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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)

Managing a Horizon RDS farm or server

This section will discuss the steps that are required to modify the configuration of an existing Horizon Microsoft RDS farm or individual RDS server. These include key configuration items that impact the Horizon client connection protocol, session handling, and many other common pool settings.

The following steps outline how to edit the settings of an existing RDS farm. Individual RDS servers can only be disabled or deleted; no other configuration options exist.

  1. Log into the Horizon Administrator console using an account that has administrative privileges.
  2. Navigate to Resources | Farms and click on the RDS farm that needs to be updated.
  3. Right-click on the farm and click on Disable to prevent additional clients from logging in; existing sessions will not be affected. This feature is typically used prior to performing farm-wide maintenance...