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Implementing VMware Horizon View 5.2
This is the perfect introduction to implementing a virtual desktop using VMware Horizon View. Step by step it gives plenty of handholding on key topics, taking you from novice to knowledgeable in no time. Overview In Detail VMware Horizon View helps you simplify desktop and application management while increasing security and control. This book will introduce you to all of the components of the VMware Horizon View suite, walk you through their deployment, and show how they are used. We will also discuss how to assess your virtual desktop resource requirements, and build an optimized virtual desktop. "Implementing VMware Horizon View 5.2" will provide you the information needed to deploy and administer your own end-user computing infrastructure. This includes not only the View components themselves, but key topics such as assessing virtual desktop resource needs, and how to optimize your virtual desktop master image. You will learn how to design and deploy a performant, flexible and powerful desktop virtualization solution using VMware Horizon View. You will implement important components and features, such as VMware View Connection Server, VMware View Composer, VMware View Transfer Server, and VMware View Security Server. "Implementing VMware Horizon View 5.2" will take you through application virtualization with VMware ThinApp, the implementation of Persona Management, and creation of Desktop Pools. We then cover View Client options, Desktop maintenance, and Virtual Desktop Master Image. Finally we discuss View SSL certificates management, Group Policies, PowerCLI, and VMware View Design and Maintenance to help you get the most out of VMware View. If you want to learn how to design, implement and administrate a complex, optimized desktop virtualization solution with VMware View, then this book is for you. What you will learn from this book Approach A step-by-step tutorial covering all components of the View Horizon suite in detail, to ensure that you can utilize all features of the platform, and discover all of the possible ways that it can be used within your own environment. Who this book is written for If you are a newcomer in system administration, and you wish to implement a small to midsized Horizon View environment, then this book is for you. It will also benefit individuals who wish to administrate and manage Horizon View more efficiently or are studying for the VCP5-DT.
390 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2013
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July 1, 2013
The author starts the book with some very good benefits of desktop virtualization, above and beyond those many server administrators already know from their server virtualization projects. The chapters are broken down to focus on specific components needed in your View environment such as Connection (Chapter 2), Transfer (4) and Security (5) servers. My review comes from the perspective of being a server administrator for most of my career, having only setup View in lab or POC environments.
Using Chapter 1 and 2 as an example, the book does a very good job of giving a high level overview of the components and infrastructure requirements. I very much appreciate how the author also looks at and explains external factors that may require 3rd party solutions to implement – something you may not find in a book directly from a vendor. For example, one of my favorite parts of Chapter 1 is the in-depth example of how to use Windows Performance Monitor to capture statistics from a reference machine to help in understanding sizing requirements for your specific needs; yes even Chapter 1 normally reserved for boring introductions is worth reading. In chapter 2 the author reviews load balancing considerations for your View connection server. The chapters that follow use a similar format and are full of great information and examples.
I believe this book is an excellent resource for anyone considering a virtual desktop (VDI) deployment project or those who want a better understanding of the topic. The examples in the book are both concise and relevant and the author has a very good flow from one subject to the next. There is enough technical detail to be well versed in requirements, setup and support for VMware View 5.2.
A full review and book giveaway is available at http://www.virtxpert.com/book-review-...
Using Chapter 1 and 2 as an example, the book does a very good job of giving a high level overview of the components and infrastructure requirements. I very much appreciate how the author also looks at and explains external factors that may require 3rd party solutions to implement – something you may not find in a book directly from a vendor. For example, one of my favorite parts of Chapter 1 is the in-depth example of how to use Windows Performance Monitor to capture statistics from a reference machine to help in understanding sizing requirements for your specific needs; yes even Chapter 1 normally reserved for boring introductions is worth reading. In chapter 2 the author reviews load balancing considerations for your View connection server. The chapters that follow use a similar format and are full of great information and examples.
I believe this book is an excellent resource for anyone considering a virtual desktop (VDI) deployment project or those who want a better understanding of the topic. The examples in the book are both concise and relevant and the author has a very good flow from one subject to the next. There is enough technical detail to be well versed in requirements, setup and support for VMware View 5.2.
A full review and book giveaway is available at http://www.virtxpert.com/book-review-...
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