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VMware Horizon View Essentials

VMware Horizon View Essentials

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

VMware Horizon View Essentials

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

Chapter 4. Installing Horizon View 6.0

In this chapter, we are going to concentrate on getting Horizon View installed and running in our environment. Before we perform the install, we will cover some of the prerequisites and minimum requirements as well as what to download.

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