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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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Using VSAN with VMware Horizon


VMware Horizon requires no additional configuration in order to use VSAN as a target datastore for Horizon desktops. In this section, we will see how to select VSAN when creating a new Horizon desktop pool, a process described in greater detail in Chapter 10, Creating Horizon desktop pools .

The following steps outline how to use a VSAN datastore to deploy VMware Horizon desktops:

  1. Use the Horizon Administrator console to begin the process of creating a Horizon desktop pool, stopping at the Storage Optimization window.

  2. Navigate to Add Desktop Pool | Storage Optimization, select the Use VMware Virtual SAN radio button, as shown in the following screenshot, and then click on Next. This option will ensure that the vSphere VSAN SPBM policies are created and applied to the virtual machines.

  3. Navigate to Add Desktop Pool - vCenter Settings. Under the Datastores step, select the VSAN datastore as the target datastore for the desktops. This process is identical to selecting...

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