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Data Center Hosts
Server Based Computing Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Desktop-as-a-Service
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Persistent Desktops Non-persistent Desktops+ Best user experience- Difficult to manage so much variety- Potentially inefficient resource usage
+ Simplified, consistent management- Tradeoffs in user experience
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Persistent Desktops Non-persistent Desktops SBC Desktops & AppsWindows
Big challenge: Managing the bits on the disk!
Phase 1
Desktop Virtualization
Next Generation
Desktop & App as a Service
Transformed: JIT desktops
New desktop every time
Hybrid delivery - Utility costs
Mobile friendly standards based
Lift and shift
Performance – Cost trade-offs
Up-front Investment
Proprietary protocols
Eliminating Trade-Off Between Cost and Performance
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Combination of SDDC Project VMFork & AppVolumes
• On-demand creation of live virtual desktops
• Fully personalized desktops and apps
• Scale to thousands of desktops
• Optimized infrastructure usage
• Outrageously simple desktop managementvCloud or vCloud Air
Clone DesktopLive Template
OS
App Volumes agent
Disaggregate IT managed applications and user installed applications from the operating system
Just-in-time App Model
OS
Applications
Traditional
Data/Files
Settings App Container App Container User changes
User-1 Volume
User-2 Volume
User-3 Volume
User-n Volume
Writable Volumes
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AppStacks
Non-persistentPool
Pristine image at start of every session
Provision applications as easily as installing them.
2Mount the AppStack and install applications
1Create a new, empty AppStack
3 Provision the AppStack
Virtual Desktop
RDS Desktop
Update immediately, or next login.
Storage Group
Datastore 1
Datastore 2
Multiple AppStacks can be placed in a single datastore
Multiple datastores can be used for storage IO performance
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App Volumes Manager
App Volumes Agent
App Volumes Database
• Console for assignments and configuration.• Broker for App Volumes Agent for the assignment of
applications and writable volumes.
• File system and registry abstraction layer running on the target system.
• Virtualizes file system writes as appropriate‒ (when used with optional writable volume).
• Microsoft SQL database.• Configuration information for AppStacks, writable volumes,
users, machines, entitlements, and transactions.
App Volumes View Broker Service • Installed on a View Connection Server to enable faster user
logins for users on View desktops.
Provisioning Desktop
AppStack Volume(s)
• A clean desktop virtual machine that includes the OS, updates and service packs.
• Has core applications installed.• App Volumes agent installed.
• Read-only volume containing applications.• Can map more than one AppStack per user, target.• Deploy apps to VDI or RDSH.• Many:1
Writable Volume • Per user read-write volume used to persist changes to
the local profile.• 1:1
AppStack Template
• Copied to create AppStacks• Default 20 Gb is created at install.• Can be customized and created manually.
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http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/techpaper/vmware-horizon-view-app-volumes-deployment-guide.pdf
Install App
Volumes
Manager
Complete
Initial
Configuration
Install App
Volumes
Agent
Install Broker
Integration
Service
Build
Provisioning
Machine
Create
AppStack
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Writeable
Volumes
App Volumes Management Server
Hardware• 2 vCPUs (Recommended 4 vCPUs)• 4GB of RAM• 1GB of Disk Space
Software• Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 2012• Application Server Role• .NET 3.5• Supported Browser for management console:
IE 9, 10 Firefox 10, 11 Safari 5.1x Chrome
App Volumes Agent
Hardware• 1 GB of RAM• 5 MB of Disk Space
Software• Windows 7* 32/ 64-bit• Windows 2008 R2
Broker Integration Service
• Requires at least Horizon 6.0.1 • Use 2.5.1 hotpatch or newer
Database Server
• SQL Server 2008 R2 or 2012
• SQL Express 2008 R2 for testing/ non-prod
• SQL server account with DB_Owner role is required for installation and operations
Hypervisor
• VMware ESX 5.x with Virtual Center 5.xor
• Hyper-V with SCVMM 2012 SP1
Rights
• Microsoft AD Domain, 2003 functional or above
• AD account with App Volumes Manager server and vCenter administrator permissions for initial setup and connection
• A designated AD user group that allows administrator access to the App Volumes Manager server
• AD account with read access to base DN for App Volumes Manager to use in querying the Directory.
• A vCenter administrator-level account for AppStackvirtual machine provisioning
• End users require administrator privileges to install applications into their writable volumes (UIA)
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