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Implementing VMware Dynamic Environment Manager
Implementing VMware Dynamic Environment Manager
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A step-by-step guide to installing and managing desktops with VMware Dynamic Environment Manager

Key Features
● A deeper look into the expert configuration of VMware Dynamic Environment Manager.
● Expert troubleshooting guide to managing user profiles, Horizon smart policies, app configurations, and migration of applications.
● Includes JMP solutions, FlexEngine working, DirectFlex, and configuring DEM entirely.

Description
Implementing VMware Dynamic Environment Manager is the definitive guide to installing and managing end-user desktop environments using the VMware Dynamic Environment Manager solution and tools.

To begin with, you will be able to explore what environment management is, and why you need it in your business infrastructure before discussing the VMware solutions. You will quickly get speedy with installing and configuring the DEM in real-time, using screenshots, and step-by-step directions. You will then be able to explore how to manage end-user environments, wherein you can focus on personalization, configuring the end-user environment, and creating condition sets for triggering when certain policies get applied. You will be able to create XML-based config files, configure application migration, and see how to restore and backup user settings. In this book, you will get handy with the best solutions on how to troubleshoot your VMware environment along with how to upgrade FlexEngine, DEM console, and ADMX templates.

Overall, this book gives you an in-depth knowledge of VMware DEM, using real-time examples based on the latest versions of the VMware Manager.

What you will learn
● Understand the end-user environment management and how to manage end-user profiles.
● How to architect and install VMware DEM in a production environment.
● Manage your end-user desktop environment, both virtual and physical.
● Learn to deliver environment personalization and application migration.

Who this book is for
This book is for desktop administrators, IT administrators, and VMware administrators who are looking to deliver the end-user experience by managing desktop environments and simplified management of physical desktops.

Table of Contents
1. Introduction to the End-user Environment Management
2. Introduction to VMware Dynamic Environment Manager
3. Installing VMware DEM
4. Initial Configuration and Setup
5. Managing the Desktop – Personalization
6. Managing the Desktop – User Environment
7. Managing the Desktop – Conditions and Condition Sets
8. Application Migration Tool
9. Helpdesk Support Tool
10. Troubleshooting
11. Upgrading
12. Additional DEM Tools: SyncTool
13. Additional DEM Tools: Application Profiler

About the Author
Peter von Oven is an experienced technical consultant and has spent the past 25 years of his IT career working with customers and partners in designing end-user-based technology solutions. During his career, he has been involved in numerous large-scale enterprise projects and deployments. He has presented at key IT events such as VMworld, IP EXPO, and various VMUGs and CCUG events across the UK and has worked in senior presales roles and presales management roles for household-name vendors, including Fujitsu, HP, Citrix, and VMware.

He has been awarded the VMware vExpert award for seven consecutive years, and he has been part of the VMware EUC vExpert specialist program for the last two years. He has authored 14 other courses focusing on end-user computing, and in particular, the VMware solution stack for delivering the digital workspace.
He spends his spare time as a STEM ambassador helping, coaching, and mentoring young people in taking up careers in technology and engineering.

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petervonoven/

Language
English
ISBN
9789390684670
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
About the Author
About the Reviewers
Acknowledgement
Preface
Errata
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to User Environment Management
Structure
Objectives
An overview of end user management
What is a user profile?
A brief history of user profiles
How is the profile created?
The NTUSER.DAT file
Types of user profiles
Why use the user profiles?
Introducing UEM
What is UEM?
Why UEM?
How does UEM work?
The composite desktop model
OS layer
Applications
User profiles and environment management
Conclusion
Points to remember
MCQ
Answers
Questions
2. Introducing VMware Dynamic Environment Manager
Structure
Objectives
VMware UEM solutions
Horizon Persona Manager
How does Persona Manager work?
VMware Dynamic Environment Manager
How does DEM work?
SmartPolicies
DEM or Persona Management?
DEM terminology and glossary
Design considerations
Mandatory profiles
DEM and mandatory profiles
Roaming profiles
DEM and roaming profiles
Local profiles
DEM and local profiles
Architecting DEM
NoAD mode
Designing for multi-site environments
Designing environment folders for multi-site environments
Designing profile archive shares for multi-site
DEM Management Console
What if a Management Server/Console fails?
Conclusion
Points to remember
MCQ
Answers
Questions
3. Installing VMware DEM
Structure
Objective
Downloading the software
Operating systems requirements
Server OS
Desktop OS
DEM prerequisites
Creating a DEM configuration share
Creating a DEM profile archive share
Installing the software
Installing the FlexEngine agent
Physical desktop installation
Virtual desktop and RDS Server installation
Installing the management console
Unattended installations
Conclusion
Points to remember
MCQ
Answers
Questions
Keywords
4. Initial Configuration and Setup
Structure
Objective
Configuring FlexEngine GPO’s
Configuring GPOs for DEM
Creating a new GPO for DEM
Configuring the FlexEngine policy
Configuring the Loopback policy
Configure the Flex Config Files Share
Enable FlexEngine to run as a GPO extension
Configure the path to the Profile Archives folder
Configure path to the Profile Archives Backup folder
Enable FlexEngine logging
Enabling and configuring a logoff script
Enabling and configuring a logon script
Additional policy configuration options
FlexEngine policies
Application blocking logging to the Windows event log
Certificate support for mandatory profiles
DirectFlex – advanced settings
FlexEngine logging to the Windows event log
Paths unavailable at logon
Privilege elevation logging to the Windows event log
Prevent access to VMware DEM Self-Support
Show VMware DEM logon and logoff progress information
FlexEngine Advanced Settings
FlexEngine refresh settings
Silo-specific Flex config files
Helpdesk Support Tool Policy Settings
Allow editing profile archives
Allow showing profile archives in Windows Explorer
Allow overriding the FlexEngine log level
Allow resetting multiple profile archives at the same time
DEM configuration share
Helpdesk Support Tool Advanced Policy Settings
Disable copying NTFS permissions
Hide ‘<ALL>’ from label drop-down
Management Console Policy Settings
Changelog: Log changes to disk
Changelog: Log changes to the Windows event log
Environments
Lock down access to VMware DEM Management Console
Sync Tool Policy Settings
Synchronize profile archive backups
Do not use laptop conflict resolution
Do not synchronize icons
Run VMware DEM SyncTool during logon as GPO Extension
VMware DEM SyncTool logging
Hide ‘sync’ button in resident UI mode
Watch local profile archive changes
Local sync path
Synchronization retry intervals
Sync local FlexEngine log file to network at logoff
Synchronization intervals
Files to synchronize
Trigger FlexEngine refresh
SyncTool Network Detection Policy Settings
Network measurement settings
Force synchronization at logoff
Force synchronization at logon
Force synchronization in resident mode
Network threshold: Latency
Network threshold: Bandwidth
Prefer IPv6 when resolving host names
DFS namespace support
Configuring NoAD mode
NoAD mode configuration options
FlexEngine Logging Settings
Configuring Profile Archives Settings
Configuring Profile Archive Backups Settings
App Blocking Logging to the Windows Event Log Setting
Configuring Privilege Elevation Logging to the Windows Event Log Setting
Enable Certificate Support for Mandatory Profiles Setting
Configure DirectFlex – Advanced Settings
Configure FlexEngine Logging to the Windows Event Log
Configure Paths Unavailable at Logon Setting
Prevent Access to VMware DEM Self-Support to End Users
Disable the NoAD Mode for Certain Users
Remove Registry Settings for the NoAD Mode
First-time config of the management console
Conclusion
Points to remember
MCQ
Answers
Questions
Key terms
5. Managing the Desktop: Personalization
Structure
Objectives
Management Console screen
Personalization menu
Refresh Tree
File: Create Config File
Create a custom config file
Use a Windows Common Setting
Use an Application Template
File: Download Config Template
File: Save Config File
Editor: Section
Editor: Folder Token
Profile Browsing: Browse Local Profile
Profile Browsing: Browse Other Profile
Validate DirectFlex
Configure
The General window
Export a Flex Config file
Retire a Flex Config file
Delete a Flex Config file
Disable a Flex Config file
Explore a Flex Config file
Properties of a Flex Config file
Configuration pane
Import/Export
Profile Cleanup
Predefined Settings
Creating predefined settings
Installing an existing predefined settings file
Backups
DirectFlex
Advanced
Conditions
User Environment
Information
App-V 4.x
Conclusion
Points to remember
MCQ
Answers
6. Managing the Desktop: User Environment
Structure
Objectives
The User Environment configuration menu
ADMX-based Settings
Importing ADMX Templates
Create an ADMX based setting definition
App Volumes
Application Blocking
Drive Mappings
Environment Variables
File Type Associations
Files and Folders
Folder Redirection
Horizon Smart Polices
Logon Tasks
Logoff Tasks
Printer Mappings
Privilege Elevation
Registry Settings
Shortcuts
Triggered Tasks
Windows Settings
Display Language
Hide Drives
Policy Settings
Conclusion
Questions
7. Managing the Desktop: Conditions and Condition Sets
Structure
Objectives
The User Environment Configuration menu
Configuring Condition Sets
Active Directory Attribute
Active Directory Site Name
Battery
Day of the week
Endpoint IP address
Endpoint name
Endpoint Platform
Environment variable
Exit Code
File or Folder
File Version
Group Membership
Horizon Client Property
IP address
Operating System
Operating System architecture
Organizational Unit
Registry Key
Registry Value
Remote Display Protocol
Time Range
Configuring Condition Groups
Conclusion
Points to remember
MCQ
Answers
Questions
8. Application Migration
Structure
Objective
Enabling Application Migration
Configuring Application Migration
Creating a Migration XML file
Setting a registry value
Renaming a registry value
Deleting a registry value
Convert a registry value to another type
Creating a registry key
Renaming a registry key
Deleting a registry key
Moving a registry value to another registry key
File system actions
Creating a file
Copying a file
Moving a file
Deleting a file
Directory actions
Creating a directory
Copying a directory
Moving a directory
Deleting a directory
Completing the Application Migration Settings
Conclusion
Points to remember
MCQ
Answers
Questions
9. Helpdesk Support Tool
Structure
Objectives
DEM architecture for Helpdesk Support Tool
Installing & configuring the Helpdesk Support Tool
Prerequisites for installation
Infrastructure requirements
Operating system support
Helpdesk Support Tool installation
Creating the Helpdesk Support Tool XML file
Creating the Helpdesk Support Tool Group Policy
Performing the Helpdesk tasks
Using the Helpdesk Support Tool
Using the Self-Support Tool
Manually creating an XML configuration file
Conclusion
Points to remember
MCQ
Answers
Questions
10. Troubleshooting
Structure
Objectives
DirectFlex applications
Antivirus
Excluding DEM shared folders
Excluding local paths and files
Folder redirection
Temporary files and cache contents
FlexEngine Log Files
DEM Configuration Share
Configuration Share Unavailable error
Logoff commands
VMware Horizon
Easy Start
Group Policy Object
Working with log files
Conclusion
Points to remember
MCQ
Answers
Questions
11. Upgrading DEM
Structure
Objectives
Upgrading the DEM components
Upgrading the FlexEngine agent
Upgrading the Management Console
Upgrading the administrative templates
Upgrading the SyncTool and Application Profiler
Upgrading from Standard to Enterprise Edition
Conclusion
Points to remember
MCQ
Answers
Questions
12. Additional DEM Tools: SyncTool
Structure
Objectives
DEM SyncTool
Architecture
Prerequisites for installation
DEM SyncTool infrastructure requirements
Client-side software requirements
Deploying the DEM SyncTool
Step 1: Installing the SyncTool on the local device
Step 2: GPO configuration
Step 3: Configuring the GPO policy settings
Do not use laptop conflict resolution
Do not synchronize icons
Run VMware DEM SyncTool during logon as GPO Extension
VMware DEM SyncTool logging
Hide ‘sync’ button in resident UI mode
Watch local profile archive changes
Local Sync Path
Synchronization retry intervals
Sync local FlexEngine log file to network at logoff
Synchronization intervals
Files to synchronize
Trigger FlexEngine refresh
Network measurement settings
Force synchronization at logoff
Force synchronization at logon
Force synchronization in resident mode
Network threshold: Latency
Network threshold: Bandwidth
Prefer IPv6 when resolving host names
DFS namespace support
Configuring the SyncTool
Running the SyncTool when the end user logs out
Resident mode configuration
Configuring NoAD mode
Troubleshooting: SyncTool Logs
Conclusion
Points to remember
MCQ
Answers
13. Additional DEM Tools: Application Profiler
Structure
Objectives
Application Profiler
Deploying the Application Profiler tool
Software requirements
Installing the Application Profiler tool
Application Profiler console overview
Program Analysis tab
Settings tab
Advanced Settings
Preferences
File System Auto Excludes
Creating an Application Profile
Conclusion
Points to remember
MCQ
Answers
Questions
Index
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