Virtualizing Desktops and Apps with Windows Server 2012 R2 Inside Out
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Focusing on both virtual desktop infrastructure and virtualized applications, this supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, tips, and workarounds. Students will discover how the experts tackle Windows virtualization--and be challenged to new levels of mastery.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 Desktop and application virtualization 1 Overview of virtualization technologies 1 User state virtualization 3 Application virtualization 4 Desktop Virtualization 6 Storage virtualization 11 Usage scenarios for desktop virtualization 12 Meeting legal and security requirements 13 Supporting desktop management tasks 14 Improving application compatibility 15 Implementing desktop as a service 16 Supporting the mobile user experience 16 Considerations for implementing virtualization 17 User experience 17 Network connectivity 18 Infrastructure 20 Licensing requirements 22 Challenges for implementing desktop and application virtualization 24 Identify virtualization technologies for business needs 25 Improve roaming experience for users 26 Improve performance of apps for mobile users 26 Provide remote access to apps and data 27 Update apps efficiently 28 Provide unique apps and improve security 28 Chapter 2 Planning and implementing user state virtualization 31 Understanding user state and user profiles 31 User profile creation 32 User profile content 34 Understanding and planning user state virtualization 35 Assess user data requirements 38 Assess user settings requirements 39 Evaluate compatibility considerations 40 Evaluate infrastructure and manageability requirements 40 Evaluate usage scenario considerations 41 Configuring user state virtualization technologies 44 Configuring roaming user profiles 44 Mandatory user profiles 52 Configuring Folder Redirection 53 Configuring Offline Files 59 Using the Primary Computer setting 66 Enabling user profile disks 70 Configuring User Experience Virtualization 70 UE-V architecture 72 Comparing user state virtualization options 75 Preparing to deploy UE-V 77 Deploying the UE-V agent 78 Managing the UE-V agent 81 Managing default settings location templates 84 Creating and managing custom settings location templates 87 Chapter 3 Configuring Client Hyper-V 95 Understanding Hyper-V 95 Client Hyper-V architecture 97 Installing Client Hyper-V 100 Hyper-V management tools 104 Managing virtual switches 108 Creating virtual machines 112 Virtual machine settings 121 Generation 2 virtual machines 124 Controlling virtual machines 125 Managing virtual machine files 130 Processing 135 Dynamic memory 137 Integration services 138 Managing virtual hard disks 141 Virtual hard disk formats 141 Fixed and dynamically expanding disks 143 Differencing disks 145 Creating virtual hard disks 147 Editing virtual hard disks 148 Storage Quality of Service 150 Managing checkpoints 151 How checkpoints are created 152 Using checkpoints 153 Considerations for using checkpoints 155 Chapter 4 Planning and implementing App-V 157 Overview of App-V 157 Benefits of App-V 157 Differences between standard and virtualized applications 159 Placing and functionality of the virtualization engine 160 Application virtualization infrastructure 161 App-V application life cycle 161 App-V technologies 177 App-V deployment models 184 Planning App-V infrastructure 187 App-V infrastructure requirements 187 App-V deployment possibilities 189 Service disruption impact 193 Functional and physical placement 194 Sizing and performance 195 High availability for App-V 197 Disaster recovery 199 Deploying App-V infrastructure 200 App-V infrastructure requirements 201 Installing management databases 201 App-V Management Server configuration 204 App-V publishing server deployment and configuration 208 App-V for Remote Desktop Services client 210 Integrating App-V with System Center Configuration Manager 211 Chapter 5 Planning and deploying App-V clients 213 Overview of App-V client configuration 213 App-V desktop client 213 How the App-V client accesses applications 215 Storage locations for App-V client data 216 Planning for App-V 5.0 shared content store 220 Methods for deploying the App-V client 224 App-V client for Remote Desktop 227 Installing and configuring the App-V client 227 Prerequisites for App-V client installation 228 Installing the client by using Configuration Manager 230 Installing the App-V for Remote Desktop Services client 247 Configuring the App-V client for stand-alone mode 250 App-V and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solution 252 App-V 5.0 and third-party production integration 252 Benefits of App-V and VDI integration 253 Building images with App-V 254 Managing App-V client properties 259 Managing virtual applications 264 Managing file type associations 265 Managing server connections 266 Using Windows PowerShell to configure the App-V client 267 Using Group Policy to manage the App-V client 270 Autoload 273 Registry settings for the App-V client 273 Chapter 6 Managing and administering Application Virtualization 277 Using the Application Virtualization Management Console 277 Managing App-V administrators 281 Registering and unregistering servers 282 Managing application packages 284 Connection groups 287 Managing management servers by using Windows PowerShell 289 Modifying and upgrading published applications 297 Update an application 297 Copy access and configuration 303 Update a connection group 304 Remove applications 305 Edit the default configuration for a package 306 Exporting the configuration 307 Assignment of applications 308 Naming conventions 309 Enabling scripting for dynamic configuration 310 App-V reporting 312 How App-V reporting works 312 Data collected by App-V reporting 314 App-V client configuration for reporting 315 Generating App-V reports 317 Chapter 7 Application sequencing 319 Overview of application sequencing 319 App-V Sequencer 319 The sequencing process 321 Items to document in a recipe 322 Portions of a sequenced application 324 Planning for application sequencing 326 Sequencer configuration 326 Best practices for application installation 330 Best practices for package configuration 331 Applications that cannot be sequenced 332 Sequencing an application 333 Types of applications that can be sequenced 333 Preparing for sequencing 335 Sequencing tasks 337 Customizing the package 344 Package editor 345 Windows PowerShell 351 Deploying Office 2013 by using App-V 351 Advanced application sequencing 357 Package accelerators 357 Creating a package accelerator 358 Options for updating packages 378 Sequencing for connection groups 380 Dynamic configuration and targeted scripting 381 Chapter 8 Planning and deploying session-based virtual desktops 387 Understanding RDS 387 Comparing RDS and the Remote Desktop feature 389 RDS architecture 390 Connecting to virtual desktops and RemoteApp programs 392 RDS functionality that enhances the client experience 395 RemoteFX 397 Remote Desktop Connection configuration options 399 RDS licensing 401 Planning infrastructure for session-based desktops 403 Assessing RDS infrastructure requirements 403 Planning for the RD Session Host role service 406 Planning for the RD Connection Broker role service 408 Planning for the RD Web Access role service 410 Planning for preserving user state 411 Deploying session-based virtual desktops 415 Understanding the session-based desktop deployment process 415 Understanding session collections 422 Configuring session collections 426 Configuring RD Licensing servers 434 Understanding high availability for RDS 438 Understanding load balancing 439 High availability for RD Session Host servers 441 High availability for the RD Connection Broker role service 443 High availability for the RD Web Access role service 447 High availability for the RD Licensing role service 447 Chapter 9 Configuring RemoteApp programs and client connectivity 451 Publishing and configuring RemoteApp programs 451 Understanding RemoteApp programs 453 Installing applications on RD Session Host servers 454 Publishing RemoteApp programs 457 Configuring RemoteApp programs 458 Configuring and managing client connections to RDS 461 Configuring RemoteApp and Desktop Connections 462 Customizing RD Web Access 466 Understanding device redirection 467 Understanding printer redirection 469 Managing connections 470 Configuring certificates and single sign-on 472 Understanding RDS certificates 473 Requesting and configuring RDS certificates 475 Understanding single sign-on 478 Chapter 10 Planning and implementing pooled and personal virtual desktops 481 Understanding pooled and personal virtual desktops 481 Using pooled virtual desktops 483 Using personal virtual desktops 484 Comparing virtual desktop options 484 High availability for pooled virtual desktops 485 High availability for personal virtual desktops 486 Planning and creating virtual desktop templates 489 Selecting an operating system 490 Activating the operating system 491 Updating applications and the operating system 494 Eliminating the system partition 495 Optimizing operating system configuration 497 Optimizing App-V 500 Optimizing antivirus software 500 Using Sysprep to prepare a virtual desktop template 501 Planning storage for pooled and personal virtual desktops 503 Using local storage for pooled and personal virtual desktops 503 Using a SAN for pooled and personal virtual desktops 505 Using scale-out file servers for pooled and personal virtual desktops 506 Using additional Windows Server 2012 R2 storage technologies 508 Capacity planning for pooled and personal virtual desktops 511 Capacity planning for storage 512 Capacity planning for memory 513 Capacity planning for networking 514 Capacity planning for processing 515 Capacity planning example 517 Implementing pooled and personal virtual desktops 518 Deploying RD Virtualization Host servers 519 Understanding user profile disks for VM-based virtual desktops 523 Creating a virtual desktop collection 524 Updating pooled virtual desktops 533 Implementing RemoteApp for Hyper-V 535 Chapter 11 Implementing Remote Access for VDI 541 Extending VDI outside the organization 541 Why remote access is important for VDI 541 Methods for securing remote access to VDI 542 Network configuration for RD Gateway 543 Configuration options for RD Gateway 548 Controlling RD Gateway access 557 Overview of controlling RD Gateway access 557 RD CAPs 557 RD RAPs 559 Central RD CAP store 560 Integrating Microsoft Azure Multi-Factor Authentication 561 Chapter 12 Performance and Health Monitoring of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 565 Monitoring desktop and application virtualization 565 Understanding monitoring for desktop and application virtualization 565 Event monitoring for desktop and application virtualization 566 Performance monitoring tools for desktop and application virtualization 569 Using Process Monitor to identify application issues 571 Using Operations Manager for monitoring 572 Parts of an Operations Manager implementation 573 Understanding management packs and overrides 579 Management packs for monitoring application and desktop virtualization 581 Installing management packs 583 Monitoring desktop virtualization infrastructure 585 Understanding resource bottlenecks 585 Considerations for monitoring desktop virtualization 586 Monitoring RD Session Host server performance 587 Optimizing RD Session Host server performance 588

About the Author :
Byron Wright, MVP (Microsoft Exchange Server), is a consultant specializing in Windows Server, Exchange Server, and Microsoft Office 365 solutions. He teaches Management Information Systems (MIS) and networking at the University of Manitoba’s Asper School of Business and has coauthored Microsoft official curricula and the Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Resource Kit. Brian Svidergol, MCSE, specializes in infrastructure and cloud solutions built with Windows Server, Active Directory Domain Services, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft System Center, virtualization, and Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP). He was the MCT Ambassador at TechEd North America 2013 and authored Exam Ref 70-695 Deploying Windows Devices and Enterprise Apps.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780735697218
  • Publisher: Microsoft Press,U.S.
  • Publisher Imprint: Microsoft Press,U.S.
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 640
  • Weight: 1030 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0735697213
  • Publisher Date: 21 May 2015
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 34 mm
  • Width: 191 mm


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