Quick Tip – Download the Azure Virtual Desktop RDPW files

Sometimes you need the RDPW files when having for example remote apps listed in a central portal application integration. Here is a quick tip on how to download the Azure Virtual Desktop RDPW files for desktops and remote apps.

1. Log in using the AVD WebClient using the following URL: https://client.wvd.microsoft.com/arm/webclient/index.html

2. In the right corner click on the Settings wheel

3. Select in “Resources Launch Method” section for “Download the rdp file”

4. Close the screen by clicking on the X mark

5. Click on the remote app or desktop to download the RDPW file

 

Quick tip: VMware VCSA installer page is blank when selecting a datastore

While upgrading a vCenter Server 6.7 to version 7 Update 3 using the vCenter Server 7 UI installer, I was not able to select a datastore for installing the new vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA).

The datastore selection was blank as shown in the following image.

 

 

After googling I found the solution on a blog from another vExpert (link) who experience this issue with VCSA 6.5/6.7 installers. So the issue still exists in the vCenter Server 7 UI installer.

Here are the steps to solve this:

  • Go to the %appdata% folder (it opens the C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming folder)
  • Delete the installer folder.
  • Run the VCSA installer again and you see the datastores again

List all the active VMware Horizon client versions that are used

Before upgrading a VMware Horizon environment I want to known what VMware Horizon Client versions are in use.  Just to be sure that the VMware Horizon clients are supported when upgrading to a new VMware Horizon version.

Another use-case is to identify the VMware Horizon Client versions that are in use for security releated issues.  In the VMware Horizon Administrator you can allow what VMware Horizon client versions are able to connect.

The following script displays all the VMware Horizon sessions and the VMware Horizon client version that is used to connect to the VMware Horizon environment.

Make sure that the VMware.HV.Helper module is installed (Link).

&lt;#
.SYNOPSIS
    HorizonClient.ps1.ps1
.VERSION
    1.0
.DESCRIPTION
    List all the Connection and displays the VMware Horizon client version. 
.NOTES
    Author(s): Ivo Beerens
    Requirements:  
        Make sure the VMware.HV.Helper module is installed, see: https://github.com/vmware/PowerCLI-Example-Scripts
        Copy the VMware.Hv.Helper to the module location.
.EXAMPLE
    PS&gt; ./HorizonClient.ps1
#&gt;

# Variables
$connectionserver = 'srv-con-01'
$domain = 'lab.local'
$date = Get-date -UFormat "%d-%m-%Y"
$output = "C:\Temp\horclients-$date.csv"

# Import module
Import-Module VMware.Hv.Helper

Write-Output "", "Connecting to the Horizon Connection Server"
Connect-HVServer -Server $connectionserver -domain $domain

# List all Users and clients with the Horion client the are running
$localsessioninfo = (get-HVlocalsession).Namesdata | Select-Object UserName, MachineOrRDSServerName, AgentVersion, DesktopPoolCN, ClientType, ClientAddress, ClientName, ClientVersion, SecurityGatewayDNS, SecurityGatewayAddress | Sort-Object ClientVersion

# Export the output to a grid and CSV file
$localsessioninfo | Out-GridView -Title 'VMware Horizon Client versions'
$localsessioninfo | export-csv $output -Force -NoTypeInformation

Disconnect-HVServer * -Confirm:$false

This script (HorizonClients.ps1) can be found on my GitHub repo (Link)