HP T5520 With Windows CE 5.0 cant connect to VMware View Portal

[PauloAguiar]

Hello people:

I have been trying the VMware View 3 solution in a test enviroment I already have the configuration tested with my laptop

and when I decided to start trying with a thin client the issues start it

First I search in the compatibility guide to get a supported HP thin client and I got the HP T5520 with a Windows CE 5.0 operative system.

and when I try to log on in the VMware view portal via http://<server ip> I got an error saying the operative system is not compatible wich I cannot understand because the compatibility guide says it is compatible

after that I tryed to do a manual install via executing the installer and the system says there is not enough space to install it wich doesnt make sense too.

I will apreciate any help because I cant understand how this model can appear as compatible and give me this issues in order to test my VMware View solution

thanks

[mpryor]

View does not have its own CE client, if the HP T5520 is listed in the compatibility guide then HP will have developed their own View-compatible client for that system. You will need to use that rather than logging in through the portal.

[PauloAguiar]

Thanks for your reply but in the HP portal under the Thinclient software there is not any software for VMware there only a lot for Citrix software.

I also asked in HP support and they told me they dont develop any kind of VMware Client for theirn thin clients

[PauloAguiar]

Hello everyone following this topic http://communities.vmware.com/thread/197960

I reinstall my thin client usint the last release avaliable in the HPdrivers page this release has this date 31th july 2008 and there is no VMware client isntalled I also enable direct connect in the View Manager and I still have getting the same error when I try log in View Portal via https://192.168.220.48

Vmware View Portal does not support your Opearting System

I will apreciate any help Thank you so much

[mpryor]

As I said, you will definitely not be able to log in through the View Portal on Windows CE. There are two reasons why the HP T5520 would be in the compatibility list:

1. The T5520 is also available with another OS such as XPe or a Linux derivative and has been certified with one of these

2. HP have a certified client available that runs on CE on the HP T5520

Looking on the HP website, I see no mention of alternate OS options for the T5520 so (2) seems more likely, I'll see if I can find out what's going on here.

[mpryor · Accepted solution]

It was indeed option (2), it's fairly well hidden on the HP website, but you need to download their "VDM Broker Add-On for Microsoft Windows CE": http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=12...

It can also be found in the "Software - System Management" section of their support download page for the HP T5520. Thanks to wponder and the HP Alliance team for pointing me to the right place.

[PauloAguiar]

Yeah man after lot of time to figure how that thing works and used altiris deployment server finally the thin client can connect correctly to the View server

thanks a lot for your help