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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)

Monitoring the status of Horizon application pool clients and RDS servers

VMware Horizon includes multiple status pages for monitoring the status of Microsoft RDS servers and their client sessions. In this section, we will review the different status pages and review what each status page is used for. The following steps outline how to use the Horizon Administrator console to review the current status of our Microsoft RDS servers:

  1. Log into the Horizon Administrator console using an account that has administrative privileges.
  2. Navigate to Resources | Machines, click on the RDS Hosts tab, and review the status of each Microsoft RDS host, including the agent version, number of active sessions, and server availability:

  1. Navigate to Monitoring | Sessions and review the status of each client session. The Desktop and Application buttons can be used to control the types of clients...