Howto configure vmware view persona management esx. Download the standalone view persona management installer file from the. Open a windows command prompt on the machine and type the installation command on one line. The adm files already exist on your connection server at c. 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. Installer horizon agent avec loption horizon persona management.
Persona management is not recommended for new horizon deployments. Personas in view in the chapter configuring user profiles with view persona management in the vmware view administration guide. View persona management expands the functionality and improves the performance of windows roaming profiles, but does not require windows roaming profiles to. I dont recall the exact source but its my impression that vmware has basically stopped developingadding new features to persona management and uem is the way to go for new installs. To ensure that minimum security requirements for user profiles and cifs shares are met, download and use the horizon view persona management share.
View persona management preserves user profiles and dynamically synchronizes them with a remote profile repository. Vmware fling horizon view persona management share validation tool. With vmware viewtm 5, vmware introduces view persona managementtm. Upon installation and setup, it defines an autostart registry entry which makes this program run on each windows boot for all user logins. The view persona management adm template file and view persona management admx template file contain group policy settings that you add to the group policy configuration on individual systems or on an active directory server. Uem is much more powerful and flexible than persona, i would suggest migrating to it if you are currently using persona. View persona management advanced vdi with vmware horizon 7. The vmware os optimization tool helps optimize windows desktops for use with vmware horizon view. View persona management does not require the configuration of windows roaming profiles, and you can bypass windows active directory in the management of view user. There is also a standalone version of view persona management that can be installed on windows desktops and non vmware virtual desktops. Vmware delivers view 5 with persona management, pcoip boost. You can also use this view persona management feature to migrate users from windows xp physical desktops to windows xp view virtual desktops.
Is there going to be such a thing or is vmware going to create something new using uev. To configure view persona management on a single system, you must add the persona management adm template file to that system. Vmware initially planned to deliver this feature acquired through an rto software acquisition in view 4 last year. View persona management get advanced vdi with vmware horizon 7 now with oreilly online learning. Upon installation and setup, it defines an autostart registry entry which makes this program. Install the standalone view persona management software on each individual computer or virtual machine in your targeted deployment. This means when a user accesses the files that make up their profile, the feature copies those files to the users desktop from the network location where theyre stored. Download the standalone horizon persona management installer file from the vmware. Vmware view persona management the slog simonlongblog. Configuring user profiles with view persona management vmware. Sep 14, 2011 vmware view 5 premier edition includes view persona management, which lets it pros manage end user profiles that include settings and files, policies, such as access privileges, and various other settings. View persona management expands the functionality and improves the performance of windows roaming profiles, but does not require windows roaming profiles to operate. Vmware dynamic environment manager complements fullclone, persistent desktops in a number of ways. Vmware view persona management is a program developed by vmware.
Apr 24, 2012 vmware view premier includes an integrated user profile manager, view persona management. One thing that makes a vmware persona different from a windows profile is that the view persona management tool only downloads the profile elements that are absolutely necessary. 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. Persona management downloads only the files that windows requires at login, such as user registry files. As you could read in my article about the release in my post which was published here on my website a couple of. View persona management group policy settings docs. Vmware view 5 persona management is a streaming userprofile technology. To use view persona management with nonview physical computers or virtual. Vmware view persona management deployment guide deployment guide 2 table of contents. Synchronizing a user profile between a physical desktop and a view virtual desktop. Although persona management is supported for existing customers, advances in horizon technologies provide more effective alternatives. Vmware delivers virtualization benefits via virtual machine, virtual server, and virtual pc solutions.
With view persona management, you can configure user profiles that are dynamically synchronized with a remote profile repository. View persona management features such as folder redirection, offline file population during logon, background download, and replication of local profile files to the remote profile repository fail to function properly if the windows clientside caching system is in effect on the local system. Configuring user profiles with view persona management. Dec 29, 2015 vmware s view persona management tool which is included in horizon 6 with view replaces windows roaming profiles and streamlines the login and logoff process. On your active directory host, open the group policy management editor or, on an individual persona host, open the local group policy editor with the gpedit. View persona management did not sync properly when a user without a persona management folder on the network share logged in. What to do next optional configure the view persona management group policy settings.
To verify installation of the url content redirection feature, check for the presence of c. See microsoft windows installer commandline options. You must configure the group policy settings to set up and control various aspects of view persona management. Add the persona management adm template to a single. September 14, 2011 14 sep11 vmware delivers view 5 with persona management, pcoip boost. For example, if persona management is selected, the expected status of volumn shadow copy service is auto, rather than the default disabled. The view persona management adm template file contains group policy settings that you add to the group policy configuration on individual systems or on an active directory server. Download file from download button and unzip the file. View persona management advanced vdi with vmware horizon. As you could read in my article about the release in my post which was published here on my website a couple of days ago during the event, the new vmware view 5. The vmware view persona management enables you to manage users profiles in you organization by using your existing microsoft domain and infrastructure. New features of persona management in vmware view 5.
Replication failed with emc celerra when the file or folder attributes compress and hide were used together. When the user or application opens other files from the desktop profile folder, these files are copied from the stored. 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. Troubleshooting persona management 2008457 vmware kb.
View persona management was originally a technology product called virtual profiles and selection from mastering vmware horizon 7 second edition book. Vmware view 5 is available this week with profile management, more client device support and better pcoip wan performance. Downloading other user profile data only as needed, when the user or application opens a profile folder on the view desktop. By default, view persona management is installed in the c. To configure view persona management for a single desktop pool, you must add the persona management adm template file to the local computer policy on the virtual machine that you use to create the pool. See windows 10 with persona management not syncing at vmware communities. It doesnt take up any less or any more space than using persona management and provides the same utility without interrupting any of the other things that persona management provides.
Currently the configuration covers only persona management and view 5. Prerequisites verify that you are performing the installation on a windows 8, windows 7, windows vista, or windows xp sp3 physical computer or virtual machine. Install standalone horizon persona management vmware docs. By kevin goodman, director product management, enduser computing, vmware. Oreilly members experience live online training, plus books. Horizon persona management is a legacy vmware technology that can abstract windows user profile data from a persistent vm. 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. The horizon view persona management share validation tool is a commandline utility that analyzes user profiles and cifs shares used by persona management to ensure minimum security requirements are met. Vmware view 5 view persona management view persona management. Rto software acquired by vmware has developed this solution and so its been successfully integrated in the vmware view 5 not the 4. View persona management mastering vmware horizon 7.
Working with vmware view news, help and research searchvmware. For more information about this tool and its constraints, see horizon persona management. Vmware view premier includes an integrated user profile manager, view persona management. I was reading in the feature table of horizon view pdf that persona management was not supported in windows 10. This data can roam with the user but does not significantly impacting logon times and provides better protection against data loss or corruption. Add the persona management admx template file to active.
Persona management for windows 10 vmware communities. Vmware view persona management archives esx virtualization. Vmware persona management 64 bit persona management standalone installation for physical desktop md5sum. If you already use roaming profiles, persona management can build upon that functionality. Managing user experience with vmware horizon 7 enterprise. Vmware horizon view script to create persona management. View persona management lets start with a little bit about the background and history behind view persona management.
With the horizon persona management feature, a users remote profile is dynamically downloaded when the user logs in. Aug 09, 2014 the vmware view persona management enables you to manage users profiles in you organization by using your existing microsoft domain and infrastructure. Persona management downloads files as needed to achieve performance beyond. There is also a standalone version of view persona management that can be installed on windows desktops and nonvmware virtual desktops. View persona management archives esx virtualization. When setting up vmware horizon view persona management, one of the task to do is to create a remote repository to store the user data and settings, applicationspecific data, and other usergenerated information in user profiles.
The view persona management group policy settings are installed in computer configuration policies administrative templates persona management. The information is used to tweak optimization items. Horizon 7 persona management 64 bit persona management standalone installation for physical desktop md5sum. Vmware view 5 is generally available now with pcoip improvements, profile management, more client device support and other awaited features earlier this week, vmware also released new versions of its other desktop products. Im using view persona management instead of persistent disks and plan on sticking with that setup. Vmwares view persona management tool which is included in horizon 6 with view replaces windows roaming profiles and streamlines the login and logoff process. This feature gives users access to a personalized desktop experience whenever they log in to a desktop. View persona management group policy settings vmware.
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. Today at vmworld 2011 in las vegas we are excited to announce vmware view 5 the newest version of view continues to help it organizations empower a more agile, productive and connected enterprise by enabling a better desktop. Aug 30, 2011 with view persona management, if you provision desktops with vmware thinapp applications, the thinapp sandbox data can also be stored in the user profile. Rto software acquired by vmware has developed this solution and so its been successfully integrated in. User profiles user profiles hold personal data and settings that users can access from wherever they open their desktops. Vmware view persona management view persona management. Also, disconnect and log off doesnt work when vm is locked.
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