VMworld 2015: Managing Users: A Deep Dive into VMware User Environment Manager
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Take a deep dive into UEM, including an architectural overview, available settings and configurations, user environment management options, UEM deployment considerations and best practices, and UEM integration with Horizon 6.
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VMworld 2015: Managing Users: A Deep Dive into VMware User Environment Manager
- 1. Managing Users: A Deep Dive Into VMware User Environment Manager Michael Bradley, VMware, Inc Dale Carter, VMware, Inc EUC4630 #EUC4630
- 2. • This presentation may contain product features that are currently under development. • This overview of new technology represents no commitment from VMware to deliver these features in any generally available product. • Features are subject to change, and must not be included in contracts, purchase orders, or sales agreements of any kind. • Technical feasibility and market demand will affect final delivery. • Pricing and packaging for any new technologies or features discussed or presented have not been determined. Disclaimer CONFIDENTIAL 2
- 3. Agenda CONFIDENTIAL 6 1 Overview 2 Features 3 Architecture 4 Just in Time Configuration 5 Demo
- 5. End Users Consistent Experience Fast App Access Minimal Downtime IT Simple Profile Management Easy to Apply Policies Maintain Compliance How Do I Manage My Users? 8 Business Owners Scalability Across Environments Lower Management Costs Adopt to Business Needs CONFIDENTIAL
- 6. VMware User Environment Manager User Environment Manager User Profile User Personalization Contextual Policies Virtual Physical Cloud CONFIDENTIAL 9
- 7. Benefits Profile management makes day to day operations easier Accelerate management, migrations, and onboarding Consistent experience for higher productivity Faster app access with minimal downtime CONFIDENTIAL 10
- 9. VMware User Environment Manager CONFIDENTIAL 12 Data / Files Applications Operating System Settings Dynamic Configuration User Environment Settings Application Configuration Personalization VMware User Environment Manager VMware User Environment Manager
- 10. User Environment Settings • Manage the user environment – Map network drives and printers – Configure file type associations – Application shortcuts – Registry settings • Target settings based on conditions – IP address – Organizational Unit – Windows version • Apply on logon – Revert on logoff • Condition-based policy refresh during user session CONFIDENTIAL 13 Dynamic Configuration User Environment Settings Application Configuration Personalization VMware User Environment Manager
- 11. Application Configuration • Works for virtual and natively installed applications • Customize configurations and User Environment settings at application launch – Map network drives and printers – Run custom tasks – Create registry entries • Configure Pre-defined Settings and apply them: – As initial defaults – Partially enforced – Fully enforced • Migrate Application Configurations between application versions CONFIDENTIAL 14 Dynamic Configuration User Environment Settings Application Configuration Personalization VMware User Environment Manager
- 12. Personalization • Decouples personalization from the operating system • Manage Windows settings at logon and logoff – Wallpaper, keyboard, mouse, screensaver, etc. • Application personalization – Loaded at application launch – Speeds up logon times – Settings are dynamically available across multiple sessions and devices • Settings roam across all Windows devices – WinXP <> Win8.1 <> 32-bit <> 64-bit CONFIDENTIAL 15 Dynamic Configuration User Environment Settings Application Configuration Personalization VMware User Environment Manager
- 13. Dynamic Configuration • Condition-based configuration – IP address – Group membership – Active Directory OUs – Operating System version • Trigger policy refreshes in an active session – Automatically triggered – Manually initiated • Run custom or built-in tasks during an active session – Configurable for lock/unlock workstation and reconnect/disconnect from VDI/RDS session CONFIDENTIAL 16 Dynamic Configuration User Environment Settings Application Configuration Personalization VMware User Environment Manager
- 15. VMware User Environment Manager Components • Central management console for all configuration actions User Environment Manager Management Console • Endpoint client including FlexService and FlexEngineUser Environment Manager Client • Standalone application used to create configuration file and predefined settings • Optional component installed on a reference machine User Environment Manager Application Profiler • Synchronizes profile archives and configuration files • Targeted for laptop users and those with limited bandwidth or connectivity User Environment Manager SyncTool • Support for profile archives • Log file viewer User Environment Manager Helpdesk • Optional self service tool to manage and restore user configuration settings User Environment Manager Self Support CONFIDENTIAL 18
- 16. Architecture Active Directory Central Config Share Helpdesk Support Tool Self Support Tool Management Console Endpoints with Client RDSH Sessions VDI Desktops Offline with Sync Agent User Shares Application Profiler No Database Required Physical CONFIDENTIAL 19
- 17. Infrastructure Requirements CONFIDENTIAL 20 Active Directory – For Group Policy Configuration of VMware User Environment Manager Client Central Config Share – Location for All Configuration Files – File Server or SMB Share on SAN/NAS User Share (Profile Archive) – Location for User personalization files – File Server or SMB Share on SAN/NAS Folder Redirection (Optional) – Used to redirect user data
- 18. Infrastructure Requirements (Continued) CONFIDENTIAL 21 Central Config Share – Location for All Configuration Files Administrator Permissions User Permissions Apply To Full Control Read Share Replicated Share can be used as long as all clients have same path to share DFS Namespaces are supported User Share (Profile Archive) – Location for user personalization files (1 folder per user)
- 19. Just in Time Configuration
- 20. Just in Time Configuration CONFIDENTIAL 23 User Session Profile Data Store (File Shares) Base Profile User Logon Imports Windows settings Application Launch Imports Application settings Application Shutdown Exports Application settings User Logoff Exports Windows settings
- 22. Resources • Product Documentation – https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/uem-pubs.html • Configure User Environment Manager in 60 Minutes or Less – http://blogs.vmware.com/consulting/files/2015/04/VMW_15Q2_TD_User-Environment- Manager_042415_FINAL.pdf • Blogs – http://vdelboysview.com – http://blogs.vmware.com/consulting/tag/dale-carter
- 24. EUC VMworld 2015 Session Recommendations Technical Application Lifecycle Management with VMware Horizon EUC4561 Why Everybody Needs VMware User Environment Manager (UEM) EUC5430 Beyond the Marketing: Horizon 6 Technical Deep Dive EUC5052 Your Desktops Secured: What Can NSX Do for You? EUC5062 Beyond the Marketing: VMware App Volumes Technical Overview EUC5434 High Performance 30 Workloads on Horizon 6 and NVIDIA GRID vGPU EUC5481 Access Point - EUC Common Gateway EUC6101 What's New with Horizon 6 with VOl and Hosted Applications EUC6129 What's New in VMware Identity Manager EUC6105 Mobile Device Management or Container: Do We Have to Choose? EUC5622 End-to-end Security with AirWatch. NSX and Intelligent Networking EUC5762 Business/Strategy Show Me the Money !! Finding Value in EUC – Why Identifying Benefits Beyond Cost Matter Most EUC5662 VMware’s End User Computing (EUC) Strategy into 2015 and Beyond EUC5909 The Real Story of Customers Delivering 3D Workstations with VMware Horizon and NVIDIA GRID EUC6621 Horizon Air: How to Provide an Uncompromised User Experience at a Cost Less than Physical EUC6082 AirWatch 101: Enterprise Mobility Management Simplified EUC5523 Peek Into the Future: Our Vision for Business Mobility EUC5645-QT Bring Your Own Content, We’ll Keep it Secure EUC5764 Driving Business Mobility with AirWatch and VMware Identity EUC6098 The Future of End User Computing EUC6225-QT Vertical Horizon at Point of Sales–We Did it so Can You! EUC4919 Higher IT Pressure in Higher Education: VMware End User Computing Provides Instant Relief EUC5664 Embracing Mobility in the Federal Sector EUC5687 Mobilizing Healthcare: From Shared to Personal Clinical Workspaces ... And Beyond! EUC5965 Financial Services Transformation in Branch Computing EUC6018 CONFIDENTIAL 27
- 27. Managing Users: A Deep Dive Into VMware User Environment Manager Michael Bradley, VMware, Inc Dale Carter, VMware, Inc EUC4630 #EUC4630
Editor's Notes
- #4: Why is VMware credible to drive this market shift? Why us? VMware is the leader in business mobility today: VMware delivers the industries unquestionable leader in mobile management and security (AirWatch). VMware is bringing innovation to the desktop platform and extending app delivery across any device (Horizon). VMware is the market leader in data center and cloud infrastructure, a critical component of the mobile-cloud era.
- #5: Just recently announced, we have shown our continued leadership and positioned highest in execution with AirWatch Mobile for Gartner’s 2015 MQ for EMM.
- #9: Put metrics in
- #11: Common criteria certified solution Linux desktop early access program supports secure, centralized management for Linux users End-to-end support for IPv6 networks for simplified packet processing and address assignments Common Access Card Support for simple and secure access to apps and desktops for uniformed service personnel