Why does the PCoIP Zero Client OSD image quality preference slider not have any effect on PCoIP session?
Answer: Activation of the  Image Quality Preference slider requires enablement of the  check box found in the  Configure PCoIP image quality levels  ADM GPO variable shown below.   The Image Quality Preference slider (shown below) resides in the OSD under …
The VMware Horizon View PCoIP server logs show "IPC Can't encode. Waiting. queue" after a random disconnect.
Problem The VMware Horizon View Client or PCoIP Zero Client experience a random disconnect from the VMware Horizon View session. Inspection of the PCoIP server logs show a high slice rate count after a random disconnect. The following example shows 192 …
Can a WAN accelerator be used to improve the performance of PCoIP sessions?
PCoIP does not benefit from a WAN accelerator, legacy WAN accelerator solutions use different methods to improve the performance of applications operating over congested networks. These methods include compressing packets, implementing proxy servers that …
Can't manage zero client after moving it to a different network
Scenario: You had the zero client managed by the management console and then moved the zero client to a different network. You can still connect to your desktop VM. You just cannot manage the zero client. Answer: Since network connectivity is confirmed …
Why is Adobe Flash choppy with VMware Horizon View and PCoIP Zero Clients?
Answer: Note: This article only applies to VMware Horizon View desktops that do not have physical GPU acceleration. To optimize the performance of Flash, ensure that the Flash player has hardware acceleration turned off: Right click on the Flash window …
Should I configure "Maximum Initial Image Quality" to 100 if I want lossless still image?
No. Regardless of PCoIP image-quality settings, still images are always lossless. The time it takes to display them depends on your image-quality settings and available network bandwidth. For most situations, it is recommended to use 40 for Minimum Image …
What does "IPC: Frame encode took xxx ms so far. Dropping down the quality to index x." in the log files indicate?
Answer: In this case, the imaging encoder has determined that too many bits were being sent in the upper portion of the frame (i.e. flooding) which causes the frame to take longer to encode, and therefore appears unresponsive to the user (> 750 ms to …
Skipped compressing pkt due to PCM bit length in the PCoIP Remote Workstation Card Logs
Scenario User notices poor audio quality when connected to a PCoIP Remote Workstation Card (host card), and the following entries are in the PCoIP Remote Workstation Card's logs: 12/04/2013, 00:01:41> LVL:3 RC: 0 AUDIO_CMPRS :Skipped compressing pkt due …
Why does the Management Console not recognize the DNS-SRV records and not connect with my PCoIP Zero Clients?
Scenario On a non-Microsoft DNS server, the DNS records have been created and the SRV record set for auto-discovery. However, the PCoIP Management Console is not recognizing these records and the PCoIP Zero Client devices are not registering in the …