After you create a VMware Dynamic Environment Manager GPO, you must configure its settings. These settings are required to configure the location of the VMware Dynamic Environment Manager configuration and profile archives shares, and configure FlexEngine to start automatically during login.
Prerequisites
You must at least configure the following settings:
Flex configuration files.
Profile archives.
Run FlexEngine at logon and logoff.
The rest of the VMware Dynamic Environment Manager GPO settings are optional and enabling them depends on your infrastructure and requirements.
Procedure
Open the VMware Dynamic Environment Manager Group Policy Object VMware Dynamic Environment Manager , you must edit the settings of the VMware Dynamic Environment Manager GPO that you created. Open the settings of the GPO from the Group Policy Management Editor. The VMware Dynamic Environment Manager GPO configures FlexEngine with the correct VMware Dynamic Environment Manager share locations and is therefore a required step. Configure the Flex Configuration Files Setting Flex config files setting. Flex configuration files contain VMware Dynamic Environment Manager data that FlexEngine uses to read and store user settings. FlexEngine runs with the user's credentials, and processes each Flex configuration file for which the user has NTFS read access. Configure Run FlexEngine at Logon and Logoff Setting Configure FlexEngine Logging Setting Configure Profile Archives Setting Configure Profile Archive Backups Setting Profile Archive Backups setting to configure the location where FlexEngine stores the backups of profile archives. Configure Application Blocking Logging to the Windows Event Log Setting Application blocking logging to the Windows event log to have the details on blocked application launches logged to the Windows event log. Configure Privilege Elevation Logging to the Windows Event Log Setting VMware Dynamic Environment Manager to log the details of elevated application launches and, if desired, de-elevated child processes. Configure Certificate Support for Mandatory Profiles Setting Configure DirectFlex - Advanced Settings settings for more fine-grained control over DirectFlex export settings and visual feedback. Configure FlexEngine Logging to the Windows Event Log Setting Configure Paths Unavailable at Logon Setting Paths Unavailable at Logon to determine the behavior if the Flex configuration files path or profile archives path is unavailable at login. Configure Access to VMware DEM Self-Support for End Users VMware Dynamic Environment Manager Self-Support. Configure Printer Mapping Timeout Setting
