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Implementing VMware Horizon 7 - Second Edition

By : Jason Ventresco
Book Image

Implementing VMware Horizon 7 - Second Edition

By: Jason Ventresco

Overview of this book

VMware Horizon 7 has been a buzz since it was announced. One of the major reasons is the introduction of the new Instant Clones feature. This book will complement the product documentation by providing real-life examples of how it is implemented along with the latest features and components of the platform. We'll explore the latest features of the platform, including those added through product acquisitions such as User Environment Manager and App Volumes. Further on, you will also be introduced to the new capabilities added to the core product such Linked-Clone RDS pools. Upon completion of this book, you will have an understanding of the capabilities and benefits VMware Horizon can provide to your organization, and how each of its components are implemented.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Implementing VMware Horizon 7 Second Edition
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
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Preface

Horizon Access Point additional considerations


The following are additional considerations that should be kept in mind when deploying a Horizon Access Point:

  • Like Horizon Connection and Security Servers, Horizon Access Points have no native load-balancing functionality. It is recommended to implement some sort of load-balancing functionality to help balance the client connections across all the Horizon Access Points in your infrastructure. Refer to the Load-Balancing Connection Servers section in Chapter 2, Implementing Horizon Connection Server, for information about load-balancing options.

  • As stated previously, a load balancer is also needed when you wish to use an Access Point to connect to more than one Connection Server.

  • When installed using the vSphere client Deploy OVF Template option, the Horizon Access Point is configured with a self-signed SSL certificate that will not be trusted by Horizon clients. It is recommended to replace the self-signed certificate with one issued from an internal...