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Implementing VMware Horizon 7.7 - Third Edition

By : Jason Ventresco
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Implementing VMware Horizon 7.7 - Third Edition

By: Jason Ventresco

Overview of this book

This third edition of Implementing VMware Horizon 7.7 has been updated to get you up to speed with VMware Horizon 7.7 by showing you how to use its key features and deploying an end-user computing infrastructure for your own organization. The book begins by guiding you on how to deploy all the core requirements for a VMware Horizon infrastructure. It then moves on to show you how to provision and administer end-user computing resources using VMware Horizon. You’ll not only be able to deploy the core VMware Horizon features, but you’ll also be able to implement new features, such as the Just-in-Time Management Platform (JMP) and the Horizon Console. You’ll also focus on the latest features and components of the Horizon platform and learn when and how they are used. By the end of the book, you will have developed a solid understanding of how your organization can benefit from the capabilities VMware Horizon offers and how each of its components is implemented.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)

Implementing the Just-in-Time Management Platform (JMP)

The VMware Horizon Just-in-Time Management Platform (JMP), pronounced jump, is an optional component of an VMware Horizon infrastructure. The Horizon JMP Server provides for a single unified Horizon GUI that can assign instant-clone desktops, App Volumes AppStacks, and User Environment Manager persona settings to deliver personalized desktops and applications on demand, eliminating the need to maintain persistent desktops.

This chapter will discuss multiple topics surrounding the requirements, deployment, configuration, and use of the Horizon JMP Server.

We will cover the following topics:

  • An overview of the Horizon Just-in-Time Management Platform
  • The virtual machine and operating system requirements of a Horizon Connection Server
  • Infrastructure, vCenter, and Horizon installation prerequisites
  • Installing the Horizon JMP...