Plain Virtualization

Recently done a few Horizon Proof of Concept and encounter a connection issue with App Volumes. Here is how I resolve the error message from App Volume agent "Virtualization is disabled". Do note that this is based on version 2.12. This error message encounter when your App Volumes agent is not able to communicate with App Volumes Manager. During installation for the agent and manager, you can choose whether secure or not connection. You MUST choose the same type of connection. However if you have done this incorrectly, this is the problem that is often the problem. Here will show you how you can first confirm the type of the connection are the same between the manager and agent, and change it if it is not. Agent To check if the SSL is enabled on the agent, head over to the VM that has agent installed, follow the instruction stated here . Manager For App Volumes manager, this is not as straightforward. Refer to this document . If you want ...

I decided to document about the setup of vSphere App HA.  This was mainly due to many roadblocks encountered during the installation.  I was not able to find a proper guide or anyone doing a detail explanation of the setup process.  Also the poorly written documents and documents are all over the place as well. Instructions from the document is also difficult to understand.  I did this many times in my lab to come out with a smooth out process via video and list down all the hiccups you will face. The App HA documentation site can be found here . vFabric Hyperic Server documentation can be found here . (This is pointed to version 5.7.x as the vFabric Hyperic Server binary at vCenter 5.5 for App HA is also at 5.7.x.) The requirements of resources by vFabric Hyperic server: HDD requirements for all deployment: 4.4 GB HDD (thin), 91GB (Thick) Small Deployment (< 50 platforms) Hyperic Server 2vCPU, 2GB memory Postgress DB 2vCPU, 2GB memory Medi...