VMware App Volumes – Redirect HTTP to HTTPS

VMware App Volumes – Redirect HTTP to HTTPS

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VMware App Volumes communicate throughhttp and https protocol. Since, http sends data in clear text, people like to use https protocol. There are number of VMware KB those describe about how to configure systems for https communication. One of the VMware KBs number 2095972 mentioned how to disable port 80 (http) from manager. But disabling http port give a nasty error 403 /404, while user try to access using http protocol. To make it look better to users, it is…

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App Volumes 2.10 “NTLM Authentication failed for: Domain\user. Virtualization is disabled” (error code 401)

App Volumes 2.10 “NTLM Authentication failed for: Domain\user. Virtualization is disabled” (error code 401)

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VMware introduce NTLM authentication on App Volumes v2.10. It is used to verify the user, computer, and the domain of the agent when it makes HTTP requests to the App Volumes Manager. Unfortunately, this NTLM authentication method causing random Authentication failure when App Volumes Agent trying to communicate to Manager. It generally shows the error message – Error: App Volumes Message Error from Manager <dns name> (error code 401): NTLM Authentication failed for: <Domain\user> Virtualization is disabled Solution: Disabling NTLM…

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App Volumes 2.11 Known Issues

App Volumes 2.11 Known Issues

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AppStacks and Writable Volumes fail to attach on instant clone agents if the Data center name and virtual machine folder locations have non-English characters.Workaround: Change the Data center name and the virtual machine folder name to English. The Windows Search menu fails to launch with AppStacks on Windows 10 machines. BSOD occurs on 1 desktop during logon in a pool of 2000 desktops when AppStacks and a Writable Volume are attached.Workaround: Restart the machine or perform a delete operation to reprovision the…

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VMware App Volumes 2.10 – What’s New

VMware App Volumes 2.10 – What’s New

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Today VMware released updated version of it’s realtime applicationn delivery software VMware App Volumes 2.10. With this release App Volumes start it support for VMware Horizon View 6.2. Here is the summery of what’s new from VMware website: Windows 10 Support: Classic Windows 10 applications can be delivered through AppStacks to Windows 10 virtual desktops. End­users can install classic Windows applications on Writable Volumes when they are logged in to Windows 10 virtual desktops. Installation of universal applications is not…

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