Login failed for user ‘viewcomposer’. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 18456)
The above error might show, if you use Microsoft SQL Server authentication instead of Windows authentication.
Setting up an ODBC connection for Horizon View Composer
Last week I set up VMware Horizon View 6 with View Composer etc and ran into an issue with setting up a proper ODBC connection for View Composer.
Before actually setting up a new ODBC Data Source for VMware View Composer, you’ll need to create a user and password on your database server.
In my case, I used Microsoft SQL Server 2012 and used Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio to set up a new user for my Horizon View DB.
Let’s go through the steps to get everything set up:
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The time has come – Datrium DVX Is GA
Today, Datrium Storage announced general availability for their Datrium DVX. In a previous blog post, I covered What Makes The Datrium DVX Unique.
If you remember previous articles, Datrium Storage is the first company to split performance and capacity in an inexpensive and manageable way.
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VMware Tools Spamming Logs
I noticed the following message in one of my VM’s vmware.log:
2016-01-17T06:58:41.066Z| vcpu-2| I120: GuestRpc: Channel 2, conflict: guest application toolbox tried to register, but it is still registered on channel 0 2016-01-17T06:58:41.066Z| vcpu-2| I120: GuestRpc: Channel 2 reinitialized. 2016-01-17T06:58:41.066Z| vcpu-2| I120: GuestRpc: Channel 2 reinitialized. 2016-01-17T06:58:41.066Z| vcpu-2| I120: GuestRpc: Channel 2 reinitialized.
Top 4 – ESXi one-liner scripts
I have caught myself quiet a few times running a bunch of one-liner scripts on ESXi.
Whether I setup ESXi, troubleshoot something or just test a feature, one-liners can often simplify whatever task you’re trying to complete.
Below is the list of one-liner scripts, which I use at least once a week.