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Chapter 1 Desktop and application virtualization
Overview of virtualization technologies
Usage scenarios for desktop virtualization
Meeting legal and security requirements
Supporting desktop management tasks
Improving application compatibility
Implementing desktop as a service
Supporting the mobile user experience
Considerations for implementing virtualization
Challenges for implementing desktop and application virtualization
Identify virtualization technologies for business needs
Improve roaming experience for users
Improve performance of apps for mobile users
Provide remote access to apps and data
Provide unique apps and improve security
Chapter 2 Planning and implementing user state virtualization
Understanding user state and user profiles
Understanding and planning user state virtualization
Assess user settings requirements
Evaluate compatibility considerations
Evaluate infrastructure and manageability requirements
Evaluate usage scenario considerations
Configuring user state virtualization technologies
Configuring roaming user profiles
Configuring Folder Redirection
Using the Primary Computer setting
Configuring User Experience Virtualization
Comparing user state virtualization options
Managing default settings location templates
Creating and managing custom settings location templates
Chapter 3 Configuring Client Hyper-V
Managing virtual machine files
Fixed and dynamically expanding disks
Considerations for using checkpoints
Chapter 4 Planning and implementing App-V
Differences between standard and virtualized applications
Placing and functionality of the virtualization engine
Application virtualization infrastructure
App-V infrastructure requirements
App-V deployment possibilities
Functional and physical placement
Deploying App-V infrastructure
App-V infrastructure requirements
Installing management databases
App-V Management Server configuration
App-V publishing server deployment and configuration
App-V for Remote Desktop Services client
Integrating App-V with System Center Configuration Manager
Chapter 5 Planning and deploying App-V clients
Overview of App-V client configuration
How the App-V client accesses applications
Storage locations for App-V client data
Planning for App-V 5.0 shared content store
Methods for deploying the App-V client
App-V client for Remote Desktop
Installing and configuring the App-V client
Prerequisites for App-V client installation
Installing the client by using Configuration Manager
Installing the App-V for Remote Desktop Services client
Configuring the App-V client for stand-alone mode
App-V and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solution
App-V 5.0 and third-party production integration
Benefits of App-V and VDI integration
Managing App-V client properties
Managing file type associations
Using Windows PowerShell to configure the App-V client
Using Group Policy to manage the App-V client
Registry settings for the App-V client
Chapter 6 Managing and administering Application Virtualization
Using the Application Virtualization Management Console
Registering and unregistering servers
Managing management servers by using Windows PowerShell
Modifying and upgrading published applications
Edit the default configuration for a package
Enabling scripting for dynamic configuration
Data collected by App-V reporting
App-V client configuration for reporting
Chapter 7 Application sequencing
Overview of application sequencing
Portions of a sequenced application
Planning for application sequencing
Best practices for application installation
Best practices for package configuration
Applications that cannot be sequenced
Types of applications that can be sequenced
Deploying Office 2013 by using App-V
Advanced application sequencing
Creating a package accelerator
Sequencing for connection groups
Dynamic configuration and targeted scripting
Chapter 8 Planning and deploying session-based virtual desktops
Comparing RDS and the Remote Desktop feature
Connecting to virtual desktops and RemoteApp programs
RDS functionality that enhances the client experience
Remote Desktop Connection configuration options
Planning infrastructure for session-based desktops
Assessing RDS infrastructure requirements
Planning for the RD Session Host role service
Planning for the RD Connection Broker role service
Planning for the RD Web Access role service
Planning for preserving user state
Deploying session-based virtual desktops
Understanding the session-based desktop deployment process
Understanding session collections
Configuring session collections
Configuring RD Licensing servers
Understanding high availability for RDS
High availability for RD Session Host servers
High availability for the RD Connection Broker role service
High availability for the RD Web Access role service
High availability for the RD Licensing role service
Chapter 9 Configuring RemoteApp programs and client connectivity
Publishing and configuring RemoteApp programs
Understanding RemoteApp programs
Installing applications on RD Session Host servers
Configuring RemoteApp programs
Configuring and managing client connections to RDS
Configuring RemoteApp and Desktop Connections
Understanding device redirection
Understanding printer redirection
Configuring certificates and single sign-on
Understanding RDS certificates
Requesting and configuring RDS certificates
Chapter 10 Planning and implementing pooled and personal virtual desktops
Understanding pooled and personal virtual desktops
Using personal virtual desktops
Comparing virtual desktop options
High availability for pooled virtual desktops
High availability for personal virtual desktops
Planning and creating virtual desktop templates
Activating the operating system
Updating applications and the operating system
Eliminating the system partition
Optimizing operating system configuration
Using Sysprep to prepare a virtual desktop template
Planning storage for pooled and personal virtual desktops
Using local storage for pooled and personal virtual desktops
Using a SAN for pooled and personal virtual desktops
Using scale-out file servers for pooled and personal virtual desktops
Using additional Windows Server 2012 R2 storage technologies
Capacity planning for pooled and personal virtual desktops
Capacity planning for networking
Capacity planning for processing
Implementing pooled and personal virtual desktops
Deploying RD Virtualization Host servers
Understanding user profile disks for VM-based virtual desktops
Creating a virtual desktop collection
Updating pooled virtual desktops
Implementing RemoteApp for Hyper-V
Chapter 11 Implementing Remote Access for VDI
Extending VDI outside the organization
Why remote access is important for VDI
Methods for securing remote access to VDI
Network configuration for RD Gateway
Configuration options for RD Gateway
Overview of controlling RD Gateway access
Integrating Microsoft Azure Multi-Factor Authentication
Chapter 12 Performance and Health Monitoring of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Monitoring desktop and application virtualization
Understanding monitoring for desktop and application virtualization
Event monitoring for desktop and application virtualization
Performance monitoring tools for desktop and application virtualization
Using Process Monitor to identify application issues
Using Operations Manager for monitoring
Parts of an Operations Manager implementation
Understanding management packs and overrides
Management packs for monitoring application and desktop virtualization
Monitoring desktop virtualization infrastructure
Understanding resource bottlenecks
Considerations for monitoring desktop virtualization
Monitoring RD Session Host server performance
Optimizing RD Session Host server performance
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