Implementing VMware Horizon 7 - Second Edition

Jason Ventresco

• Verlag: Packt Publishing
• Jahr: 2016
• ISBN:
  9781782174486
• Auflage: 2
• Thema: Informatica
• Thema: Applicazioni per aziende

A comprehensive, practical guide to accessing virtual desktops, applications, and services through a unified platformAbout This Book• This is the first book on the market that delivers desktops and applications through a single Virtual Desktop Infrastructure platform• Reduce enterprise costs by dynamically allocating resources with virtual storage, compute and networking• This comprehensive guide provides simplified operations, improved security, and accelerated time-to-value using VMware Horizon 7Who This Book Is ForIf you are a newcomer to system administration, and you wish to implement the Horizon environment, then this book is for you. Prior knowledge of Horizon is beneficial.What You Will Learn• Walk through the configuration of VMware Horizon, including the new Horizon Access Point appliance• Implement a multi-site VMware Horizon pod using the Cloud Pod Architecture feature• Understand the integration between VMware Horizon and VSAN, and see how they are deployed together• Explore how to implement and maintain Microsoft RDS and Linux and Windows Desktop Pools Create and optimize desktop master images.• Understand how to manage the SSL certificates for each of the VMware Horizon components.In DetailVMware Horizon 7 has been a buzz since it was announced. One of the major reasons is the introduction of the new Instant Clones feature. This book will complement the product documentation by providing real-life examples of how it is implemented along with the latest features and components of the platform.We'll explore the latest features of the platform, including those added through product acquisitions such as User Environment Manager and App Volumes. Further on, you will also be introduced to the new capabilities added to the core product such Linked-Clone RDS pools.Upon completion of this book, you will have an understanding of the capabilities and benefits VMware Horizon can provide to your organization, and how each of its components are implemented.Style and approachThis comprehensive guide focuses on the practicality of VMware Horizon and how you can implement it in your organization.

Implementing VMware Horizon 7 Second Edition

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Implementing VMware Horizon 7 Second Edition

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Authors Jason Ventresco	Copy Editors Safis Editing
Reviewer Mario Russo	Project Coordinator Ulhas Kambali
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About the Author

Jason Ventresco is a 17 year veteran of the IT field, and currently works for EMC² as a Consultant Solutions Engineer. In that role he architects, builds, and tests the latest end user computing solutions to validate their performance and provide guidance to EMC² customers and partners.

Jason previously worked as a member of the Global Infrastructure team for FHI 360, and as an IT consultant for WorkSmart and Xerox Global Services. Jason previously published the books Implementing VMware Horizon View 5.2, VMware Horizon View 5.3 Design Patterns and Best Practices, and VMware Horizon View 6 Desktop Virtualization Cookbook.

Jason lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with his wife, Christine, and daughter, Amanda. He holds two degrees, a Master of Science in Information Assurance from Norwich University, and a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from the University of Phoenix. In his free time, he likes to travel, go boating, and attend Carolina Hurricanes games.

I would like to thank my wife, Christine, and daughter, Amanda, for their ongoing support. Writing books requires sacrificing family time, and without their support none of this would be possible.

I would also like to thank my parents, Richard and Linda Ventresco, for providing me with the opportunities they did when I was growing up; they helped make me what I am today. I love you Mom and Dad!

I would also like to thank my fellow EMC Solutions co-workers both here in the US and in China. Working with them has helped provide me with the experience and knowledge required to write multiple books like this.

About the Reviewer

Mario Russo has worked as an IT architect, senior technical VMware trainer, and in the pre-sales department. He has also worked on VMware technology since 2004.

In 2005, he worked for IBM on the first large project consolidation for Telecom Italia on the Virtual VMware Esx 2.5.1 platform in Italy with the Physical to Virtual (P2V) tool.

In 2007, he conducted a drafting course and training for BancoPosta, Italy, and project disaster and recovery (DR Open) for IBM and EMC.

In 2008, he worked for the Project Speed Up Consolidation BNP and the migration P2V on VI3 infrastructure at BNP Cardif Insurance. In 2014 Customize Dashboard and Tuning Smart Allert vCOPs 5.7 POSTECOM Italy Rm. He was a VCI Certified Instructor 2s Level of VMware and is certified VCAP5-DCA, VCP3-4, VCP5-DV VCP5-DT, VCP-Cloud, NPP Nutanix – ZCP Zerto, and other. He is the owner of Business to Virtual, which specializes in virtualization solutions.

He has also contributed as a technical reviewer for various other books by Packt Publishing, such as Implementing VMware Horizon View 5.2, Implementing VMware vCenter Server, Troubleshooting vSphere Storage, VMware Horizon View 5.3 Design Patterns and Best Practices, Instant Getting Started with VMware Fusion, Implementing VMware vCenter Server, VMware vSphere Security Cookbook, Mastering vRealize Operations Manager, and Getting Started with VMware Virtual SAN.

I would like to thank my wife, Lina, and my daughter, Gaia. They're my strength.

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Preface

Implementing VMware Horizon 7 is meant to be a hands-on guide on how to deploy and configure various...