VMWare Horizon View 6.0 Desktop Virtualization Cookbook

Over 100 hands-on recipes demonstrating the core as well as latest features of your VMware Horizon View infrastructure

About This Book

• Gain a detailed insight into the configuration and administration of core features of VMware Horizon View
• Learn how to deploy the newest features of the VMware Horizon View 6.0 such as Cloud Pod Architecture, VSAN integration, and more
• Benefit from practical examples that provide a greater level of detail than the VMware Horizon View documentation

Who This Book Is For

If you want a more detailed explanation concerning the implementation of several different core features of VMware Horizon View, this is the book for you. Whether you are new to VMware Horizon View or an existing user, this book will provide you with the knowledge you need to successfully deploy several core features and get introduced to the latest features of version 6.0 as well.

In Detail

Starting with the basics, this book will provide you with the knowledge you need to successfully configure several core features of VMware Horizon View. The latest features such as View Cloud Pods, application streaming using Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Services, VMware VSAN, and VMware Horizon Mirage integration are covered. Several other important topics such as administration and configuration using both the View command-line tools and PowerCLI, View Persona Management, VMware vRealize Operations Manager, VMware ThinApp, and using View clients in Kiosk Mode are also explained with practical examples for you to understand the working aspects better. RDS-hosted apps, which allows you single application access from any device, are also touched upon. You will quickly learn how to work with each of these features to deploy and configure  core VMware Horizon View features.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. VMware Horizon View Architecture Fundamentals
Chapter 2. Implementing a VMware Horizon View Cloud Pod
Chapter 3. Horizon View Installation, Backup, and Recovery Using the CLI
Chapter 4. Managing VMware Horizon View with PowerCLI
Chapter 5. Implementation of Horizon View Persona Management
Chapter 6. Delivering Applications Using VMware ThinApp
Chapter 7. Deploying Horizon View Clients in Kiosk Mode
Chapter 8. vRealize Operations for Horizon
Chapter 9. Using VMware Mirage with Horizon View
Chapter 10. Implementing VMware Virtual SAN for Horizon View
Chapter 11. Implementing Application Streaming Using Windows Remote Desktop Services