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VMware Horizon 6 Desktop Virtualization Solutions

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VMware Horizon 6 Desktop Virtualization Solutions
Sep, 2014 | 362 pages
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Table of Contents (21 chapters)
VMware Horizon 6 Desktop Virtualization Solutions
VMware Horizon 6 Desktop Virtualization Solutions
Credits
Credits
Foreword
Foreword
About the Authors
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Components of VMware Horizon View 6
Components of VMware Horizon View 6
The core components of VMware Horizon View 6
vCenter Server
View Connection Server
View Manager
View Agent
Horizon Client
View Composer (an optional component)
Snapshots and linked clones
Types of disks for vDesktops
View Composer Array Integration (VCAI)
VMware Horizon editions
Summary
2
Solution Methodology
Solution Methodology
Assessment
Plan (define use cases)
Design
Pilot and validate
Implementation
User migration
Hand-off and manage
Summary
3
Persistent or Nonpersistent vDesktops
Persistent or Nonpersistent vDesktops
Persistent desktops
Nonpersistent desktops
Multisite solutions
A hybrid solution – persistent mixed with nonpersistent
Choosing the right solution
Summary
4
End Devices
End Devices
Thick clients
Thin clients
Changes to thick and thin client solutions
Teradici PCoIP-powered zero clients
Other clients
Choosing the proper device
Summary
5
The PCoIP Protocol
The PCoIP Protocol
Why lossless quality is important
PCoIP network fundamentals
Multimedia redirection
Teradici APEX offload card
PCoIP Secure Gateway
Summary
6
Sizing the VDI
Sizing the VDI
Network considerations
Compute considerations
Working with VMware vSphere maximums
Summary
7
Building Redundancy into the VDI Solution
Building Redundancy into the VDI Solution
Physical infrastructure
VMware vCenter Server
View Connection Server
Parent vDesktop and templates
User personas
Summary
8
Sizing the Storage
Sizing the Storage
VMware View Composer
VMware vSphere files
VMware View specific files
Tiered storage
Storage overcommit
Storage protocols
Maximums and limits
Storage I/O profile
Read/write I/O ratio
Storage tiering and I/O distribution
Disk types
VMware Virtual SAN
Capacity-sizing exercises
vSphere 5.0 video swap
Summary
9
Security
Security
The inherent security of VDI
Firewalls, zones, and antivirus
Virtual enclaves
USB redirection and filtering
Smart card authentication
Prohibiting the use of copy and paste functions
View Connection Server tags
Forensics
Summary
10
Migrating User Personas
Migrating User Personas
Migration of the user persona
Separating a persona from the operating environment
Using VMware View user data disks
Operational considerations with user data
Summary
11
Backing Up the VMware View Infrastructure
Backing Up the VMware View Infrastructure
VMware View Connection Server – ADAM Database backup
Security Server considerations
The View Composer database
Remote Desktop Service host servers
RDS Server host templates and virtual machines
Virtual desktop templates and parent VMs
Virtual desktops
The ThinApp repository
Persona Management
VMware vCenter
Restoring the VMware View environment
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Summary
12
Exciting New Features in Horizon View 6
Exciting New Features in Horizon View 6
Cloud Pod Architecture
Overview for the setup of Cloud Pod Architecture
Application publishing
A unified workspace
Horizon View 6 integration with Virtual SAN
Other new features
Summary
Additional Tools
Additional Tools
VMware View Planner
Workspace Assessment
The VDI calculator
VMware Hands-on Labs
Websites and social media
Index
Index

VMware vSphere files

The following table contains the files and disks created for the virtual desktop provisioned through VMware View and are the standard files for any virtual machine created on a vSphere hypervisor. Normally, you would not have to interact with these files, but understanding their functions can help when you are experiencing problems with your environment:

File type

Description

.vmx

This file is the primary configuration file for a virtual machine. It contains information such as the operating system, disk sizes, networking, and so on.

.vmsd

This contains information and metadata about snapshots.

.vmxf

This contains supplemental configurations file for virtual machines that are in a team. Note that the .vmxf file remains if a virtual machine is removed from the team.

.vswp

This file is a swap file created for each virtual machine to allow VM memory over commitment on an ESXi host. This file is created when a VM is powered on and will be equal in size to...

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