Set up the Skype for Business in VMware Blast session
This section describes how to install and use the Microsoft Skype for Business (SFB) on a VMware Blast desktop.
Log in as horizon administrator, and start the VMware Horizon Agent installation on the virtual desktop.
During the VMware Horizon Agent installation, select the VMware Horizon Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business option to install the VMware Horizon Virtualization Pack for SFB.
For Horizon Agent installation information, see the Setting Up Virtual Desktops in Horizon 7 document at docs.vmware.com.
The VMware Horizon Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business contains the following components:
Horizon Media Proxy—This component is installed on the virtual desktop.
Horizon Media Provider—This component is installed on the thin client.
Install the Skype for Business application on the VMware Blast desktop.
Update the ThinOS firmware, and install the Horizon.i386.pkg on the ThinOS client.
On ThinOS, log in to the VMware Blast desktop, and sign in to Skype for Business.
To verify if the VMware Horizon Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business is installed on the deployed virtual machines, check if the following registry keys exist:
For information about pairing modes for a session, see the Configuring Skype for Business document at docs.vmware.com.
For information about configuring Skype for Business group policy settings, see the VMware Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business Policy Settings document at docs.vmware.com.
For information about the performance data statistics, see the Dell Wyse ThinOS Release Notes at www.dell.com/support.
NOTE: : To check the Skype for Business call statistics, right-click the virtualization pack icon on the lower-right of the virtual desktop, and click Call statistics.
Limitations
Horizon Client 4.8 or later and Horizon Agent 7.5 and later are not compatible with older Client and Agent releases. Due to this limitation, when you use the Horizon Client 4.8 and Horizon Agent 7.5 with older client and agent releases, Skype for Business calls run in fallback mode and calls are not optimized. For information about compatibility of Horizon Virtualization Pack
for SFB components, see the article 54773 at
kb.vmware.com.
ThinOS uses the VMware binary. For information about the Skype for Business limitations, see the Configuring Skype for Business document at docs.vmware.com.
Known issues
Table 1. Known issuesKnown issues
Description
Workaround
If the Blast session resolution is higher than 1920 x 1080 during SFB calls with full screen, the mouse stops responding.
Do not use full screen during SFB calls in the blast session with resolution greater than or equal to 2560 x 1440.
After you install the JVDI package, the Trap 14 error occurs if you switch the playback device from HD audio to DP audio during the Horizon SFB call.
Do not load the JVDI package if you want to use only the Horizon package.
You cannot use the key on the headset to pick up or end a call.
There is no workaround in this release.
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