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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

User Environment Manager pre-installation tasks


This section will outline what infrastructure resources are required prior to configuring UEM in your environment. For the purpose of this chapter, we will be using the following AD security groups and Windows file share names:

  • UEM administrators AD security group—UEM_Admins

  • UEM users AD security group—UEM_Users

  • UEM configuration file share location—\\FS1\UEM

  • * UEM configuration file share location—\\FS1\UEMUsers

While the purpose of each resource is in most cases self-explanatory, the specific function of each will be explained later on in this chapter.

Configuration share

UEM stores its configuration, in a Windows-based file share. This share has minimal storage requirements, but must be accessible to all clients and any individuals who will use the UEM management console. The share and underlying folder requires the following permissions to be configured:

  • Share-level permissions:

    • UEM Administrators (UEM_Admins)—change

    • UEM Users (UEM_Users)—read

  • Folder...