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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

Supporting infrastructure design


Outside of the virtual infrastructure components, there are a number of other components that you will have to consider when it comes to designing a Horizon View solution. We would recommend you use migration to a new desktop solution as an opportunity to review all components associated with delivering the end users' desktop experience. There are also a number of third-party services that Horizon View is reliant on, which we will discuss in the coming sections.

Database requirements

Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle are key components for View Composer and the View events database. Without the View Composer database being available, View is unable to undertake any provisioning or recompose operations. As such, you might wish to consider the availability of the database server and split the environment up as per the block architecture, to use multiple database servers at one per block. You should also ensure you have regular and up-to-date backups of the View...