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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

Preparing the infrastructure for a Horizon Access Point


The installation and configuration process for the Horizon Access Point requires some amount of preparation. This section will outline what is required prior to beginning the installation.

Tip

The procedure detailed in  Chapter 14, Managing Horizon SSL Certificates, in the Converting a certificate from PFX to PEM format section can be used here to covert a PFX format SSL certificate to the PEM format required by our Access Point.

Installation prerequisites

There are a number of prerequisites that should be addressed prior to installing a Horizon Access Point:

  • Sufficient vSphere resources for each appliance, which includes 2.5 GB (thin provisioned) or 20 GB (thick provisioned) of disk space, 2 vCPU, 4 GB of RAM, and one, two, or three network interfaces.

  • The OVF file should automatically select the recommended values for disk capacity, CPU, and RAM; only the number of network interfaces should be changed.

  • Three network interfaces are recommended...