Horizon DaaS Service Center resource allocation – the correct way

Once you are done with the VMware Horizon DaaS installation at the Service Provider side, you will be presented with the DaaS Service Center.

The service center enables you to assign compute resources and managers such as vCenter servers. Single vCenter configuration is not supported starting with DaaS 9.1.x, so always make sure to provision 2 more vCenter servers. You may simply add vCenters through Add Host Manager wizard. 

You can manage compute resources by expanding the Compute Resources tab on the Resources page. 

The Compute resource role can be Active, Reserved, or Standby. These options are described in the following table. This is one of the most important parameters on this page.  

Compute resource role Purpose / Usage
Active Compute resource that is actively hosting virtual desktops. All the tenant VDIs are being provisioned.
Reserved Not used for provisioning desktops. This is used to host UAG, TA, SP TA, and other utility servers. 
Standby No longer used.

As you can see in the below image, the following cluster is not being used to host any of the VDI systems. 

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How to disable TLS v1.0 and 1.1 on Nimble storage systems

We all know that TLSv1.0 & 1.1 are no longer recommended and not secure to be used in production environments. Specially, if you are working in a secure environment you will be asked to disable insecure protocols. So, let’s look at the steps. The steps are so simple and straightforward. [Note: all the commands are in Bold Italics]

Step 01: SSH into the Nimble management controller (use the admin account)

Step 02: Check whether TLSv1.0 & 1.1 are enabled using the command

 group – – info | grep -i tlsv

Step 03: If enabled, try to disable those

group – – edit – – tlsv1_enabled 

You may enter either Yes or No based on your requirement. If you type Yes, both TLSv1.0 & 1.1 would be disabled. 

Step 04: Verify whether TLSv1.0 & 1.1 are disabled

 group – – info | grep -i tlsv