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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

Summary


In this chapter, you have been introduced to the very useful component of Horizon: App Volumes. You learnt what is required to deploy and configure App Volumes Manager servers and their associated client agent software, and how to build, deploy, and manage user access to AppStacks and Writable Volumes.

We then discussed how to create and assign Writable Volumes, which are used to enable the persistence of user-installed applications in linked and instant clone desktop-based Horizon environments.

Finally, we discussed what is required when backing up or recovering an App Volumes installation, including the AppStacks and Writable Volumes.

In the next chapter, we will discuss how to create the different Horizon pool types, which include those that provide access to desktops as well as Windows RDS servers.