Welcome to my Dynamic Environment Manager series, where I show how I set up DEM in my lab. Having worked with VDI and RDS for more than 15 years, this product was a revelation for me. I absolutely love it, and I recommend it to everyone working with End User Computing!
The series is written for EUC administrators, consultants and architects, and follows the lifecycle of a DEM environment: planning and file server preparation, the Management Console, agent and Application Profiler, configuration, and day-to-day operations. New here? Start with one of the learning paths below.
This lab was first built with VMware UEM 9.5, before the product was renamed Dynamic Environment Manager. Some screenshots and names in the older articles are therefore outdated, but the content is still relevant.
Featured guides
| Planning | Prepare file shares and permissions using PowerShell |
| Install Management Console silently using PowerShell | Configurations |
| Pre-define Default Apps & FTAs | Export DEM shares configuration |
Learning paths
New to DEM: Planning → Preparations → File shares and permissions → GPO/Scripts → Install Console → Configure Console → Install Agent
Automating the setup: Shares with PowerShell → Console install with PowerShell → Export shares configuration
Managing an existing environment: Troubleshooting → Upgrades → Export shares configuration
1. Planning & Preparation
File server
| Configure File Server DFS | Configure File Server shares and permissions |
| Prepare file shares and permissions using PowerShell | Files and shares on Ubuntu File Server |
2. Management Console
| Install DEM Management Console | Install Management Console silently using PowerShell |
| Configure DEM Management Console |
3. Agent & Application Profiler
4. Configuration
5. Operations & Lifecycle Management
Official Omnissa Dynamic Environment Manager Documentation
Disclaimer: Every tips/tricks/posting I have published here, is tried and tested in different it-solutions. It is not guaranteed to work everywhere, but is meant as a tip for other users out there. Remember, Google is your friend and don’t be afraid to steal with pride! Feel free to comment below as needed.