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Implementing VMware Horizon View 5.2

By : Jason Ventresco
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Implementing VMware Horizon View 5.2

By: Jason Ventresco

Overview of this book

VMware Horizon View helps you simplify desktop and application management while increasing security and control. This book will introduce you to all of the components of the VMware Horizon View suite, walk you through their deployment, and show how they are used. We will also discuss how to assess your virtual desktop resource requirements, and build an optimized virtual desktop. "Implementing VMware Horizon View 5.2" will provide you the information needed to deploy and administer your own end-user computing infrastructure. This includes not only the View components themselves, but key topics such as assessing virtual desktop resource needs, and how to optimize your virtual desktop master image. You will learn how to design and deploy a performant, flexible and powerful desktop virtualization solution using VMware Horizon View. You will implement important components and features, such as VMware View Connection Server, VMware View Composer, VMware View Transfer Server, and VMware View Security Server."Implementing VMware Horizon View 5.2" will take you through application virtualization with VMware ThinApp, the implementation of Persona Management, and creation of Desktop Pools. We then cover View Client options, Desktop maintenance, and Virtual Desktop Master Image. Finally we discuss View SSL certificates management, Group Policies, PowerCLI, and VMware View Design and Maintenance to help you get the most out of VMware View.If you want to learn how to design, implement and administrate a complex, optimized desktop virtualization solution with VMware View, then this book is for you.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Implementing VMware Horizon View 5.2
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Deploying the first View Connection Server


Deploying the first View Connection Server is broken down into two stages; the installation of the Connection Server software and the final setup using the View Manager Admin console.

Installing the first View Connection Server

The View Connection Server software is delivered as a single executable (EXE) file, named in a format similar to VMware-viewconnectionserver-x86_64-x.x.x-yyyyyy.exe. This installer is used for all four View Connection Server types, which include Standard, Replica, Transfer, and Security. The following steps outline the installation process:

Note

If the View Connection Server has less than 10 GB of RAM, during the installation process the Java heap size of the server will be set to a reduced value, which may cause problems during periods of heavy use. This value cannot be changed without removing and reinstalling the View Connection Server software, so it is recommended you allocate at least 10 GB of RAM to the server prior to...