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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

Virtual desktop hardware requirements


Before we get on with the build process, we need to look at the specifications of the virtual desktop machine from a hardware perspective and what we need to configure it.

The following screenshot lists the requirements for you:

You should be able to work out the requirements for your environment by using your assessment data captured at the start of the project. The one thing to bear in mind is that you can quite easily change the configuration should you need to.

Note

Another important factor when configuring the size of the hardware is not to fall into the trap of over-sizing your virtual desktop machines. For example, if you only need one CPU, then only give the virtual desktop machine one CPU. As previously mentioned, this is why your assessment data is critical.

The virtual desktop machine should be configured using the guidelines for the hardware specifications outlined in the previous table.