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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
www.PacktPub.com
Preface

Disabling Writable Volumes


There are two options for disabling Writable Volumes:

  • Delete the AppStack assignment that has the Writable Volume feature enabled.

  • Edit the AppStack assignment and disable the Writable Volume feature using the following procedure:

    1. Log in to the App Volumes Manager web portal of the first server that was deployed using an AD account that has administrative permissions. In the example provided, the URL of the server is https://appvolmgr1.vjason.local.

    2. In the Getting Started window, click on ASSIGN, click the checkbox to the left of the AppStack assignment to edit as shown in the following screenshot, and then click the Edit button to open the configuration page for the assignment.

    3. Click on the slider next to the Writable Volume: option to set it to No as seen in the following screenshot, and then click the Save & Exit button to save the changes.

Writable volumes are now disabled for clients who are assigned the selected AppStack. The volumes will not be deleted, enabling...