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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)

Configuring a Horizon Cloud Pod

A Horizon Cloud Pod is configured using the Horizon Administration console for each Pod that will be a member. In this section, we will create a Cloud Pod consisting of two Horizon pods.

All Connection Servers within a Cloud Pod must have unique names, even if they are in different domains. Additionally, do not reboot or restart any services on Connection Servers while creating a Cloud Pod.

The following procedure outlines how to create a Cloud Pod:

  1. Log on to the Horizon Administration console of the intended first member of the Cloud Pod using an AD account that has administrative permissions within Horizon.
  2. Open the View Configuration | Cloud Pod Architecture window within the console.
  3. Click on the Initialize the Cloud Pod Architecture feature link to open the Initialize window, as shown in the following screenshot. Click OK to proceed, and monitor...