VMware View 5: Building a Successful Virtual Desktop (VMware Press Technology)

Where to start? Oh yeah the beginning*If you want labs and how-to's, look no further buy this book!*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/ComposerOn 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 .

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.

This book is a great introduction to VMWare View and is very detailed in its design, setup, configuration and maintenance.

Too technical for me but seemed to cover a lot.

Great condition, exactly what I wanted.

Very useful reference and for learning

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 good starting point for anyone wanting to learn about virtual desktop and needs to get up to speed.