MODULE 8: SYSTEM SETTINGS

Agenda Manage Appliances’ Action Menu Review of MA and CP settings Review and explanation of the options in “Settings and Configurations” sub-tab

Manage Appliance Action Menu Add or remove a CP in the environment Change CP or MA settings Upgrade MA and CPs Export System logs and crash dump files (for support Remove an old gold image listed the “Create OS layer” Reporting Sync Infrastrcture

Editing the MA Primary reason for editing the MA is to expose additional hosts and datastores to Unidesk

Creating/Editing a CP (options) Host to deploy the CP to initially (or permanent) Hosts available for desktop deployment Selection of datastores for layers/backups Network Settings

Exporting the Log Files Will them OR provide you with a URL to download in the task

Reports Unidesk standard reports are exportable to CSV Reports include: – Applications – CachePoint Status – Current Desktop Activity – Desktop Specification – Operating Systems – Priority overrides

Synchronize Infrastructure Compares what is in the Unidesk DB to actual VMs in vCenter Corrects VM-ID issues w/ desktops or CachePoints Can recreate Install Machines if deleted Used sometimes during vCenter moves DOES NOT RECOVER A DESKTOP THAT HAS BEEN MANUALLY DELETED

Settings and Configuration Sub-tab XenDT & View Configuration Backup Retention settings alert configuration (SMTP Relay) CP template settings Audit and logging retention (default 180 days) Maintenance Schedules

REVIEW THE SYSTEM TAB Lab

Questions you may see again When creating a new CachePoint you are asked for two Host Servers. Why? Where can you find the current Unidesk settings for VMware View broker integration? You have added new storage to your VMware environment but cannot “See” it within Unidesk to deploy a new CachePoint. Why?