Setting Up Virtual Desktops in Horizon
Setting Up Virtual Desktops in Horizon
Introduction to Virtual Desktops
Creating Desktop Pools in Horizon
Deploying Applications that Run on Desktop Pools with VM Hosted Applications
Creating Desktop Pools for Specific Types of Workers
Creating and Preparing a Virtual Machine for Cloning
Creating a Virtual Machine for Cloning
Create a Virtual Machine in vSphere
Virtual Machine Custom Configuration Parameters
Create a Virtual Machine with Virtualization-Based Security
Install a Guest Operating System
Prepare a Guest Operating System for Remote Desktop Deployment
Optimize Guest Operating System Performance
Prepare Windows Server Operating Systems for Desktop Use
Install Desktop Experience on Windows Server
Configure the Windows Firewall Service to Restart After Failures
Install Horizon Agent on a Virtual Machine
Horizon Agent Custom Setup Options
Modify Installed Components with the Horizon Agent Installer
Install a Horizon Agent Patch
Uninstall a Horizon Agent Patch
Install Horizon Agent Silently
Microsoft Windows Installer Command-Line Options
Silent Installation Properties for Horizon Agent
Install or Uninstall a Horizon Agent Patch Silently
Configure a Virtual Machine with Multiple NICs for Horizon Agent
Preparing a Golden Image Virtual Machine for Instant-Clones
Configure a Golden Image Virtual Machine
Activating Windows on Instant Clones
Disable Windows Hibernation in the Golden Image
Increase the Timeout Limit for ClonePrep Customization Scripts
Creating Virtual Machine Templates for Full-Clone Virtual Desktops
Creating Customization Specifications
Creating and Managing Instant-Clone Desktop Pools
Instant-Clone Desktop Pools
Instant Clone Image Publishing and Creation Workflow
Worksheet for Creating an Instant-Clone Desktop Pool
Create an Instant-Clone Desktop Pool
Configure Instant Clones with vSphere Virtual Machine Encryption
ClonePrep Guest Customization
Enabling VBS and vTPM for an Instant-Clone Desktop Pool
Configuring 3D Rendering Options for Instant-Clone Pools
Enable NVIDIA GRID vGPU for Instant-Clone Pools
Enable Soft 3D for Instant-Clone Pools
Enable vSGA for Instant-Clone Pools
Configure Number of Monitors and Screen Resolution
Allow Reuse of Existing Computer Accounts
Patching an Instant-Clone Desktop Pool
Monitor a Push-Image Operation
Reschedule or Cancel a Push-Image Operation
Perform Maintenance on Instant-Clone Hosts
Instant-Clone Maintenance Utilities
Creating and Managing Automated Full-Clone Desktop Pools
Worksheet for Creating an Automated Full-Clone Desktop Pool
Create an Automated Full-Clone Desktop Pool
Manually Customizing Machines
Customize Existing Machines in Maintenance Mode in Horizon Console
Customize Individual Machines in Horizon Console
Desktop Settings for Automated Full-Clone Desktop Pools
Configuring 3D Rendering for Full-Clone Virtual Machine Pools
3D Renderer Options for Full-Clone Virtual Machine Pools
Best Practices for Configuring 3D Rendering For Full-Clone Virtual Machine Pools
Preparing for NVIDIA GRID vGPU Capabilities for Full-Clone Virtual Machines
Preparing for vDGA Capabilities for Full-Clone Virtual Machines
Preparing for AMD MxGPU for Full-Clone Virtual Machines
Configuring AMD MxGPU
Preparing to Use vSGA for Full-Clone Virtual Machines
Preparing to Use Soft 3D for Full-Clone Virtual Machines
Video RAM Configuration Options for the 3D Renderer
Configure Full Clones with vSphere Virtual Machine Encryption
Rebuild a Virtual Machine in a Full-Clone Desktop Pool
Creating and Managing Manual Desktop Pools
Manual Pool of vSphere Virtual Machines
Manual Pool of Registered Non-vSphere Virtual Machines
Manual Pool of Registered Physical Machines
Prepare a non-vSphere Machine For Horizon 8 Management
Install Horizon Agent on a Non-vSphere Machine
Horizon Agent Custom Setup Options for Non-vSphere Machines
Worksheet for Creating a Manual Desktop Pool
Desktop Pool Settings for Manual Pools in Horizon Console
Running Virtual Machines on Hyper-V
Create a Manual Desktop Pool
Managing non-vSphere Registered Machines
Remove a Registered Machine from a Manual Desktop Pool
Remove Registered Machines From Horizon 8
Configuring All Desktop Pool Types
Using a Naming Pattern for Desktop Pools
Machine-Naming Example
Change the Size of a Desktop Pool Provisioned by a Naming Pattern
Naming Machines Manually or Providing a Naming Pattern in Horizon Console
Specify a List of Machine Names
Add Machines to an Automated Pool Provisioned by a List of Names
Assign a Machine to a User in a Dedicated-Assignment Pool
Unassign a User from a Dedicated Machine in Horizon Console
Update Machine Aliases for Assigned Users
Setting Power Policies for Desktop Pools
Power Policies for Desktop Pools
Configure Dedicated Machines To Be Suspended After Users Disconnect
How Power Policies Affect Automated Desktop Pools
Power Policy Examples for Automated Pools with Floating Assignments
Power Policy Example for Automated Pools with Dedicated Assignments
Preventing Horizon 8 Power Policy Conflicts
Configure Desktop Session Timeouts in Horizon Console
Managing Desktop Pools
Edit a Desktop Pool
Fixed Settings in an Existing Desktop Pool
Disable or Enable a Desktop Pool
Disable or Enable Provisioning in a Desktop Pool
Duplicate an Automated Desktop Pool
Delete a Desktop Pool
Delete Virtual-Machine Desktops in a Pool
Export Horizon 8 Information to External Files
Examining GPU Resources on an ESXi Host
Creating Desktop Pools on a Single Host SDDC on VMware Cloud on AWS
Prevent Access to VMware Horizon Desktops Through RDP
Managing Storage for Virtual Desktops
Managing Storage with vSphere
Using VMware vSAN for High-Performance Storage and Policy-Based Management
Default Storage Policy Profiles for vSAN Datastores
Using Virtual Volumes for Virtual-Machine-Centric Storage and Policy-Based Management
Reducing Storage Requirements with Instant Clones
Storage Sizing for Instant-Clone Desktop Pools
Storage Sizing Guidelines for Instant-Clone Desktop Pools
Storage Sizing Formulas for Instant-Clone Desktop Pools
Storage Sizing Formulas for Creating Instant Clones When You Edit a Pool or Store Replicas on a Separate Datastore
Storing Instant Clones on Local Datastores (non-vSAN)
Configure View Storage Accelerator for Desktop Pools
Reclaim Disk Space on Instant Clones
Enable Periodic Space Reclamation for vSphere 6.7 and Earlier on Non-vSAN Datastores
Reclaiming Disk Space for vSphere 6.7 and Later On Non-vSAN Datastores
Reclaim Disk Space for vSphere 6.7U1 and later on vSAN datastores
Set Storage Accelerator and Space Reclamation Blackout Times
Troubleshooting Machines and Desktop Pools
Display Problem Machines in Horizon Console
Verify User Assignment for Desktop Pools
Restart Desktops and Reset Virtual Machines in Horizon Console
Send Messages to Desktop Users in Horizon Console
Manage Machines and Policies for Unentitled Users in Horizon Console