[Updated 27-Aug-2021] Installing VMware ESXi 7.0 is easy as there are not many installation options. It is almost a “Next, Next, Install, Finish, Reboot” process. The first thing is to dow

[Updated 27-Aug-2021] In the “Introduction” article, I made the following statements: I decided to go with Network File System (NFS) instead of Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (

[Updated 8-Nov-2021] On September 9, 2019, I published the Building Webster’s Lab V1 article series that used vSphere/vCenter 6.7 U3 and XenServer 8.0. This is a follow-up series on building the

[Updated 4-Sep-2021] Introduction I started this series to learn just the basics of VMware Horizon. I did not read any blogs or articles on setting up Horizon. I watched some of Greg Shields’ Pl

[Updated 4-Sep-2021] Whew, that was a lot to cover in over 400 screenshots and 450 pages. After completing your Horizon testing, there is a step-by-step process to undo all the work done in Chapters 1

[Updated 4-Sep-2021] With the DEM Management Console installed and configured, you tested accessing the various published applications for multiple users. In this Part, we learn how to use the DEM H

[Updated 4-Sep-2021] With the preparations out of the way, it’s time to install the DEM FlexEngine, install the DEM Management Console, configure DEM, and test with users accessing the publish

[Updated 4-Sep-2021] VMware Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM) is a multiple-purpose product. DEM can manage profiles and policies across virtual, physical, and cloud-based Windows desktops. DEM can al

[Updated 4-Sep-2021] Shortly after learning VMware Horizon, I used Update Manager to apply VMware updates to my cluster. I was shocked when my hosts would never enter Maintenance Mode. I asked a quest

[Updated 4-Sep-2021] In this article, we update the Server 2019 RDS and Windows 10 master image, shut down the machines, take a snapshot, and roll out the updated snapshots to the desktop pools. We al

[Updated 4-Sep-2021] We now have three desktop pools and four published applications. There is nothing else in the Connection Server we need to configure to access the published resources. Let’s

[Updated 4-Sep-2021] Now that we have two master images and a physical computer installed with the Horizon agent, it is time to create the Farm, three Pools, take a quick look at vCenter, and then p

[Updated 4-Sep-2021] With the Connection Server installed and configured, it is time to build master images. The third image is not really an image but a physical computer.  For this article, I used

[Updated 4-Sep-2021] With the Connection Server installed and configured, it is time to build master images. The second image is Windows Server 2019. For this article, I used Windows Server 2019 Stand

[Updated 4-Sep-2021] With the Connection Server installed and configured, it is time to build master images. The first image is Windows 10. For this article, I used Windows 10 1909 Enterprise Editio

[Updated 4-Sep-2021] There are several steps needed to have a completely installed and configured Horizon Connection Server. In this article, the following steps are completed: SQL preparation vCent

[Updated 19-Sep-2021] I use ControlUp for monitoring what goes on in the lab, and I use two IGEL devices to test accessing published resources. I am part of the ControlUPExpert Program, which gives m

[Updated 4-Sep-2021] With an overview of the Horizon lab and the required software downloaded, it is time to go over the VM details. From Part 1, here is the list of computers built for this lab. S

[Updated 4-Sep-2021] As stated in Part 1, all the software used for this Horizon lab has free evaluation software and licenses available. Let’s start with VMware. Note: For VMware product lice

[Updated 4-Sep-2021] Recently, my employer asked me to learn Horizon 7 for potential projects. The last time I looked at VMware Horizon (Horizon) was in the summer of 2015 for a vendor project. Horizo