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Conquer Windows Server 2012 R2 virtualization--from the inside out! Dive into Windows Server 2012 R2 virtualization--and really put your systems expertise to work. Focusing on both virtual desktop infrastructure and virtualized applications, this supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, tips, and workarounds. Discover how the experts tackle Windows virtualization--and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery. Use virtualization to prevent business disruption, help improve security, simplify upgrades, and support mobile users Plan and deploy User State Virtualization for a consistent experience across locations and devices Define users, applications, and scenarios for any virtualization project Compare and deploy both session-based and virtual machine-based (VM-based) desktops Configure Client Hyper-V and work with VMs in a Client Hyper-V environment Install, design, configure, and administer Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) infrastructure and clients Sequence applications for efficient and reliable deployment Help secure remote access to virtual desktops with Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) Plan and implement pooled and personal desktops Monitor virtualized apps and desktops for health and performance

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: 9780735697263
  • Publisher: Microsoft Press,U.S.
  • Publisher Imprint: Microsoft Press,U.S.
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Inside Out
  • ISBN-10: 0735697264
  • Publisher Date: 23 Apr 2015
  • Binding: Digital download
  • No of Pages: 640
  • Weight: 1 gr


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