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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

App Volumes backup and recovery


App Volumes stores all configuration information in the App Volumes database, and the App Volumes Manager servers operate independently of one another. Owing to this, there is no critical information to back up on the App Volumes Managers servers themselves, although if custom SSL certificates were installed you may wish to retain backups of those.

If your environment uses Writable Volumes, it is important to be able to recover the underlying storage configuration and contents. App Volumes manages writable volume assignments based on where the volume was first created, and, if those Writable Volumes are restored to an alternate location, their connection to the clients would be lost until they are imported and manually assigned.

What to backup

The following items should be backed up to ensure that App Volumes can be recovered in the event of a disaster or other scenario:

  • App Volumes Manager servers appliances

  • AppStacks can be backed up from and restored to anywhere...