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For information about which editions of each guest operating system are supported, or which service packs,
see the "Supported Operating Systems for View Agent" topic in the View 5.x or 6.x installation
documentation.
Limitations for Specific Features
Features that are supported on Windows desktops with Horizon Client for Linux have the following
restrictions.
Table 4‑3. Requirements for Specific Features
Feature Requirements
Windows 8.x desktop
support
View 5.2 or later servers and desktops.
Windows Server 2008 R2
desktop support
View 5.3 or later servers and desktops.
Real-Time Audio-Video
n
For Horizon Client provided by third-party vendors, the feature requires View 5.2
with Feature Pack 2 or later.
n
For client software available from VMware, you must have Horizon Client 3.2 and
later and View Agent 6.0.2 and later.
Requires the PCoIP display protocol.
Virtual printing and location-
based printing for Windows
Server 2008 R2 desktops, RDS
desktops (on virtual machine
RDS hosts), and remote
applications
n
For partner client software, Horizon Client 3.1 and later and Horizon 6.0.1 with View
and later servers.
n
For client software available from VMware, Horizon Client 3.2 and later and View
Agent 6.0.2 and later. Requires the PCoIP display protocol.
USB redirection
n
For partner client software, and View 5.1 and later servers and desktops.
n
For client software available from VMware, Horizon Client 3.2 and later and View
Agent 6.0.2 and later.
Requires the PCoIP display protocol.
Smart cards Requires partner client software or Horizon Client 3.2 and later, available from VMware,
and View Agent 6.0.2 and later. Requires the PCoIP display protocol.
NOTE You can also use Horizon Client to securely access remote Windows-based applications, in addition
to remote desktops. Selecting an application in Horizon Client opens a window for that application on the
local client device, and the application looks and behaves as if it were locally installed.
You can use remote applications only if you are connected to View Connection Server 6.0 or later. For
information about which operating systems are supported for the RDS (Remote Desktop Sessions) host,
which provides remote applications and session-based desktops, see "Supported Operating Systems for
View Agent" topic in the View 5.x or 6.x installation documentation.
NOTE The features that are available for each thin client device are determined by the vendor and model
and the configuration that an enterprise chooses to use. For information about the vendors and models for
thin client devices, see the VMware Compatibility Guide at
http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php?deviceCategory=vdm.
For descriptions of these features and their limitations, see the View Planning document.
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