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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
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32-bit color is supported for virtual displays.
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ClearType fonts are supported.
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Copy and paste of text and images between a Windows-based client operating system and a View desktop
is supported, up to 1MB. Supported file formats include text, images, and RTF (Rich Text Format). You
cannot copy and paste system objects such as folders and files between systems.
For information about which client devices support specific PCoIP features, go to
https://www.vmware.com/support/viewclients/doc/viewclients_pubs.html.
Recommended Guest Operating System Settings
Recommended guest operating system settings include the following settings:
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For Windows XP desktops: 768MB RAM or more and a single CPU.
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For Windows 7 or 8 desktops: 1GB of RAM or more and a dual CPU is recommended for playing in high-
definition, full screen mode, or 720p or higher formatted video.
Video Quality Requirements
480p-formatted video
You can play video at 480p or lower at native resolutions when the View
desktop has a single virtual CPU. If the operating system is Windows 7 or later
and you want to play the video in high-definition Flash or in full screen mode,
the desktop requires a dual virtual CPU. Even with a dual virtual CPU desktop,
as low as 360p-formatted video played in full screen mode can lag behind
audio, particularly on Windows clients.
720p-formatted video
You can play video at 720p at native resolutions if the View desktop has a dual
virtual CPU. Performance might be affected if you play videos at 720p in high
definition or in full screen mode.
1080p-formatted video
If the View desktop has a dual virtual CPU, you can play 1080p formatted
video, although the media player might need to be adjusted to a smaller
window size.
3D
If you use VMware vSphere 5.1 or later, you can configure View desktops to
use software or hardware accelerated graphics.
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With Virtual Shared Graphics Acceleration (vSGA), a vSphere 5.1 feature
that uses physical graphics cards installed on the ESXi hosts, you can use
3D applications for design, modeling, and multimedia.
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With the software accelerated graphics feature, available with vSphere 5.0
and later, you can use less demanding 3D applications such as Windows
Aero themes, Microsoft Office 2010, and Google Earth.
This non-hardware accelerated graphics feature enables you to run
DirectX 9 and OpenGL 2.1 applications without requiring a physical
graphics processing unit (GPU).
For 3D applications, up to 2 monitors are supported, and the maximum screen
resolution is 1920 x 1200. The guest operating system on the View desktops
must be Windows 7 or later.
Hardware Requirements for Client Systems
For information about processor and memory requirements, see the "Using VMware Horizon View Client"
document for the specific type of desktop or mobile client device. Go to
https://www.vmware.com/support/viewclients/doc/viewclients_pubs.html.
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