At this point in the AWS WorkSpaces series, I have created my own image bundle, deployed and tested AD-joined WorkSpaces, and have setup Liquidware ProfileUnity to save user settings. Now, I want to add applications to my WorkSpace BUT without actually installing them onto my WorkSpace. How can one add an application to a machine … Continue reading AWS WorkSpaces – Deploying Applications using Liquidware FlexApp
AWS WorkSpaces – Integrating Liquidware ProfileUnity
Years ago, when I started working with Citrix MetaFrame 1.8, I don't recall ANY conversations centered around user profile/settings management. Through the haze of memory, it seems like the biggest factor affecting end-user satisfaction was ensuring the appropriate mailbox was accessed when Outlook was launched from the MetaFrame server. Then as things progressed toward shared … Continue reading AWS WorkSpaces – Integrating Liquidware ProfileUnity
AWS WorkSpaces – Creating a WorkSpace Using an AD Connector
As a continuation of the AWS WorkSpaces series, I'll detail the steps to deploy a WorkSpace into an Active Directory domain using a customized WorkSpace bundle in this post. Creating a WorkSpace Using an AD Connector Within the AWS console, click WorkSpaces under the Desktop & App Streaming heading. On the WorkSpaces page, click WorkSpaces … Continue reading AWS WorkSpaces – Creating a WorkSpace Using an AD Connector
When you come to a fork in the road…take it!
"Someone may pull you aside and ask you about your interest in the open SA position." My boss quietly dropped that bomb on me during a team dinner one night after an AWS training event. Up until that point, I had been enjoying my time outside of work hanging out and joking around with my … Continue reading When you come to a fork in the road…take it!
AWS WorkSpaces – Building a Customized Image Bundle
A standard procedure in any VDI deployment is to create a customized "gold image". A gold image is simply a template machine on which the computing environment (OS, updates, applications, etc.) is customized to meet the needs of an organization, and this image then serves as the foundation from which copies/virtual desktops are built. There … Continue reading AWS WorkSpaces – Building a Customized Image Bundle
AWS WorkSpaces – Creating an AD Connector
In order to join an AWS WorkSpace to and then login using existing "on-prem" Active Directory domain credentials, a WorkSpace directory using an AD Connector must be created. Amazon WorkSpaces uses a directory to store and manage information for your WorkSpaces and users. AD Connector Prerequisites Before jumping directly into creating the AD Connector, be … Continue reading AWS WorkSpaces – Creating an AD Connector
“LDAP is not ready” when upgrading VMware Horizon Connection Servers
I must admit I think very little about the VMware Horizon ADAM database but this week I was forced to when a customer called to say they were having problems when attempting to upgrade their Horizon connection servers from 7.5 to 7.6. Specifically the error was stating that "LDAP is not ready for an upgrade." … Continue reading “LDAP is not ready” when upgrading VMware Horizon Connection Servers
VMworld 2018 REMIX
As I mentioned in my previous post recapping VMworld 2018, there was nowhere near enough time to complete my entire checklist for the week. I succeeded at most of it, but definitely let a few things slip through the cracks. That tends to happen when you mix a good bit of planning with many go-with-the-flow … Continue reading VMworld 2018 REMIX
Thinking about AWS WorkSpaces….
Recently, two events got me thinking more and more about AWS WorkSpaces. What is AWS Workspaces? Basically it's VDI on AWS, but here's the official AWS definition/description: Amazon WorkSpaces enables you to provision virtual, cloud-based Microsoft Windows or Amazon Linux desktops for your users, known as WorkSpaces. Amazon WorkSpaces eliminates the need to procure and deploy … Continue reading Thinking about AWS WorkSpaces….
VMworld 2018 Recap
It's been a week since I've returned from VMworld and I am finally getting to wrapping my head around everything that took place last week. It was an exciting and hectic week, with lots of announcements and even more networking. As I mentioned in my previous Tech Field Day Extra post, I had originally planned … Continue reading VMworld 2018 Recap