Continue reading →

VMworld 2018 – Sunday

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VMworld 2018Welcome to the first post from Las Vegas of my coverage of VMworld 2018!  Sunday is usually pretty light since everyone is just getting into town and getting their badges and backpacks.  There’s a few events going on around town of course but it’s low-key compared to the rest of the week.  This year feels bigger and bolder so far.  There’s a ton of people here.  I’d say it almost looks busier than last year.  Let’s check out the pictures! Continue reading →

vSphere 6.7 Update 1 & vSphere Platinum Announced!

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vSphere 6.7 Update 1 & vSphere PlatinumVMware is at it again with a couple big updates for the vSphere suite of products.   I was  fortunate enough to be invited to several pre-VMworld vExpert-only webinars last week where we learned all about the new stuff coming our way later this quarter.

First up we have vSphere 6.7 Update 1, which is introducing a few big features as well as some very welcome changes and updates.  I’ll dig more into this in a little bit.  The second big announcement is vSphere Platinum!  I’m not sure how that fits into the Standard and Enterprise Plus edition naming scheme but it’s PLATINUM so who cares!  Let’s dive in to the fun stuff. Continue reading →

Image Building Series – Windows 10 Install

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This entry is part 2 of 6 in the series Image Building Series

Image Building Series

Welcome to Part 2 of my Horizon View and Windows 10 Image Building Series.  In the first article in this series I walked you through how to build and configure a virtual machine that is streamlined and customized for VDI with Horizon View and Windows 10.

This article will focus on installing Windows 10.  This particular topic is likely to be pretty redundant as I’m sure there’s a ton of content out there describing this process.  My take on it will detail how Windows 10 (1803) changes that process a bit and how to configure Windows as it fits into building an image.  We’ll be installing Windows 10 Enterprise Edition since it is the recommended edition for VDI with Horizon View.  I’ll be using a numbered list so you can easily follow this guide while adding detail around specific sections where necessary.  Let’s get started! Continue reading →

Image Building Series – VM Configuration

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Image Building Series

Welcome to Part 1 of my Horizon View and Windows 10 Image Building Series.  I’ve been wanting to get this series out for quite some time.  There’s a number of these types of guides out there as you may have seen.  I’m going to throw my spin onto this ever-changing topic with these articles.  I will detail every step I take in building an image for VDI desktops from VM Configuration all the way to installing applications in App Volumes and working with UEM.  This series is going to be a monster so keep checking back.

This first article is going to focus on the configuration of the Virtual Machine.  Surprisingly there’s quite a few steps and things to consider in properly configuring a VM to prepare it for a VDI master or gold image.  I’m focusing on Horizon View using Windows 10 (1803) in this article.  I’ll be using a numbered list so you can easily follow this guide while adding detail around specific sections where necessary.  Let’s get started! Continue reading →

VMworld 2018 – Preflight Checklist

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VMworld 2018I can’t believe it’s almost here again.  Less than a week from now and I’ll be in Las Vegas at the coolest technology conference of the year.  This will be my 4th VMworld overall. 3rd VMworld in Vegas and 2nd VMworld as a VMware vExpert and blogger.  I’m also an official VMworld 2018 Blogger for the 2nd year.  I’m incredibly thankful and honored for the opportunity.

VMworld 2018 is being held in Las Vegas for the 3rd year in a row at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino.  VMworld is VMware’s annual conference showcasing the latest technologies, products and services.  It’s also a place for all of their partners to showcase products and services and for their customers to learn about it all.  Historically VMworld has been held in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco and Las Vegas.  For more general information check out the website and the wiki. Continue reading →

Site Changes & New Logo

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VirtuallyInclined.comJust a quick update on this rainy Sunday.  I’ve got a lot lined up for the next couple weeks and I wanted to get some updates to the site done so here I am.  I’m re-certifying this week and going to VMworld 2018 next week and I’ve got some big things planned.  I’m releasing the first 6 articles of my Horizon View + Windows 10 Image Building Series.  Starting Sunday the 26th I’ll be posting one new article in the series every day.  If you work with Horizon View VDI or are curious about EUC at all please come check it out.

I mentioned I’m going to VMworld 2018 that week as well.  I’ll also be posting every day of the show.  I’ve got tons of stuff coming your way including some NDA‘d content that I can’t even talk about until the 27th straight from VMware.  I’ve also been invited to several vExpert-only webinars before the show that I’ll be posting about as much as I am allowed.  Between all that I’m also re-certifying my VMware VCP6.5-DCV.  Wish me luck!  It’s going to be a busy few weeks here.

To top all that off I decided it was time for some re-branding!  I designed a new logo for the site as you can see above.  I hope you guys dig it.  If you’ve been here you may notice I slightly changed the header on the site to reflect my new logo and added some new images as well.

Thanks for reading and please come back next week and check out all the VMworld 2018 action!

vSphere 6.7 VCSA Upgrade Issues

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vSphere 6.7Well I had quite the fun experience upgrading my lab to vSphere 6.7 and I had seen many others having similar issues.  I wanted to share the “features” of the new installer and VCSA quirks I had to work around to complete my upgrade.   I just rebuilt my lab with new hardware as I detailed on my last article that you should go check out here.  After the hardware was deployed I started the journey to upgrade to vSphere 6.7 and ran into two significant, but easy to fix issues. Continue reading →

VILab 2.0 – Time for an upgrade!

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VILab 2.0Welcome to the 2nd iteration of my home lab! I’ve been working over the last few weeks to get this post going so I could show you what I’ve been working on for quite some time.  One of my awesome customers was gracious enough to sell me some of their decommissioned equipment incredibly cheap.  This is what I wanted to have in the first go around of my home lab but I couldn’t find the right gear for the right price.  Anyway, on to the fun nerdy stuff!

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