Last year I blogged about using VMware with XenDesktop. That article was focused on XenDesktop 4 and VMware integration. With the recent release of XenDesktop 5, it’s time for an updated article. In this blog post I am going to go over using XenDesktop 5 with VMware.
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Converting VMDK to VHD for use with XenClient
I was recently working with Doug Brown (@douglasabrown, DABCC) and Shane Kleinert (@shanekleinert, CitrixIRC) on converting a VMware VMDK to VHD for use with XenClient. Using XenConvert to convert the VMDK to VHD completed without errors but when following Citrix Knowledgebase Article CTX127075 – Attempting to use a Virtual Hard Disk on XenClient 1.0 Created Using … Continue reading »
XenDesktop Deployments…Single or Multiple Hypervisor Infrastructure?
While working on a XenDesktop project in a huge VMware shop, I started thinking if a single hypervisor should be used or if multiple hypervisors should be used in XenDesktop deployments. Then I was on a conference call with Scott Lane, Senior Systems Engineer for Citrix in the Great Plains Area and also a co-author … Continue reading »
Using XenDesktop with VMware
Using XenDesktop with VMware Infrastructure 3 or vSphere 4 require a few extra steps to set up and configure. VMware Infrastructure 3 and vSphere 4 both have a few different steps for XenDesktop Delivery Controller and XenDesktop Setup Wizard communication along with the proper permissions for the account used to connect to your Virtual Center or … Continue reading »
