Hi,
I just upgrade View Agent to 6.0.2 on vDesktops. But the MMR seems not work at all comparing to RDP desktop. could anyone give a hand?
Below cited are from "Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows" page 10-11:
Horizon Client 3.2 Windows Media MMR Support and Requirements for
Windows 7 and 8.x
To use Windows Media MMR on Windows 7 and Windows 8.x View desktops and Windows 7 or Windows
8.x clients, your servers, virtual desktops, and client computers must meet certain system requirements.
VMware software
requirements
n The View server must be 6.0.1 or a later release.
n The remote desktops must have View Agent 6.0.2 or a later release
installed.
I MPORTANT If you use Horizon Client 3.2 to connect to a View desktop
that has View Agent 6.0.1 or an earlier release installed, the Windows
Media MMR feature does not work, and the Windows 7 MMR feature
also does not work.
Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows
10 VMware, Inc.n For information about other required configuration settings, see the
topics about Windows Media Multimedia Redirection in Setting Up
Desktop and Application Pools in View .
View desktop
n The desktops must run one of the following operating systems:
n 64-bit or 32-bit Windows 7 Enterprise or Ultimate
n 64-bit or 32-bit Windows 8/8.1 Professional or Enterprise
n 3D Rendering can be enabled or disabled on the desktop pool.
n Users must play videos on Windows Media Player 12 or later or in
Internet Explorer 8 or later.
To use Internet Explorer, you must disable Protected Mode. In the
Internet Options dialog box, click the Security tab and deselect Enable
Protected Mode.
Horizon Client computer
or client access device
n The clients must run 64-bit or 32-bit Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1
operating systems.
Supported media
formats
Media formats that are supported on Windows Media Player are supported.
For example: M4V; MOV; MP4; WMP; MPEG2-1; MPEG-2; MPEG-4 Part 2;
WMV 7, 8, and 9; WMA; AVI; ACE; MP3; WAV.
N OTE DRM-protected content is not redirected through Windows Media
MMR.
Horizon Client 3.0 and 3.1 MMR Support and Requirements for Windows 7
Operating Systems
To use MMR on Windows 7 View desktops and Windows 7 or Windows 8 clients, your servers, virtual
desktops, and client computers must meet certain system requirements.
I MPORTANT With Horizon Client 3.0 and 3.1, Windows 8 remote desktops do not support MMR. For these
View agents, use Windows media redirection, included with RDP 7 and later, or upgrade to Horizon Client
3.2 or later and View Agent 6.0.2 or later.
VMware software
requirements
n The View servers and desktops must be View 5.3 or a later release.
n On View 5.3 or earlier desktops, you must also install the latest Remote
Experience Agent. See the View Feature Pack Installation and
Administration document for View 5.3 Feature Pack 1. For View 6.0 or
6.0.1, this agent is included in the View Agent installer.
n For information about other required configuration settings, see the
View documentation.
View desktop
n The desktops must run 64-bit or 32-bit Windows 7 operating systems.
n 3D Rendering must be enabled on the desktop pool.
n The desktop virtual machines must be virtual hardware version 8 or
later.
n Users must play videos on Windows Media Player 12 or later.
Chapter 1 System Requirements and Setup for Windows-Based Clients