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Table 4‑3. Requirements for Specific Features (Continued)
Feature Requirements
Smart cards For session-based desktops on RDS hosts, View Agent 6.1
and later.
Client drive redirection View Agent 6.1.1 and later or Horizon Agent 7.0 and later.
N 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 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 Horizon Agent"
topic in the View 5.x or 6.x installation documentation. See the "Supported Operating Systems for
Horizon Agent" topic in the Horizon 7 installation documentation.
Feature Support for Linux Desktops
Some Linux guest operating systems are supported if you have View Agent 6.1.1 or later or Horizon Agent
7.0 or later. For a list of supported Linux operating systems and information about supported features, see
Seing Up Horizon 6 for Linux Desktops or Seing Up Horizon 7 for Linux Desktops.
Internationalization
The user interface and documentation are available in English, Japanese, French, German, Simplied
Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, and Spanish.
Monitors and Screen Resolution
When you use the VMware Blast display protocol or the PCoIP display protocol, you can extend a remote
desktop to multiple monitors. If you have a Mac with Retina Display, you can see the remote desktop in full
resolution.
Using Multiple Monitors
With the VMware Blast display protocol or the PCoIP display protocol, a remote desktop screen resolution
of 4K (3840 x 2160) is supported. The number of 4K displays that are supported depends on the hardware
version of the desktop virtual machine and the Windows version.
Hardware Version Windows Version
Number of 4K Displays
Supported
10 (ESXi 5.5.x compatible) 7, 8, 8.x, 10 1
11 (ESXi 6.0 compatible) 7 (3D rendering feature disabled and Windows Aero
disabled)
3
11 7 (3D rendering feature enabled) 1
11 8, 8.x, 10 1
The remote desktop must have View Agent 6.2 or later, or Horizon Agent 7.0 or later, installed. For best
performance, the virtual machine should have at least 2 GB of RAM and 2 vCPUs. This feature might
require good network conditions, such as a bandwidth of 1000Mbps with low network latency and a low
package loss rate.
Using VMware Horizon Client for Mac OS X
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