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Mastering VMware Horizon 7.8 - Third Edition

By : Peter von Oven, Barry Coombs
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Mastering VMware Horizon 7.8 - Third Edition

By: Peter von Oven, Barry Coombs

Overview of this book

Desktop virtualization can be tough, but VMware Horizon 7.8 changes all that. With a rich and adaptive UX, improved security,and a range of useful features for storage and networking optimization, there's plenty to love. But to properly fall in love with it, you need to know how to use it, and that means venturing deeper into the software and taking advantage of its extensive range of features, many of which are underused and underpromoted. This guide will take you through everything you need to know to not only successfully virtualize your desktop infrastructure, but also to maintain and optimize it to keep all your users happy. We'll show you how to assess and analyze your infrastructure, and how to use that analysis to design a solution that meets your organizational and user needs. Once you've done that, you'll find out how to build your virtualized environment, before deploying your virtualized solution. But more than that,we'll also make sure you know everything you need to know about the full range of features on offer, including the mobile cloud, so that you can use them to take full control of your virtualized infrastructure.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Free Chapter
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Section 1: Installation and Configuration
7
Section 2: Building and Delivering the Virtual Desktop Experience
13
Section 3: Advanced Features, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading an Environment

Disaster recovery and backup

As with any solution, fully understanding the backup and disaster recovery options is highly important. With Horizon View, there are multiple areas where you should understand the backup and recovery options, as well as the options that are available to you if a DR event should occur.

Backup and recovery options

There are several elements that you need to ensure are backed up when it comes to a Horizon View solution, which are as follows:

  • View Connection Servers
  • View Security Servers
  • Microsoft Lightweight Directory Service
  • View Composer Database
  • vCenter Database
  • vCenter Server(s)
  • File servers containing ThinApp, View Persona Data, UEM, and App Stacks
  • Golden images
  • Full Clone and persistent desktop...