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Setting Options
Default display protocol Select the display protocol that you want View Connection
Server to use to communicate with View clients.
PCoIP
The default option wherever it is
supported. PCoIP is supported as the
display protocol for virtual-machine
desktops and physical machines that
have
Teradici hardware. PCoIP provides
an optimized PC experience for the
delivery of images, audio, and video
content for a wide range of users on the
LAN or across the WAN.
Microsoft
RDP
Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection
(RDC) uses RDP to transmit data. RDP is
a multichannel protocol that allows a
user to connect to a computer remotely.
Allow users to choose protocol Allow users to override the default display protocol for their
desktops by using View Client.
3D Renderer You can select whether to enable 3D graphics rendering if
your pool comprises Windows 7 or later desktops. You can
configure the 3D Renderer to use software rendering or
hardware rendering based on physical GPU graphics cards
installed on ESXi 5.1 or later hosts.
To
enable this feature, you must select PCoIP as the protocol
and disable the Allow users to choose protocol setting (select
No).
With the hardware-based 3D Renderer options, users can
take advantage of graphics applications for design,
modelling, and multimedia. The desktops must run on
vSphere 5.1 or later. Windows 7 desktops must be virtual
hardware version 8 or later. Windows 8 desktops must be
virtual hardware version 9 or later.
With the software 3D Renderer option, users can take
advantage of graphics enhancements in less demanding
applications such as AERO, Microsoft Office 2010, and
Google Earth. The desktops must run on vSphere 5.0 or later
and be virtual hardware version 8 or later.
If your View deployment does not run on vSphere 5.0 or
later, this setting is not available and is inactive in View
Administrator.
When you select this feature, you can configure the amount
of VRAM that is assigned to desktops in the pool. You can
select at most two monitors for your View desktops. The
Maximum resolution of any one monitor is set to 1920x1200
pixels. You cannot configure this value.
NOTE You must power off and on existing virtual machines
for this setting to take effect. Restarting a virtual machine
does not cause the setting to take effect.
For more information, see “Configuring 3D Rendering on
Windows 7 or Later Desktops,” on page 136, “3D Rendering
Options,” on page 137. and “Best Practices for Configuring
3D Rendering,” on page 138.
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