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Enabling SSH in Horizon Workspace Virtual Appliances

Are you a fan of SSH vs. virtual console access? I am. I much prefer to access a Linux/Unix vApp via SSH than via the remote console as this allows me to use Terminal on my Mac vs. opening a remote session to a virtual Windows system to then run the vSphere Infrastructure Client (VIC). It’s a personal preference, I admit. But enabling SSH does allow for direct SCP access as well.

Here’s how to enable SSH for the Horizon vApps.

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Horizon Workspace Environment Prerequisites

With VMware Horizon Workspace, there are a couple of environmental prerequisites to be aware of which, without knowing about can cause some minor frustration during implementing of Horizon Workspace 1.0.

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Announcing the Horizon Workspace Reviewers Guide

As mentioned in other Blog posts around VMware.com, Horizon Workspace 1.0 is now released! For those wishing to walk through their own review and proof of concept, the Horizon Workspace Reviewers Guide by VMware’s own Rory Clements and Muthu Somasundaram goes into excellent detail on the items needed in your lab for installing Horizon Workspace 1.0 and getting it working properly with some of your existing applications and VMware Horizon View 5.2.

Horizon Mobile Steps for a Simple POC

I’ve been getting asked quite a bit around what steps should be taken for doing a simple Proof of Concept (POC) of Horizon Mobile so I figured I would take the time to write up a few steps, some tips, and references.

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How to enable SSL in Horizon Application Manager 1.5

Here’s a detailed step by step guide on how to enable a Wildcard certificate in Horizon Application Manager 1.5.

There are many different ways you can accomplish this but this will get the job done..

How to enable SSL in Horizon Application Manager – wildcard v2

Horizon Application Manager 1.5 File Locations

Where are those pesky log files and other locational information for troubleshooting Horizon? Well, thanks to Andrew Johnson for this information, we have it all listed below.

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How to Make ThinApp Factory Horizon-Enabled

Here’s a simple process for hooking your ThinApp Factory appliance into your Horizon environment.

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Connecting Horizon Mobile to an Active Directory Domain

A short and simple posting walking through the steps to quickly add the Horizon Mobile appliance to an Active Directory domain.

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ThinApp Icons Not Appearing in Horizon

Often times we hear how someone is trying to publish a ThinApp Package via Horizon and not getting an icon. Continue reading