User manual

Using PCoIP Host Cards with VMware View

WHITE PAPER / 13

Connecting a PCoIP Zero Client to

VMware View

This section provides a brief outline of how to connect a client to a physical PC that uses VMware View.

See

Using PCoIP Zero Clients with PCoIP Host Cards

for details not covered in this section.

Testing the PCoIP Connection

 Fromtheclient’sOSDConnectscreenclickConnect

 EnterthecredentialsoftheuseryousetupforthedesktopentrycreatedintheVMwareViewConnection

ServerChoosethedomainassociatedwiththeentitleduser

 ClickLogin

 SelectthephysicalPC’sdesktopentrycreatedinViewConnectionServerfromthelistofavailable

desktops

 ClickConnect

TheViewConnectionServerestablishesaPCoIPsessionbetweentheclientandthehostcardwhichallows

youtoaccessthephysicalPC

Note: If this is the ﬁrst time that the physical PC is installed with View Agent and registered to the View

Connection Server, it may take a short time for the physical PC to be available in the View Connection Server. If

a warning message appears stating that the desktop source is not yet available, wait a couple of minutes, and

then and try to connect.

Deployment Considerations

The PCoIP protocol provides a real-time delivery of a rich user desktop experience in virtual desktop and

remote workstation environments. To ensure a responsive desktop, you must deploy the PCoIP protocol across

a properly architected network infrastructure for your virtual desktops. This architecture must meet bandwidth,

QoS, latency, jitter, and packet loss requirements.

For more details, see the PCoIP Protocol Virtual Desktop Network Design Checklist (TER1105004) (Downloads

> (left navigation pane) Support Downloads > PCoIP Documentation > Architecture Planning Guides) and

VMware View 5 with PCoIP Network Optimization Guide.

Bandwidth Matrix for Various Setups of Zero Clients and VMware View Clients

with Host Cards

The following table guides you in the encryption algorithm and bandwidth metrics used for various setups of

zero clients and VMware View clients with host cards. For more details, see the VMware Knowledge Base article

VMware View with PCoIP encryption and bandwidth metrics: Teradici recommendations for various clients.

ZERO CLIENT VMWARE VIEW CLIENT

Host Card

(No Security Server)

Up to 220Mbps • Upto7MbpswithAES

• Upto20MbpswithSalsa

Host Card

(with Security Server)

Up to 7Mbps • Upto7MbpswithAES

• Upto20MbpswithSalsa