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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

Updating the Horizon Access Point configuration


Unlike Horizon Connection Servers, an Access Point does not have an administrative web page. Technically speaking, neither does a Security Server, but you can change some of their settings using the Horizon Administrator console.

The only option for updating the configuration of an Access Point is to submit JSON requests to REST API interface, a process discussed in Chapter 14, Managing Horizon SSL Certificates . In the Replacing a Horizon Access Point certificate section of that chapter, you can see how to use a JSON request to replace the existing Access Point SSL certificate with a new one. Using the procedure detailed in that section to establish the connection to the Access Point REST API, you can perform almost any configuration task needed.

The Using the Access Point REST API section of the VMware document Deploying and Configuring Access Point (https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/view_pubs.html) provides a full list of the configuration...