This book is a great introduction to VMWare View and is very detailed in its design, setup, configuration and maintenance.
It's a one of the best VMware Book which is can make more understanding on Vmware view 5 as well as to know how to architecture it.
Provides a single pane of glass to understand all that is required for a successful View deployment. However some chapters like Thinapp is thin (no pun intended) on details. Last 30% of the book feels rushed. Some spelling mistakes here and there. Some explanations after 50% of the book are confusing due to how the sentence structure was organized.
However still a very good read and the best reference resource available now. (Feb '13)
Great if you are new to View and need a structured manner to get up to speed.
In light of the fact that I have been living in the world of End User Computing (EUC) for a while now, especially with my work around VMware Project Octopus and now Horizon Data, I have been brushing up on my VMware View knowledge to round out my expertise.
As such, I wanted to pick up the most recent, up-to-date book on View. This came in the form of: VMware View 5: Building a Successful Virtual Desktop by Paul O'Doherty from VMware Press.
I feel this book is great for someone new to View or someone who has a the basics down and is looking to cover all the aspects of the product.
All of the elements of a successful View implementation are covered, including technical details of View Persona, ThinApp, vShield Endpoint, vCenter Operations Manager, and View Adapter.
Pros:
-Great reference
-Can skip to whatever section you are interested in, without reading cover to cover.
Cons:
-Includes information about vSphere that can be found in other sources.
-Would have loved to see more on the planning of a View implementation.
Overall, I would highly recommend giving this book a try!
This is an excellent beginner/intermediate's book on View implementation: the book was well written and had a lot of how-to's covering steps on how implement all components to properly set up a View environment.
It covers every aspect of a View environment: from configuration within vSphere to security, management, high availability and monitoring.
In particular I think that the high availability chapter is one of the most interesting: it not only review how to implement resilience, but talk about consideration on why.
Other topics covered are ThinApp and it's integration with View and vCenter Operation for View.
Pro
- outstanding how-to's on every topic
- well written and easy to read and understand: you can skip the how-to's and still continue reading without getting lost
- a full chapter on vShield
- a full chapter on vCenter Operation for View
- it will become your resource book for View implementation
Cons
It's hard do find cons about this book, perhaps some how-to's about basic vSphere infrastructure (vCenter and Update Manager) could be
put in an appendix (I think that even if this is a beginner/intermediate book on View, vSphere basics can be taken as granted from the reader).
Overall, I am very satisfied by this book and I suggest it to everyone interested in View.
I've noticed a trend in the IT skill set emerging: knowing automation tools for self service like vCloud Director and virtual desktops like VMware View. This was my first resource in getting my feet wet into VDI. I've been on the server virtualization infrastructure for some time, but had not looked much into desktops.
This is a great beginner's book on VDI. It goes into setting up a virtual desktop infrastructure, creatings your apps with Thin App, configuration within vSphere, setting up management pools, security, high availability and optimizing PCoIP for your particular network. The book has several laid out steps you can use to setup your lab or production environment.
I plan on keeping this as a resource book as I continue my studies on VDI. From looking at the requirements of the VCP-DT exam, this book is not enough so I'm hoping VMware press will release another book to cover exam objectives.
The books starts out by laying the ground work and architecture of View, this included vCetner, vSphere, ESXi, storage, etc etc. Basically what any VMware administrator would expect from any environment set up properly.
It covers a large portion of view 5/5.1 (Note: not 5.1.1 but if you read with release notes for 5.1 most all concepts follow, 5.1.1 was more about bugfixes and optimizing what 5.1 has delivered) The setup of servers, what purpose they serve, what you might care to do with those servers. It doesn't go into PowerCLI in a view environment so if that is what you are after, you are a bit above what this book is addressing. This is a book for administrators who are deploying a View environment (big or small) and want to know the setup and requirements for a successful deploy.
Things I loved:
-> End user optimization HOWTO and why
-> vShield chapter AKA antivirus in a VDI
-> Automation/Composer
On the flip side the only thing I am somewhat disappointed on per say is
-> Lack of Thin Print, this is not a huge issue
-> Could have addressed a few more points over all about view but a few minutes of google'ing should give you the information you need.
-> Doesn't give you the number crunching things for planing, this book is implementing. The book for that is, search on amazon, "VMware View 5 Desktop Virtualization Solutions" It's more tuned to planning a new deploy, and gets into some of logistics of it all.
Other notes: Realize this isn't a book for the VCP-DT exam, but I would say in the short time I have had it, this should cover most of what you will see on the blueprint and outline of the VCP5-DT .
I just finished reading VMware View 5: Building a Successful Virtual Desktop published by VMware Press and I was impressed to say the least. The book was well written and had a flow that makes it the perfect book for anyone involved in a VDI deployment no matter the skill level.
I haven't always been a fan of VMware Press, I was left with a very sour taste in my mouth after reading The Official VCP5 Certification Guide. That book was poorly written and I do not believe it was proof-read before distribution.
This book is very clear, the detail is unbelievable, and the external resources are perfectly prepared. The author gives you just enough detail before pointing you to an external resource without filling pages with useless information. The step-by-step processes are clear enough that anyone can follow them and the information flows well enough that you can skip the step-by-step parts and still continue reading without getting lost.
It is not often that you come across a technical resources that is well put together and easy to read. VMware Press and Paul O'Doherty nailed it.
I found this book to be good on View basics, but overall, it tends to be repetitive and filled with a lot of needless how-to. I understand completely that this is supposed to be a how-to book and that gratuitous use of basic text and screenshots will and should be present; however, many of the topics given precious page space are simply superfluous. These topics tend to be tangentially or even directly related to a VMware View how-to, but none of them are something that should exist within a View technical guide, and as such, they end up just being filler.
The vSphere portion of chapter two also seemed very out of place, and it reads like it was written by going through product pages and pulling out tidbits of information. It ends up being very light on actual vSphere design for View guidance. I also would have liked to see it include guidance on vSphere 5.1 and View 5.1.1. They were released in August, with official support coming in late-October, so it shouldn't have been out of the question for a book not published until mid-December.
There were a couple of sections that I thought were outstanding, which were:
* vCenter Operations for View how-to and guide
* PCoIP tuning section
In the end, this book is very competent at its stated goal, though I would have liked to have seen it a couple hundred pages shorter. A bit of diligent editing could have made this book much more concise and on topic, both of which are essential in technical guides.
This is an excellent book for those new to virtual desktops, not only does it cover specific steps on how to implement, but also provides a useful history on VDI and explains why certain areas are critical for you to consider. For those already familiar with virtualization, this book also covers the components specific to VMware View such as Composer, ThinApp etc. and provides links to other 3rd party vendors and products that will be useful as you plan your VDI project. As is true with most technical books, there are a few technical errors (Max VMFS5 LUN size and a couple mis-statements on FT) but otherwise accurate. Chapter one is a little rough, there are several back to back paragraphs that are redundant so it made me stop, go back and make sure it didn't lose my spot. Push through that and it smooths out, later chapters dont seem to have this problem.
Product Details :
Paperback: 600 pages
Publisher: VMware Press; 1 edition (December 13, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 032182234X
ISBN-13: 978-0321822345
Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 1.1 x 8.9 inches
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