VMware View Failed to extend swap file from 0 KB to xxxx KB during an instant clone operation

If you receive an almost immediate error when trying to provision instant clones of Failed to extend swap file from 0 KB to xxxx KB when using VMware Horizon View this can be generally for a couple of reasons. Firstly and most obviously, check that you have enough storage on your datastore to provision the swap file. The swap files are generally kept with the virtual machines however this can be Read More…

VMware’s C# vSphere client goes flat!

I’ve recently attended a conference call that finally confirmed something we’ve all known for a good number of years. From the next release of VMware vSphere there will be no desktop C# client management app (HERE). This has been a drawn out announcement and clearly coming for several major versions of the hypervisor as feature disparity grew between the available web client and the tradRead More…