Learning VMWare Horizon 7

Learning VMWare Horizon 7

by Peter von Oven
Released February 2017
Publisher(s): Packt Publishing
ISBN: 9781787129696

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Video Description

Design, install and configure your VDI infrastructure with VMware Horizon 7

About This Video

  • Learn the latest features of VMware Horizon 7

  • Revolutionize the way you manage your desktop infrastructure, while delivering a superior user experience

  • A step-by-step practical tutorial that allows you to follow and set up your lab with real-life scenarios

    • In Detail

    VMware Horizon 7 delivers, protects, and manages your applications and virtual desktops and ensures the end-user can access it from anywhere and at any point of time. The course will guide you from being a beginner to being able to centrally manage your desktops using VMware Horizon 7. The video starts with an overview of the architecture and latest features of VMware Horizon 7. You will also learn how to design and deploy your Horizon 7 environment. Finally, we will build out two operating systems, optimize them for your VDI, and then walk you through the different methods of delivery for the instant clone, linked clone, and full clone options. By the end of the course, you will be equipped to create desktop resources by using Horizon Desktop Pools and fine-tune the end user experience to ensure the best optimization from your virtual desktops.

    Table of Contents

    1. Chapter 1 : Installation and Setup of the Example Lab Environment
      1. The Course Overview 00:04:28
      2. Installation and Setup – Example Lab Overview 00:02:47
      3. Installing the VMwarevSphere Infrastructure 00:01:35
      4. Installing and Configuring Windows Server Components 00:03:03
      5. Configuring Active Directory Components 00:02:00
      6. Downloading the VMware Horizon Software 00:02:10
    2. Chapter 2 : Learning VMware Horizon 7 Architecture
      1. What’s New in VMware Horizon View 00:16:51
      2. VMware Horizon 7 Editions and Licensing 00:03:21
      3. VMware Horizon 7 Architecture & Feature Overview 00:37:23
    3. Chapter 3 : Designing & Deploying VMware Horizon 7
      1. How to Approach a VDI Project 00:14:06
      2. Desktop Assessments with Liquidware Labs Stratusphere 00:06:36
      3. Proving the Technology 00:04:03
      4. Designing & Deploying Vmware Horizon 7 00:07:59
    4. Chapter 4 : Installing and Configuring VMware Horizon 7
      1. Installing the Horizon View Connection Server 00:06:23
      2. Post Installation Configurations Tasks 00:05:50
      3. Overview of the Horizon View Administrator Management Console 00:05:23
    5. Chapter 5 : Building a Windows 7 VDI Desktop
      1. Building a Windows 7 VDI Image 00:14:47
      2. Optimizing the Windows 7 Image for Horizon View 00:06:38
      3. Preparing the Virtual Desktop Machine for Delivery 00:03:06
    6. Chapter 6 : Building a Windows 10 VDI Desktop
      1. Building a Windows 10 VDI Image 00:11:24
      2. Optimizing the Windows 10 Image for VMware Horizon View 00:07:42
      3. Preparing the Virtual Desktop Machine for Delivery 00:03:16
    7. Chapter 7 : Introduction to Desktop Pools
      1. Creating a Full Clone, Non-Persistent Desktop Pool 00:21:04
      2. Creating a Full Clone, Persistent Desktop Pool for Windows 10 00:11:22
      3. Entitling End Users to Desktop Pools 00:03:56
    8. Chapter 8 : Connecting to a Horizon View Desktop
      1. Horizon Client Options 00:23:51
      2. Fine Tuning the End User Experience 00:07:32
      3. Managing and Monitoring 00:07:12

    Product Information

    • Title: Learning VMWare Horizon 7
    • Author(s): Peter von Oven
    • Release date: February 2017
    • Publisher(s): Packt Publishing
    • ISBN: 9781787129696