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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

Installing the Horizon View agent for RDSH


In the next part of the process, we are going to install the Horizon View agent onto the RDSH server. The agent is exactly the same agent as the one that you would install on the virtual desktop machines.

Browse to the shared software folder and navigate to the agent installation application, as shown in the following screenshot.

The file you are looking for is VMware-viewagent-x86_64-7.0.0-3618085. The seven-digit number at the end of the filename refers to the build version, and so you may have a different number depending on the build version you are using:

Double-click to launch the View Agent installer to install the Horizon View agent onto the RDSH server:

  1. You will now see the Welcome to the Installation Wizard for VMware Horizon View Agent dialog box, as shown in the following screenshot:

  2. Click the Next > button to start the installation.

    You will now see the License Agreement dialog box.

  3. Click the radio button for I accept the terms in the...