VMware Horizon 6 Desktop Virtualization Solutions

Plan, design, and secure your virtual desktop environments with VMware Horizon 6 View

About This Book

• Design a successful solution to deliver Windows desktops and applications as a service
• Provide redundancy for components and design a backup solution and disaster recovery plan to protect your investment and to keep your users productive
• A learn-by-example-based approach that focuses on key concepts to provide the foundation to solve real-world problems

Who This Book Is For

If you are a desktop architect, solution provider, end-user consultant, virtualization engineer, or anyone who wants to learn how to plan and design the implementation of a virtual desktop solution based on Horizon 6, then this book is for you. An understanding of VMware vSphere fundamentals coupled with experience in the installation or administration of a VMware environment would be a plus during reading.

In Detail

VMware Horizon 6 (with View) delivers virtualized desktops and applications through a single platform. It supports users, providing them with access to all of their Windows and online resources through one unified workspace, anywhere, using the device of their choice. The latest VDI release has brought with it various enhancements that will provide a better way to solve the common problems that occur while designing a VDI solution.

This book will guide you through how to produce a solid VDI solution with VMware Horizon 6 View, by combining best practices with actual installation challenges. The book is designed to be used during the design phase, which comes before the implementation phase. It covers all major Horizon 6 components and tips on how to use them to provide a solid VDI solution.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Components of VMware Horizon View 6
Chapter 2: Solution Methodology
Chapter 3: Persistent or Nonpersistent vDesktops
Chapter 4: End Devices
Chapter 5: The PCoIP Protocol
Chapter 6: Sizing the VDI
Chapter 7: Building Redundancy into the VDI Solution
Chapter 8: Sizing the Storage
Chapter 9: Security
Chapter 10: Migrating User Personas
Chapter 11: Backing Up the VMware View Infrastructure
Chapter 12: Exciting New Features in Horizon View 6

Appendix: Additional Tools