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VMware Horizon View 6 Desktop Virtualization Cookbook

By : Jason Ventresco
Book Image

VMware Horizon View 6 Desktop Virtualization Cookbook

By: Jason Ventresco

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (18 chapters)
VMware Horizon View 6 Desktop Virtualization Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
4
Managing VMware Horizon View with PowerCLI
Index

Configuring a Horizon View ThinApp repository


One of the benefits of using ThinApp with Horizon View is that Horizon View can automatically publish ThinApp packages to individual desktops or even desktop pools. This recipe will show you how to configure a Horizon View ThinApp repository, and then discover and publish ThinApp packages.

Getting ready

To create a ThinApp repository, Horizon View requires a Windows file share with read access granted to both Horizon View entitled AD users and computer accounts. The individual ThinApp packages should be copied to this folder using a dedicated subfolder for each.

How to do it...

In this section, we will configure the Horizon View ThinApp repository, and then perform an immediate ThinApp scan to recognize the ThinApp packages contained within.

Configuring a Horizon View ThinApp repository

The ThinApp repository is configured using the Horizon View Manager Admin console. The following steps outline how to add a ThinApp repository:

  1. Navigate to View Configuration...