In this chapter, you have been introduced to Horizon application pools. You learnt what versions of Windows server are supported, basic sizing information, and what is required to configure a Windows RDS server master image for use with Horizon, including configuration of Windows and the installation of the Horizon Agent software.

We then discussed how to create a linked clone RDS farm, which functions like a linked clone desktop pool, in that each RDS server on a given datastore shares the same replica image.

Next, we discussed how to create and test Horizon application pools, which enable Horizon clients to stream applications instead of full desktop sessions. We also reviewed how to monitor RDS servers, as well as Horizon application pool client sessions.

Finally, we learnt how to manage existing RDS farms, and Application Pools, once they have been deployed.

In the next chapter, we will discuss how to create the different Horizon pool types, which include those that provide access...