Daniel KeerI'm excited to share that I'm an Omnissa Tech Insider for 2026! Congrats to everyone that also made it in!
I made another blog post, this time it's about how to configure the locked properties file for Horizon.
https://thedxt.ca/2025/12/configure-locked-properties-for-horizon/
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Configure locked.properties for Omnissa Horizon
In this post, I will show you, step by step, how to configure the locked.properties file for Omnissa Horizon (formerly VMware Horizon) to work with the Omnissa UAG (Unified Access Gateway). The Omnissa Horizon locked.properties file is a key component of Horizon’s functionality and security. When the locked.properties file is not configured correctly, Horizon may…
Here's how to configure the UAG with Horizon.
https://thedxt.ca/2025/12/configure-uag-with-horizon/
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Configure Omnissa UAG with Omnissa Horizon
In this post, I will show you step by step how to configure the Omnissa UAG (Unified Access Gateway) to work with Omnissa Horizon (formerly VMware Horizon). Prerequisites If you need to learn how, my post Install Horizon Connection Server details all the steps. If you need to learn how, my post Install Omnissa Horizon…
Here's how to create the Horizon locked.properties file, including all the settings I could find.
https://thedxt.ca/2025/11/horizon-locked-properties-settings/
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Omnissa Horizon locked.properties Settings
The Omnissa Horizon locked.properties file feels like the best worst-kept secret. The Horizon locked.properties file allows you to change many settings that aren’t accessible from the main Horizon admin interface. In this post, I will show you step-by-step how to create and configure the locked.properties file, along with all the settings I’ve found that can…
Here's how to deploy the Omnissa UAG on VMware vCenter
https://thedxt.ca/2025/11/deploy-uag-on-vcenter/
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Deploy Omnissa UAG on VMware vCenter
Deploying the Omnissa UAG (Unified Access Gateway) on VMware vCenter can be a daunting task if you’ve never done it before. In this post, I will show you step-by-step how to deploy the Omnissa Horizon UAG on VMware vCenter. The Process In my example, I will name it DXT-HO-UAG01 and select the location named Datacenter.…
I went to VMUG Connect in Saint Louis and it was awesome! Here's a recap of my adventure.
https://thedxt.ca/2025/05/i-went-to-vmug-connect-2025/
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I Went to VMUG Connect 2025
This year, I attended the first-ever VMUG Connect. VMUG Connect is a multiday VMUG (VMware User Group) conference in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, from April 23rd to April 25th. If you haven’t heard of VMUG. VMUG is a community of IT people who want to talk and nerd out about VMware products and features. There…
I got some Omnissa Tech Insider Swag today!!
💥🆕 here's how to backup the Horizon Connection Server along with changing and testing the data recovery password.
https://thedxt.ca/2025/02/horizon-connection-server-backup/
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Omnissa Horizon Connection Server Backup
At the very core of Omnissa Horizon is an ADAM (Active Directory Application Mode) LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) database. Even though Horizon servers are typically domain-joined, they still maintain their own ADAM LDAP database for all the configurations in Horizon. It’s a good idea to back up the ADAM LDAP database as it can…
I'm very excited to report that I am an Omnissa Tech Insider for 2025!
Congratulations to everyone that got into the program! Thank you to the team at Omnissa for this program.
Here's how to preload the Omnissa Horizon Client with a Horizon Connection Server.
Omnissa Horizon Client Default Server
There are a few ways to preload the Omnissa Horizon client (formerly the VMware Horizon client) with a default Horizon Connection Server. One method is to deploy the Horizon prefs.txt file with the Horizon connection server. For more information about the prefs.txt file method, my blog post, Omnissa Horizon Client prefs.txt, goes into detail. Another…