Mastering VMware Horizon 7.8 : master desktop virtualization to optimize your end user

Cover
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
About Packt
Contributors
Table of Contents
Preface
Section 1: Installation and Configuration
Chapter 1: Introducing VDI and VMware Horizon 7
	What is VDI?
		VDI high-level architecture – how does it work?
		VDI versus server-based computing (SBC) – what are the differences?
	The benefits of deploying Horizon
	The history of VMware and VDI
	VMware Horizon 7
		VMware Horizon 7 timeline
	VMware Horizon 7 product editions
		Horizon for Linux
		Horizon Standard Edition
		Horizon Advanced Edition
		Horizon Enterprise Edition
		Horizon Apps Standard
		Horizon Apps Advanced
		Horizon editions overview and comparison
		Horizon user licensing models
	Summary
Chapter 2: Understanding Horizon 7 Architecture and Components
	Introducing the key Horizon components
	High-level architectural overview
		The Horizon View Connection Server
			How does the connection server work?
			Minimum requirements for the connection server
				Hardware requirements
				Supported OS
		The Horizon View security server
			How does the security server work?
		The Horizon View replica server
			How does the replica server work?
		The Horizon View enrolment server and True SSO
		VMware Unified Access Gateway
	Persistent or non-persistent desktops?
	Horizon View Composer and linked clones
		What is cloning?
		What is a full clone?
		What are linked clones?
		How do linked clones work?
		Creating linked clones
			Linked clone disk
			Persistent disk or user data disk
			Disposable disk
			Internal disk
		Understanding how the linked clone process works
			Creating and provisioning a new virtual desktop
			Customizing the desktop
		Linked clone features and functionality
			Recomposing a linked clone
			Refreshing a linked clone
			Rebalancing operations with View Composer
	Instant Clones
		Instant clone build process
		Instant clone benefits
	View Persona Management
		Why do we need to manage user profiles differently in VDI?
		The benefits of View Persona Management
	VMware UEM
		UEM or Persona Management?
	Printing from a virtual desktop machine
	Managing USB devices
		Filtering supported USB devices
		Managing multi-function USB devices
	ThinApp application virtualization
		How does application virtualization work?
	Antivirus software for virtual desktops
	Protocols – Delivering the virtual desktop experience
		PCoIP
			PCoIP host rendering
			Multi-codec support with PCoIP
			Controlling the image quality
			Dynamic networking capabilities
			PCoIP offloading with the Teradici PCoIP Hardware Accelerator
			Teradici host card for physical PCs
			How the PCoIP connection process works
		Blast Extreme
			How the Blast Extreme connection process works
		Alternative display protocols
			RDP
			ICA protocol
		Which protocol should you use – Blast Extreme, PCoIP, or RDP?
	Horizon View Hardware-accelerated graphics
		vSGA
			vSGA-supported graphics cards
			How many virtual desktops are supported by vSGA?
		vDGA
			How many virtual desktops are supported with vDGA?
			vDGA-supported graphics cards
		vGPU
			How many virtual desktops are supported with vGPU?
	Unified communications support
		How do unified communications work now?
		Support for Microsoft Skype
	Real-Time Audio-Video (RTAV)
		The issue
		How does RTAV fix this issue?
	URL Content Redirection
	Horizon clients
	Summary
Chapter 3: Design and Deployment Considerations
	Phase I – Project definition
		Step 1 – Identifying business drivers – understanding your needs and requirements
		Step 2 – Building the business case
		Step 3 – Assessment
			User experience and desktop analysis tools
			Understanding what do your users really do
			Applications
			Performance
			End user experience
			Floor walks, interviews, and department champions
			What are department champions?
		Step 4 – Defining the success criteria
	Phase II – Proving the technology
		Proof of concept (POC)
		Proof of technology (POT)
		Pilot
			Step 1 – Pilot design
			Step 2 – Deploying the pilot
			Step 3 – Testing the pilot
			Step 4 – Reviewing the pilot
	Phase III – Designing a production environment
	Technology choices
		Use case example – Scenario 1
			Solution recommendation
		Use case example – Scenario 2
			Solution recommendation
		Use case example – Scenario 3
			Solution recommendation
		Use case example – Scenario 4
			Solution recommendation
		Conclusions
		Preparing for production
	Horizon View pod and block architecture
	Cloud Pod Architecture
	vSphere design for Horizon View
		Configuration maximums
		ESXi host servers
			CPU and memory requirements for ESXi
				Overcommitting CPU and memory resources
				CPU and memory sizing
			Networking
			Graphics
			Storage
				Storage capacity
				Storage performance
	Horizon View design specifics
		The Horizon View Connection Server
		The Horizon View Replica Server
		The Horizon View Security Server
		The Horizon View Enrolment Server
		The Horizon View Composer
		vCenter Servers
		VMware Access Point
		Configuration maximums
		Networking
			Load balancing
		Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH) design considerations
	Supporting infrastructure design
		Database requirements
		File servers
		IP addressing
		Antivirus
		Active Directory Group Policy
			Functionality
			Lockdown
			Performance and management
		Key Management Server (KMS)
	Printing
	Thin clients and other endpoint devices
	Desktop design considerations
		Pool design
		Sizing the virtual desktop machines
		Sizing the host server's CPU requirements to run virtual desktops
			Light user
			Medium user
			Heavy user
		Sizing the host server's memory requirements to run virtual desktops
		Linked Clone, Instant Clone, or Full Clone
		Persistent versus non-persistent
		Building a composite desktop
			Base layer
			Applications
			User profiles and user environment management
	Disaster recovery and backup
		Backup and recovery options
		Disaster recovery options
	Example solution scenario
		End user requirements
			Application developers
			Office workers
			Contractors
			Engineering
			Sales
		Desktop pool design
		Sizing the desktop blocks
		Sizing the storage requirements
		Sizing the management blocks
		Network sizing and requirements
	Summary
Chapter 4: Installing and Configuring Horizon 7 - Part 1
	Welcome to the lab environment
		What you need for the example lab
	Preparing AD
		AD user accounts
		vCenter user accounts
		View Composer user account
		View desktop Organizational Units (OUs)
		IP addressing and DNS requirements
	Installing Horizon View Composer Server
		Configuring SQL Server for a View Composer database
		View Composer installation
	Installing the Horizon View Connection Server
	Initial configuration of the Horizon View Connection Server
		Adding a license to the Connection Server
		Adding vCenter Server to View Administrator
		Configuring the View events database
	Summary
Chapter 5: Installing and Configuring Horizon 7 - Part 2
	Installing a Horizon View Replica Server
	Installing a Security Server
		Preparing View Administrator for the Security Server install
		Security Server software installation
	Installing an Enrollment Server
	Configuring Cloud Pod Architecture
		Initializing the Cloud Pod
		Connecting the second pod to the Cloud Pod
		Entitling users to the Cloud Pod
	Configuring View for GPU-enabled virtual desktops
		Configuring the ESXi host servers
	Summary
Section 2: Building and Delivering the Virtual Desktop Experience
Chapter 6: Securing Horizon View with SSL Certificates
	Horizon View and SSL certificates
		What is a CA?
		Why do I need SSL certificates for Horizon View?
	Installing SSL certificates for Horizon View
		Installing a root CA
			Root CA post-deployment configuration tasks
		Installing an SSL certificate on the View Connection Server
		Post-certificate enrollment configuration tasks
	Horizon View True SSO
		Preparing AD for True SSO
		Creating a certificate template for TrueSSO
		Issuing the TrueSSO certificate template
		Certificate deployment
		Configuring True SSO on the Connection Server
	Summary
Chapter 7: Building and Optimizing the Virtual Desktop OS
	Best practices for building virtual desktop images
	Technical requirements
	Creating a Windows 7 virtual desktop machine
		Creating the virtual desktop machine container
		Updating the virtual desktop machine BIOS
		Operating system installation options
			Installing the guest operating system
			Installing VMware Tools
			Installing applications for the parent image
		Installing the Horizon Agent
		Optimizing the guest operating system
		Post-optimization tasks
	Creating a Windows 10 virtual desktop machine
		Creating the virtual desktop machine container
		Completing the Windows 10 build
	Creating a GPU-enabled virtual desktop machine
		Creating the virtual desktop machine container
		Installing the operating system for GPU-enabled desktops
		Completing the GPU-enabled desktop build
	Creating a Linux virtual desktop machine
		Completing the Linux virtual desktop build
		Installing the Horizon Agent
		Optimizing the guest operating system
	Preparing virtual desktops for delivery
		Pool design – a quick overview
		Creating a snapshot for linked clones
		Creating a snapshot for instant clones
		Creating a template for full clones
	Summary
Chapter 8: Configuring and Managing Desktop Pools - Part 1
	Types of desktop pools
	Automated desktop pools
		Creating dedicated, Linked Clone desktop pools
			Using the Horizon View Administrator Console
				General settings
				Remote Settings
				Remote Desktop Protocol settings
				Adobe Flash Settings
				Desktop Pool Sizing
				vCenter Settings
				Advanced Storage Options
			Horizon Console method
		Creating dedicated, Full Clone desktop pools
	Summary
Chapter 9: Configuring and Managing Desktop Pools - Part 2
	Creating floating, Linked Clone desktop pools
	Creating floating, Full Clone desktop pools
	Creating floating, Instant Clone desktop pools
		Configuring the Instant Clone domain administrator
		Creating the Instant Clone desktop pool
	Creating a manual desktop pool
	Adding end user entitlements
		Adding user entitlement using the Horizon View Administrator Classic console
		Adding user entitlement using the new Horizon console
	Managing Linked Clone desktop pools
		Recomposing a Linked Clone desktop pool
		Refreshing a Linked Clone desktop pool
		Rebalancing a Linked Clone desktop pool
		Managing persistent disks
			Detaching a persistent disk
			Attaching a persistent disk
	Reviewing the infrastructure post-deployment
	Summary
Chapter 10: Fine-Tuning the End User Experience
	Configuring and preparing AD
		Importing and applying Horizon View ADMX templates
		Creating an organizational unit (OU)
		Creating Group Policy Objects (GPO) for Horizon View
		Enabling the loopback policy
	Configuring Horizon View policy settings
		PCoIP Client Session Variables
		PCoIP Session Variables
		VMware Blast
		VMware Horizon Client Configuration
			Scripting definitions
			Security Settings
			View USB Configuration
				Settings not configurable by Agent
		VMware Horizon URL Redirection
		Horizon View Agent Configuration
			Agent Configuration
			Agent Security
			Collaboration
			Persona Management
				Desktop UI
				Folder Redirection
				Logging
				Roaming and Synchronization
				Troubleshooting
			Scanner Redirection
			Serial COM
				PortSettings
			Smartcard Redirection
				Local Reader Access
			True SSO Configuration
			Unity Touch and Hosted Apps
			View Agent Direct-Connection Configuration
			View RTAV Configuration
				View RTAV Webcam Settings
			View USB Configuration
				Client Downloadable only Settings
			VMware Client IP Transparency
			VMware Device Bridge
			VMware Flash MMR
			VMware HTML5 Features
				VMware Geolocation Redirection
				VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection
			VMware Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business
		VMware View Common Configuration
			Log Configuration
			Performance Alarms
			Security Configuration
		VMware View Server Configuration
	PCoIP tuning tool
		Activate Profile
		Manage Profiles
		Clear Profile Settings
		Show Session Stats
		Show Session Health
		Teradici support tools for PCoIP
	Monitoring the end user experience
	Summary
Section 3: Advanced Features, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading an Environment
Chapter 11: Delivering Published Apps with Horizon 7
	Architectural overview
		Application connection sequence
	RDSH sizing guidelines
	Installing and configuring View-hosted apps
		Configuring the RDS server role
		Testing with the standard remote applications
		Installing additional applications
	Installing the Horizon Agent for RDSH
	Configuring published apps in the View Administrator
		Creating an application pool for published apps
		Entitling users to application pools
	Load-balancing published apps in Horizon View
	Summary
Chapter 12: Horizon Client Options
	VMware Horizon Clients
		Horizon Client for Windows
		Horizon Client for Android
		Horizon Client for iOS
		Horizon Client for Linux
		Horizon Client for macOS
		Horizon Client for Chrome OS
	Hardware clients
		Thin clients
		Zero Clients
		Repurposed PCs (software-defined thin clients)
	Accessing the desktop using a browser
	Summary
Chapter 13: Upgrading to a New Version of Horizon
	Upgrading compatibility
	Upgrading Horizon Composer
		Before you begin the upgrade
		Completing the View Composer upgrade
		Verifying the upgrade
	Upgrading the Horizon View Connection Server
		Before you begin the upgrade
		Completing the Connection Server upgrade
		Alternative View Connection Server upgrade method
	Upgrading the View Security Server
		Before you begin the upgrade
		Completing the View Security Server upgrade
	Upgrading group policy templates
	Upgrading the VMware Horizon Agent
	Upgrading the Horizon Client
	Summary
Chapter 14: JMP and VMware Horizon 7 Deployment Considerations
	How does JMP work?
	VMware Workspace ONE
	VMware App Volumes
		How does App Volumes work? Step 1 – app capture
		How does App Volumes work? Step 2 – app delivery
	Installing and configuring JMP
		Prerequisites
			VMware JMP component requirements
			VMware JMP hardware requirements
			VMware JMP software requirements
		Installing the JMP Server
			Syncing the time with Horizon Connection Server
		Adding JMP Server and its components to Horizon
		JMP assignments
	Summary
Chapter 15: Troubleshooting
	General troubleshooting tips
		Look at the bigger picture
		Is the issue affecting more than one user?
		Performance issues
			When a user reports performance issues
		Non-VDI related issues
		Bandwidth, connectivity, and networking
		Compute resources
		Disk
	Troubleshooting Horizon View issues
		Horizon View general infrastructure issues
		View infrastructure component issues
			Fixing View Composer issues with the ViewDBChk tool
	vRealize Operations for Horizon
	Liquidware Stratusphere UX
	Getting further help
	Summary
Chapter 16: What is New in Horizon 7
	Operating system and infrastructure updates
	Horizon management updates
		Horizon console updates
		View Administrator updates
		Help Desk Tool updates
	Scalability
	Enhancements to the end user experience
	Linux virtual desktop machine updates
	Platform updates
	Horizon Console updates
	Scalability
	RDSH improvements
	Horizon with VMware Cloud on AWS
	Horizon Agent updates
		Windows Agent
		Linux Agent
	Horizon Client
	Summary
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