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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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500GB LUN for infrastructure
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75GB LUNs for replica stores (1 per desktop pool cluster)
View desktop storage
tier
Two RAID 1/0 storage pools:
For pool 1:
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360 15K 300GB HDD (47TB usable)
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97 450GB LUNs for desktops
For pool 2:
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296 15K 300GB HDD (39TB usable)
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7 450GB LUNs for infrastructure
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85 450GB LUNs for desktops
This storage strategy is illustrated in the following figure.
Figure 4-1. Tiered Storage Example for a Large Desktop Pool
ESX
ESX
ESX
Parent 2
Parent 3
Parent 4
Parent 5
PARENT SSD, shared across all clusters
ESX cluster, consisting of 192
Intel cores and 2.3TB RAM,
connected via 10Gb FCoE
Replica SSD, one per pool/cluster
Linked clones
Parent 1
Pool datastores,
15K RAID1/0
32 datastores per pool
Replica 1
2000-desktop pool
staorage cross section
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