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Mastering VMware Horizon 7 - Second Edition

By : Barry Coombs
Book Image

Mastering VMware Horizon 7 - Second Edition

By: Barry Coombs

Overview of this book

Desktop virtualization can be a bit of a headache. But VMware Horizon 7 changes all that. With a rich and adaptive UX, improved security and a range of useful features for storage and networking optimization, there’s plenty to love. But to properly fall in love with it, you need to know how to use it. And that means venturing deeper into the software, taking advantage of its extensive range of features, many of which are underused and underpromoted. This guide will take you through everything you need to know to not only successfully virtualize your desktop infrastructure but also to maintain and optimize the infrastructure to keep all your users happy. We’ll show you how to assess and analyze your infrastructure, and how to use that analysis to design a solution that meets your organizational and user needs. Once you’ve done that, you’ll find out how to build your virtualized environment, before deploying your virtualized solution. But more than that, we’ll also make sure you know everything you need to know about the full range of features on offer, including mobile cloud, so you can use them to take full control of your virtualized infrastructure.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Mastering VMware Horizon 7 - Second Edition
Credits
Foreword
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface

Managing persistent disks


One of the other common tasks is to manage the persistent disks.

As previously discussed, a persistent disk can be configured on a dedicated virtual hard disk per user, which will allow you to preserve user data and settings between recompose operations, and more. There are a number of tasks that can be undertaken with regard to persistent disk management.

You are able to detach the virtual disk from a dedicated desktop. The main use case for this could be due to the end user leaving the company, and so the desktop is no longer needed but the data needs to be kept for compliance or audit reasons. It could also be because there is an issue with the desktop and you need to recreate it afresh without losing the user's data. Perform the following steps to detach the persistent disk:

  1. From the Horizon View Administrator dashboard screen, under the Inventory section in the left-hand pane, select Catalog. Now click on Desktop Pools. Double-click on the desktop pool from which...