Implementing VMware Horizon 7.7: Manage and deploy the end-user computing infrastructure for your organization, 3rd Edition

Effectively implement features and components for any computing environment

Key Features

• Explore the latest features of VMware Horizon 7.7
• Virtualize your desktop infrastructure using new features introduced in Horizon
• Implement App Volumes and User Environment Manager in your infrastructure

Book Description

This third edition of Implementing VMware Horizon 7.7 has been updated to get you up to speed with VMware Horizon 7.7 by showing you how to use its key features and deploying an end-user computing infrastructure for your own organization.

The book begins by guiding you on how to deploy all the core requirements for a VMware Horizon infrastructure. It then moves on to show you how to provision and administer end-user computing resources using VMware Horizon. You'll not only be able to deploy the core VMware Horizon features, but you'll also be able to implement new features, such as the Just-in-Time Management Platform (JMP) and the Horizon Console. You'll also focus on the latest features and components of the Horizon platform and learn when and how they are used.

By the end of the book, you will have developed a solid understanding of how your organization can benefit from the capabilities VMware Horizon offers and how each of its components is implemented.

What you will learn

• Work with the different products that make up VMware Horizon
• Implement a multi-site VMware Horizon Pod using the Cloud Pod Architecture feature
• Deploy and configure VMware Horizon's optional components
• Implement and maintain Microsoft RDSH, Horizon Linux, and Windows Desktop Pools and RDSH Application Pools
• Configure and manage Horizon remotely using PowerCLI
• Learn about the Microsoft Windows Group Policy templates for Horizon
• Understand how to manage the SSL certificates for each of the VMware Horizon components

Who this book is for

If you're a system administrator, solutions architect, or desktop engineer looking to level up your skills working with VMware's Horizon ecosystem and want to build a successful deployment strategy for desktops and applications, this book is for you.

Table of Contents

1. VMware Horizon Infrastructure Overview
2. Implementing VMware Horizon Connection Server
3. Implementing Horizon Composer
4. Implementing Horizon Security Server
5. Implementing Horizon Unified Access Gateway
6. Implementing a Horizon Cloud Pod
7. Creating VMware Horizon Desktop Pools
8. Creating Windows Remote Desktop Services Desktop Pools
9. Performing Horizon Pool Maintenance
10. Creating a Master Virtual Desktop Image
11. Implementing App Volumes
12. Implementing User Environment Manager
13. Implementing Just-in-Time Management Platform (JMP)
14. Using Horizon PowerCLI
15. Implementing Horizon Group Policies
16. Managing Horizon SSL Certificates
17. Assessments