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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)

Summary

In this chapter, we were introduced to the VMware Horizon Unified Access Gateway, a feature of Horizon that uses a hardened, Linux-based appliance to provide Horizon customers with the ability to provide secure, remote access to Horizon desktops or applications.

We have learned what is required and how to deploy and configure a Horizon Unified Access Gateway, what the limits of a Unified Access Gateway are, and where the Unified Access Gateway fits within the Horizon infrastructure.

We have also discussed what resources are available to assist in troubleshooting a Horizon Unified Access Gateway, and how to obtain that information. We concluded the chapter by discussing the techniques used to update the configuration of a Horizon Unified Access Gateway.

In the next chapter, we will discuss how to deploy and configure a Horizon Cloud Pod, a feature of Horizon that enables...