Shortly after that announcement, word leaked out that persona management would not be available for rdsh sessions and published applications. Aug 09, 2014 rto software acquired by vmware has developed this solution and so its been successfully integrated in the vmware view 5 not the 4. Protect the view persona management persona repository. Rto software acquired by vmware has developed this solution and so its been successfully integrated in the vmware view 5 not the 4. Well, if you have a system to test with we could dig deeper. Policypak and vmware horizon view linked clones with vmware. When setting up vmware horizon view persona management, one of the. When vmware announced horizon 6 last month, there was a lot of excitement because the horizon suite was finally beefing up their remote desktop session host component to support pcoip and application publishing. You can set horizon persona management policies to enhance performance when users start thinapp applications.
For an automated pool, you install horizon agent with the vmware horizon 7 persona management setup option on the virtual machine that you use as a parent or template. The vmware horizon 7 deployment guide for healthcare is now available. Vmware persona is included in all editions of horizon. Transform static desktops into secure, virtual workspaces that can be delivered on demand. With horizon view vmware vdi solution, it can simplify and automate the management of thousands of desktops and securely deliver. Vmware has provided best practices for you to integrate into your strategy. Vmware view persona management is a feature in the horizon view desktop virtualization platform that stores and delivers userspecific data and settings to a virtual desktop from a dedicated profile located in a remote repository. Compare vmware horizon to alternative virtual desktop infrastructure vdi software. Your antivirus protection strategy must consider both security and performance. The optimization tool includes customizable templates to enable or disable windows system services and features, per vmware recommendations and best practices. With view persona management, you can configure user profiles that are dynamically synchronized with a remote profile repository. Vmware view persona management is a feature built into the horizon view.
Also, disconnect and log off doesnt work when vm is locked i have 40 people using view on floating desktops at the moment and half the time, their profile doesnt load. Configuring view persona management mastering vmware. Vmware horizon formerly called horizon view is a commercial desktop and app virtualization product developed by vmware, inc for microsoft windows, linux and macos operating systems. See configuring user profiles to include thinapp sandbox folders if your users generate substantial persona data, and you plan to use refresh and recompose to manage dedicatedassignment, linkedclone desktops, configure your desktop pool to use separate view composer persistent disks. Managing user experience with vmware horizon 7 enterprise. The view persona management feature is not supported with instant clones. Policypak and vmware horizon view linked clones with. Howto configure vmware view persona management esx. Interoperability with view persona in vmware horizon 6, vmware virtual san and vmware thinapp offers enhanced simplicity and flexibility for the 600 customers who are using unidesk with vmware horizon view. Configuring user profiles with horizon persona management. For more information, see antivirus scanning in a vmware view virtual desktop environment that includes thinapp virtualized applications.
For more information, see the vmware horizon 7 on vmware virtual san 6. I have chosen to edit the policy that was created in the previous. Vmware includes in view 5 an integrated virtual profile management system that is easy to set up, minimizes login and logout time, and allows for flexibility in. Persona management with the view persona management feature, the users remote profile is dynamically downloaded after the user logs in to a virtual desktop. The vmware os optimization tool helps in preparing and optimizing windows 1087 and windows server 2019201620122008 systems for use with vmware horizon. The following features are currently not supported when using instant clones. Vmware horizon view persona management service error. Persona management vmware horizon 6 desktop virtualization. As someone who spends a lot of time helping people to get horizon view working, one of the biggest pain points i was hoping vmware would address in the 6. This feature gives users access to a personalized desktop experience whenever they log in to a desktop. The vmware os optimization tool helps prepare and optimize windows 1087 and windows server 2019201620122008 systems for use with vmware horizon. When you create a desktop pool from the virtual machine, the horizon persona management software is deployed on your horizon desktops.
See windows 10 with persona management not syncing at vmware communities. Yes, its possible the logs disappeared along with uninstalling vmware horizon and not enabling persona indeed will cause the log files not to show up anymore. Oct 27, 2016 for more information, see the vmware horizon 7 on vmware virtual san 6. For now i can point you to this kb which can assist you in troubleshooting persona management. For horizon persona not with instant clones, enable the microsoft software shadow copy provider service. In addition to server vritualization,vmware aslo master in vdi solution, vmware vdi solution called vmware horizon view delivers desktop services from your cloud to enable enduser freedom and it management and control. Vmware horizon view is a commercial desktop virtualization product developed by vmware, inc for microsoft windows, linux and mac os x operating systems. This guide is of special interest to those in the healthcare field, in conjunction with the 7. Vmware horizon view script to create persona management. Persona management is an important part of our strategy to provide customers the ability to manage user data, settings and application access. Ive dealt with persona management and spoken with people from the old company. Antivirus recommendations for vmware view virtual desktop.
Also, disconnect and log off doesnt work when vm is locked i have 40 people using view on floating desktops at. To configure horizon persona management, you set up a remote repository that stores user profiles, install horizon agent with the vmware horizon 7 persona management setup option on virtual machines that deliver remote desktop sessions, add and configure horizon persona management group policy settings, and deploy desktop pools. After you install your vsphere virtual infrastructure and your view virtual desktop infrastructure, you are. May 07, 2014 i think youre missing one big issue with h6. This session will cover the basic features of vmware view persona management and the appropriate use cases where it. Apr 28, 2014 as someone who spends a lot of time helping people to get horizon view working, one of the biggest pain points i was hoping vmware would address in the 6. Horizon 6 persona management 32 bit persona management standalone installation for physical desktop md5sum. Prerequisites verify that you are performing the installation on a windows 7, windows 8, windows 10, windows server 2008 r2, or windows server 2012 r2 physical computer or virtual machine. There is also a standalone version of view persona management that can be installed on windows desktops and nonvmware virtual desktops. Webbased application that allows administrators to configure horizon connection server, deploy and manage remote desktops and applications. The secure, centralized repository can be selection from vmware horizon 6 desktop virtualization solutions book.
We acquired three products from rto software that helped us improve profile management and user experience, monitor application performance and provide it assets management tools. We have reported on the horizon 7 release as a major release including blast and vmfork technology. For now i can point you to this kb which can assist you in. Persona management is not recommended for new horizon deployments. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall vmware horizon 7 persona management supposing you want to. Feb 08, 2012 protect the view persona management persona repository. The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall vmware horizon 7 persona management by vmware, inc. View persona management mastering vmware horizon 6. Install the standalone horizon persona management software on each individual computer or virtual machine in your targeted deployment. Apr 22, 2014 configure vmware view persona management. The client software is known as client agent release train cart. Vmware view persona management deployment guide deployment guide 6 installation and configuration persona management is an optional feature, and you must purchase view premier to implement view persona management. Use this guide, along with the reference architecture guide on, to find the information you need to make your healthcare environment effective and efficient.
Overview of vmware horizon view 6 standard provide end users access to all of their virtual desktops, applications and online services through a single workspace in a few simple clicks. Aug 06, 2018 the gss said persona with view 6 does not support windows 10 officially, however, i cannot agree on it because the kb mentions the standalone persona, not the one included in view agent itself and view 6. In a very nice and effective manner of dealing with users data. Local system, full control this folder, subfolders and files. Vmware horizon 7 installation step by step vpractices. Although persona management is supported for existing customers, advances in horizon technologies provide more effective alternatives.
View persona management ensures that user profiles are backed up to the remote profile repository, eliminating the need for additional tools to back up user data. Installing the adm template on the virtual desktop. Vmware view persona management gives you the flexibility to create a vdi environment where you can allow your end users to log into their virtual desktops from just about any end point, without. Configuring user profiles with view persona management. The outofthebox persona management that comes with horizon view a series of active directory group policy administrative templates is.
After the test policy was created, i can now begin configuring view persona management. Use this guide, along with the reference architecture guide on vmware. Vmware view persona management is a feature of horizon view that stores and delivers userspecific data from a remote storage repository to virtual or physical desktops. Horizon persona management is a legacy vmware technology that can abstract windows user profile data from a persistent vm. Jul 10, 20 watch this video to see how policypak can lock down your applications inside of vmware view and keep your headaches and helpdesk calls to a minimum. If it helps your decision at all, an unnamed source inside the vmware euc group confirmed at vmworld during a group discussion that persona management had 0 developers assigned to it, and that it would not be receiving any more. Need to have view composer set up on a different server in order for it to be recognized. Install horizon agent with the horizon persona management. It communicates with horizon client to provide features such as connection monitoring, virtual printing, horizon persona management, and access to locally connected usb devices. Install horizon agent with the horizon persona management option. Vmware kb article 2118056 migrate vmware persona management to vmware user environment manager.
Configuring view persona management mastering vmware horizon 6. Vmware persona saves the entire user profile, meaning it is a set and forget roaming profile solution that is similar to microsofts native roaming profiles or citrix profile management. Vmware delivers virtualization benefits via virtual machine, virtual server, and virtual pc solutions. The gss said persona with view 6 does not support windows 10 officially, however, i cannot agree on it because the kb mentions the standalone persona, not the one included in view agent itself and view 6. We use vmware horizon to access software from on campus and offcampus in conjunction with a vpn. May 31, 2018 it communicates with horizon client to provide features such as connection monitoring, virtual printing, horizon persona management, and access to locally connected usb devices. Install standalone horizon persona management vmware.
Jan 29, 2016 vmware view persona management is a feature of horizon view that stores and delivers userspecific data from a remote storage repository to virtual or physical desktops. Watch this video to see how policypak can lock down your applications inside of vmware view and keep your headaches and helpdesk calls to a minimum. The product was designed for winxp only and vmwares been fudging it along since they bought it. View persona management expands the functionality and improves the performance of windows roaming profiles, but does not require windows roaming profiles to operate. View persona management was originally a technology product called virtual profiles and was acquired by vmware from rto software in 2010. It was first sold under the name vmware vdm, but with the release of version 3. Vmware horizon 7 deployment guide for healthcare vmware.
Vmware horizon formerly called horizon view is a commercial desktop and app virtualization. Persona management for floating pools can be hit and miss depending on how big the users files are. At a high level, the process of creating a master vm image consists of the following steps. The name was updated to horizon view with the launch of version 6 in april 2014 and is.
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