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Implementing VMware Horizon 7

Implementing VMware Horizon 7 - Second Edition

By : Jason Ventresco
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Implementing VMware Horizon 7

Implementing VMware Horizon 7

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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 (16 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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Why virtualize our end user computing resources?
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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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Customer support
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1. VMware Horizon Infrastructure Overview
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1. VMware Horizon Infrastructure Overview
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VMware Horizon components
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VMware Horizon licensing
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VMware Horizon core infrastructure requirements
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VMware Horizon design overview
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Summary
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2. Implementing Horizon Connection Server
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2. Implementing Horizon Connection Server
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Overview of VMware Horizon Connection Server
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Horizon Connection Server requirements
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Horizon installation prerequisites
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Deploying the first Horizon Connection Server
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Configuring the Horizon Instant Clone Engine
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Deploying a Horizon Replica Connection Server
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Upgrading an existing Horizon Connection Server
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Backing up a Horizon Connection Server
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Horizon Connection Server recovery
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Summary
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3. Implementing Horizon Composer
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3. Implementing Horizon Composer
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Overview of VMware Horizon Composer
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Horizon Composer requirements
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Limits of Horizon Composer
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Horizon Composer installation prerequisites
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Deploying Horizon Composer
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Configuring Horizon Composer
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Backing up Horizon Composer
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Horizon Composer recovery
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Summary
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4. Implementing Horizon Security Server
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4. Implementing Horizon Security Server
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Horizon Security Server overview
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Horizon Security Server limits
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Horizon Security Server additional considerations
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Security Server network requirements
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Installing and configuring Horizon Security Server
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Deploying a Horizon Security Server
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Updating the Horizon Security Server settings
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Horizon Security Server backup
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Horizon Security Server recovery or upgrade
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Summary
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5. Implementing VMware Horizon Access Point
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5. Implementing VMware Horizon Access Point
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Horizon Access Point overview
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Horizon Access Point limits
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Horizon Access Point additional considerations
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Horizon Access Point network requirements
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Preparing the infrastructure for a Horizon Access Point
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Deploying a Horizon Access Point
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Troubleshooting a Horizon Access Point deployment
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Updating the Horizon Access Point configuration
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Summary
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6. Implementing a Horizon Cloud Pod
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6. Implementing a Horizon Cloud Pod
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Horizon Cloud Pod overview
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Configuring a Horizon Cloud Pod
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Creating Cloud Pod Global Entitlements
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Removing a Horizon pod from a Cloud Pod
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Updating the settings of a Global Entitlement
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Determining the effective home site of a user or security group
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Monitoring Global Entitlement Horizon client sessions
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Summary
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7. Using VMware Virtual SAN with Horizon
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7. Using VMware Virtual SAN with Horizon
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Introduction
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Common VMware Virtual SAN terms
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Sizing a Horizon environment for Virtual SAN
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Virtual SAN and the vSphere VSAN SPBM framework
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VMware Virtual SAN configuration overview
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Deploy VMware Virtual SAN
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Using VSAN with VMware Horizon
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Summary
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8. Implementing VMware User Environment Manager
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8. Implementing VMware User Environment Manager
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User Environment Manager overview
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User Environment Manager pre-installation tasks
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Installing the User Environment Manager Agent
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Configuring User Environment Manager
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Advanced UEM configuration examples
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Summary
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9. Implementing VMware App Volumes
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9. Implementing VMware App Volumes
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App Volumes overview
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App Volumes prerequisites
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Configuring App Volumes Manager
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Deploying additional App Volumes Manager servers
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Installing the App Volumes Agent
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Installing the AppCapture program
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Creating an AppStack
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Assigning AppStacks
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Deleting AppStacks assignments
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Enabling Writable Volumes
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Disabling Writable Volumes
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App Volumes backup and recovery
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App Volumes references
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Summary
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10. Creating Horizon Desktop Pools
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10. Creating Horizon Desktop Pools
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Horizon desktop pool overview
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Desktop pool common terms
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Horizon desktop pool options
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QuickPrep versus Sysprep
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Advantages of linked or Instant Clone desktops
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Considerations for linked and Instant Clone desktops
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Creating a Horizon desktop pool
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Monitoring the desktop creation process
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Common provisioning problems
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Managing Horizon Desktop pool entitlements
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Summary
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11. Implementing Horizon Application Pools
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11. Implementing Horizon Application Pools
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Configuring a Windows RDS server for use with Horizon
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Creating a Windows RDS farm in Horizon
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Creating a Horizon application pool
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Using the Horizon client to access application pools
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Monitoring the status of Horizon application pool clients and RDS servers
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Modifying or deleting a Horizon application pool
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Managing a Horizon RDS farm or server
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12. Performing Horizon Desktop Pool Maintenance
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12. Performing Horizon Desktop Pool Maintenance
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An overview of instant and linked clone maintenance
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Managing Horizon maintenance tasks
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Global settings for Horizon maintenance
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Performing linked clone desktop maintenance
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Performing instant clone desktop maintenance
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Managing Horizon Composer persistent disks
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13. Creating a Master Horizon Desktop Image
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13. Creating a Master Horizon Desktop Image
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The importance of desktop optimization
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Optimization results – Horizon desktop IOPS
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Optimization results – CPU utilization
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Customizing the Windows desktop OS cluster size
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Permanently removing Windows Store applications
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Windows OS pre-deployment tasks
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Removing unwanted application – native update features
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Windows OS optimizations
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Summary
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14. Managing Horizon SSL Certificates
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14. Managing Horizon SSL Certificates
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Creating a Local Computer Certificates console
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Requesting a certificate using Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services
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Requesting a certificate with Subject Alternative Names
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Converting a certificate from PFX to PEM format
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Replacing a Horizon Connection Server certificate
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Replacing a Horizon Security Server certificate
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Replacing a Horizon Composer certificate
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Replacing a Horizon Access Point certificate
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Replacing an App Volumes Manager server certificate
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15. Using Horizon PowerCLI
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15. Using Horizon PowerCLI
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Enabling remote management on Windows
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Viewing all the PowerCLI commands and their options
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Sample data for Horizon PowerCLI commands
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Horizon PowerCLI commands not covered in this chapter
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Configuring the Horizon infrastructure
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Administering Horizon desktop pools
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Managing Horizon Client entitlements and sessions
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Working with Horizon desktop network label Specifications
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Retrieving information about the Horizon infrastructure
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Summary

Summary

In this chapter, you have been introduced to VMware VSAN, a software-defined storage platform that extends the capabilities of vSphere to provide storage for vSphere virtual machines.

First, we examined the VSAN requirements and limitations, and reviewed a simple VSAN sizing exercise.

Next, we reviewed the vSphere VSAN SPBM framework, which is used to control how VSAN resources are used. We learned how Horizon automatically creates and implements SPBM policies, based on the type of desktop being deployed.

In the remaining sections of the chapter, we reviewed how to configure our ESXi servers to work with VSAN, walked through the process used to enable VSAN on those hosts, and then examined what steps to take when creating a Horizon pool to ensure that it creates the VSAN SPBM policies.

In the next chapter, we will review VMware User Environment Manager, an optional feature of VMware Horizon used to manage and enable portability of users' persona data.

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