Top 40 Horizon View articles for April 2016

Here is an update for the top Horizon View articles list for April 2016. This list is ranked by the number of times a VMware Support Request was resolved by following the steps in a published Knowledge Base article.

1. Manually deleting linked clones or stale virtual desktop entries from the View Composer database in VMware View Manager and VMware Horizon View
2. Using Microsoft Certreq to generate signed SSL certificates in VMware Horizon View
3. VMware View ports and network connectivity requirements
4. Removing invalid linked clone entries automatically using the ViewDBChk tool in VMware Horizon View 5.3 and later versions
5. Provisioning View desktops fails due to customization timeout errors
6. Linked Clone pool creation and recomposition fails with VMware Horizon View 6.1.x and older releases
7. Finding and removing unused replica virtual machines in the VMware Horizon View
8. Configure security protocols for PCoIP for Horizon 6 version 6.2 and later, and Horizon Client 3.5 and later
9. Removing a standard (replica) connection server or a security server from a cluster of connection/security servers
10. Restart order of the View environment to clear ADLDS (ADAM) synchronization in View 4.5, 4.6, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.0, and 6.1
11. Recommended restart cycle of the VMware Horizon View environment
12. Troubleshooting SSL certificate issues in VMware Horizon View 5.1 and later
13. Manually deleting replica virtual machines in VMware Horizon View 5.x
14. Provisioning VMware Horizon View desktops fails with error: View Composer Agent initialization error (16): Failed to activate software license
15. Black screen when logging in to a Horizon View virtual desktop
16. Generating a Horizon View SSL certificate request using the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Certificates snap-in
17. Recompute virtual disk digest tasks storm in vCenter Server
18. Performing an end-to-end backup and restore for VMware View Manager
19. Forcing replication between ADAM databases
20. View Connection Server fails to replicate
21. The View virtual machine is not accessible and the View Administration console shows the virtual machine status as Already Used
22. Configuring USB device filters and redirecting Human Interface Devices (HIDs) in View Client
23. Poor virtual machine application performance may be caused by processor power management settings
24. Network adapter disappears from a Windows virtual machine
25. Changing the log file behavior in the VMware View components
26. Troubleshooting USB redirection problems in VMware View Manager
27. Administration dashboard in VMware Horizon View reports the error: Server’s certificate cannot be checked
28. Connecting to the View ADAM Database
29. View Manager Admin console displays the error: Error during provisioning: Unexpected VC fault from View Composer (Unknown)
30. Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions for space reclamation in VMware Horizon View 5.2.x and 5.3.x
31. Troubleshooting VMware Horizon View HTML Access
32. VMware View SVGA driver reports newer version than the installed View Agent version
33. Troubleshooting Agent Unreachable status in VMware Horizon View
34. Intermittent provisioning issues and generic errors when Composer and vCenter Server are co-installed
35. Disabling the HotAdd/HotPlug capability in ESXi 5.x and ESXi/ESX 4.x virtual machines
36. Troubleshooting frequent PCoIP disconnects in a VMware View environment
37. Increasing the video memory on VMware View desktops
38. Determining which replica disk is used for a linked clone virtual machine
39. VMware View Administrator shows the virtual machine status error: Configuration Error
40. View Connection Server reports the error: [ws_TomcatService] STDOUT: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space