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VMware Horizon View Essentials

By : von Oven, Peter V Oven
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VMware Horizon View Essentials

By: von Oven, Peter V Oven

Overview of this book

If you are a desktop administrator or an end user of a computing project team looking to speed up to the latest VMware Horizon View solution, then this book is perfect for you. It is your ideal companion to deploy a solution to centrally manage and virtualize your desktop estate using Horizon View 6.0.

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VMware Horizon View Essentials
von Oven | Peter V Oven
Oct, 2014 | 252 pages
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Table of Contents (12 chapters)
Preface
Preface
What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
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1. Introducing VDI and VMware Horizon 6.0
1. Introducing VDI and VMware Horizon 6.0
What is virtual desktop infrastructure?
Server-based computing and VDI
The benefits of deploying a VDI solution
The VMware VDI story
An introduction to VMware Horizon 6
VMware Horizon 6 editions
Summary
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2. Horizon View 6.0 Architectural and Feature Overview
2. Horizon View 6.0 Architectural and Feature Overview
The Horizon View core components
The Horizon View security server
The Horizon View replica server
Horizon View Composer and linked clones
View Persona Management
Managing USB devices in a virtual desktop
ThinApp application virtualization
Antivirus for virtual desktop machines
The PCoIP protocol – delivering the desktop experience
Hardware-accelerated graphics in Horizon View
Unified communications support
Real-Time Audio-Video
Horizon View Clients
The Horizon View Standard Edition licensing
Summary
3
3. Designing and Building a Horizon View 6.0 Infrastructure
3. Designing and Building a Horizon View 6.0 Infrastructure
Proving the technology – from PoC to production
Designing a Horizon 6.0 architecture
Sizing the infrastructure
Choosing the right client device
An example design exercise
Summary
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4. Installing Horizon View 6.0
4. Installing Horizon View 6.0
Preparing for the installation
SSL certificates for Horizon View
Installing the Horizon View Connection Server
Installing the View security server
Installing the View replica server
Installing View Composer
Post-installation configuration tasks of the connection server
Summary
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5. A Guided Tour of the Horizon View Administrator Console
5. A Guided Tour of the Horizon View Administrator Console
What is Horizon View Administrator?
Horizon View Administrator console UI
Summary
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6. Building and Optimizing Virtual Desktop Machine OS Images
6. Building and Optimizing Virtual Desktop Machine OS Images
Creating the virtual desktop machine
Configuring the virtual desktop machine BIOS
Installing VMware Tools
Installing applications and the View Agent
Optimizing the image
Building a GPU-enabled virtual desktop machine
Preparing the image for users
Preparing the GPU-enabled virtual desktop machine
Summary
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7. Configuring Horizon View to Deliver Virtual Desktops
7. Configuring Horizon View to Deliver Virtual Desktops
Configuring a linked-clone desktop pool
Entitling users to a desktop pool
Configuring a full-clone desktop pool
Creating a desktop pool for high-end graphics
Summary
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8. Horizon View Clients
8. Horizon View Clients
The Horizon View software client
Testing the connection to the desktop
Hardware-based clients and thin clients
Summary
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9. Fine-tuning the End User Experience
9. Fine-tuning the End User Experience
Active Directory prerequisites
The PCoIP tuning tool
Summary
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A. References
A. References
The VMware official documentation
The software's download pages and tools
Summary
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Index
Index

Chapter 1. Introducing VDI and VMware Horizon 6.0

In this first chapter, we are going to take a look at what virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) actually is, briefly explain the different technologies for delivering desktops and applications available today, and how they work. We will then focus specifically on the VMware solution, which is Horizon View 6.0, discuss its history and how it compares to other technologies such as server-based computing, before moving on to discuss some of the benefits of deploying VDI.

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