5.2
Table Of Contents
- VMware Horizon View Architecture Planning
- Contents
- VMware Horizon View Architecture Planning
- Introduction to Horizon View
- Planning a Rich User Experience
- Feature Support Matrix
- Choosing a Display Protocol
- Using View Persona Management to Retain User Data and Settings
- Benefits of Using View Desktops in Local Mode
- Accessing USB Devices Connected to a Local Computer
- Printing from a View Desktop
- Streaming Multimedia to a View Desktop
- Using Single Sign-On for Logging In to a View Desktop
- Using Multiple Monitors with a View Desktop
- Managing Desktop Pools from a Central Location
- Architecture Design Elements and Planning Guidelines
- Virtual Machine Requirements
- Horizon View ESX/ESXi Node
- Desktop Pools for Specific Types of Workers
- Desktop Virtual Machine Configuration
- vCenter Server and View Composer Virtual Machine Configuration
- View Connection Server Maximums and Virtual Machine Configuration
- View Transfer Server Virtual Machine Configuration and Storage
- vSphere Clusters
- Storage and Bandwidth Requirements
- Horizon View Building Blocks
- Horizon View Pods
- Advantages of Using Multiple vCenter Servers in a Pod
- Planning for Security Features
- Understanding Client Connections
- Choosing a User Authentication Method
- Restricting View Desktop Access
- Using Group Policy Settings to Secure View Desktops
- Implementing Best Practices to Secure Client Systems
- Assigning Administrator Roles
- Preparing to Use a Security Server
- Understanding Horizon View Communications Protocols
- Overview of Steps to Setting Up a Horizon View Environment
- Index
In addition, several VMware partners offer thin client devices for Horizon View deployments. 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 Thin Client Compatibility Guide, available on the VMware Web site.
NOTE For information about which features are supported on Mac OS X or Linux clients, or on tablets, see the
Horizon View clients documentation at
https://www.vmware.com/support/viewclients/doc/viewclients_pubs.html.
Choosing a Display Protocol
A display protocol provides end users with a graphical interface to a View desktop that resides in the
datacenter. Depending on which type of client device you have, you can choose between PCoIP (PC-over-IP),
which VMware provides, or Microsoft RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol).
You can set policies to control which protocol is used or to allow end users to choose the protocol when they
log in to a desktop.
NOTE For some types of clients, neither the PCoIP nor the RDP remote display protocol is used. For example,
when you check out a desktop for use on a local client system, neither of these remote display protocols is
used.
Similarly, if you use the VMware Horizon View HTML Access client, available with the HTML Access feature,
HTTPS is used, rather than PCoIP or RDP.
Horizon View with PCoIP
PCoIP provides an optimized desktop experience for the delivery of the entire desktop environment, including
applications, images, audio, and video content for a wide range of users on the LAN or across the WAN. PCoIP
can compensate for an increase in latency or a reduction in bandwidth, to ensure that end users can remain
productive regardless of network conditions.
PCoIP is supported as the display protocol for View desktops with virtual machines and with physical
machines that contain Teradici host cards.
PCoIP Features
Key features of PCoIP include the following:
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Users outside the corporate firewall can use this protocol with your company's virtual private network
(VPN), or users can make secure, encrypted connections to a View security server in the corporate DMZ.
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Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 128-bit encryption is supported and is turned on by default. You
can, however, change the encryption key cipher to AES-192 or AES-256.
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Connections from all types of View clients.
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MMR redirection is supported for some Windows client operating systems and some View desktop (agent)
operating systems. See “Feature Support Matrix,” on page 17.
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USB redirection is supported for some client types.
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Audio redirection with dynamic audio quality adjustment for LAN and WAN is supported.
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Optimization controls for reducing bandwidth usage on the LAN and WAN.
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Multiple monitors are supported for some client types. For example, on Windows-based clients, you can
use up to four monitors and adjust the resolution for each monitor separately, with a resolution of up to
2560x1600 per display. Pivot display and autofit are also supported.
When the 3D feature is enabled, up to 2 monitors are supported with a resolution of up to 1920 X 1200.
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