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Implementing VMware Horizon 7

Implementing VMware Horizon 7

By : Ventresco
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Implementing VMware Horizon 7

Implementing VMware Horizon 7

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By: Ventresco

Overview of this book

VMware Horizon 7 has been a buzz since it was announced. One of the major reasons is the introduction of the new Instant Clones feature. This book will complement the product documentation by providing real-life examples of how it is implemented along with the latest features and components of the platform. We'll explore the latest features of the platform, including those added through product acquisitions such as User Environment Manager and App Volumes. Further on, you will also be introduced to the new capabilities added to the core product such Linked-Clone RDS pools. Upon completion of this book, you will have an understanding of the capabilities and benefits VMware Horizon can provide to your organization, and how each of its components are implemented.
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Managing Horizon Client entitlements and sessions

In this section, we will review several different commands that can be used to manage Horizon Client entitlements and sessions.

Adding desktop pool entitlements

Entitling is the act of granting AD users, or groups, access to the Horizon pools. In this section we will review how to entitle individual users as well as AD security groups:

  • The following Add-PoolEntitlement command will entitle the Engineering_Horizon_Users group to the EngineeringLC1 desktop pool:
Add-PoolEntitlement -Pool_id EngineeringLC1 -sid (Get-User -Name "Engineering_Horizon_Users").sid
  • To entitle individual users, simply provide the first and last name of the user:
Add-PoolEntitlement -Pool_id EngineeringLC1 -sid (Get-User -Name "Charles Xavier").sid

The Get-User command accepts wildcards, but be careful when using them, as the wrong user might be returned. If in doubt, use the Get-User command by itself to verify that you are selecting the correct user...

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