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
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One 1Gb vLAN for the management network
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One 1Gb vLAN for the VMotion network
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One 10Gb vLAN for the infrastructure network
Virtual VMotion-
dvswitch (1 uplink per
host)
This switch was used by the ESXi hosts of infrastructure, parent, and desktop
virtual machines.
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Jumbo Frame (9000 MTU)
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1 Ephemeral Distributed Port Group
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Private VLAN and 192.168.x.x addressing
Infra-dvswitch (2 uplink
per host)
This switch was used by the ESXi hosts of infrastructure virtual machines.
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Jumbo frame (9000 MTU)
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1 Ephemeral distributed port group
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Infrastructure VLAN /24 (256 addresses)
Desktop-dvswitch (2
uplink per host)
This switch was used by the ESXi hosts of parent, and desktop virtual machines.
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Jumbo frame (9000 MTU)
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6 Ephemeral distributed port groups
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5 Desktop port groups (1 per pool)
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Each network was /21, 2048 addresses
View Composer Performance Test Results
These test results describe a 10,000-desktop setup, in which one vCenter Server instance managed 5 pools of
2,000 View desktops each. Only one maintenance period was required for provisioning a new pool or for
recomposing, refreshing, or rebalancing an existing pool of 2,000 virtual machines. A logon storm of 10,000
users was also tested.
The test results provided here were accomplished with the software, hardware, and configuration settings
described in the following topics:
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Desktop and pool configurations described in “View Connection Server Maximums and Virtual Machine
Configuration,” on page 46
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Tiered-storage components described in “Shared Storage Example,” on page 50
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Networking components described in “Network Bandwidth Considerations,” on page 52
Capacity for an Hour-Long Logon Storm of 10,000 Users
In a test setup, the following desktop and pool configurations were used for a logon storm scenario for 10,000
desktops. The power policy for desktops was set to Always On.
For 10,000 desktops the logon storm occurred over a 60-minute period, using a normal distribution of logon
times. The virtual machines were powered on and were available before the logon storm began. After logon,
a workload started, which included the following applications: Adobe Reader, Microsoft Outlook, Internet
Explorer, Microsoft Word, and Notepad.
Following are additional details of the logon storm that was sustained during testing:
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95% of logons occurred within +/- 2 standard deviation window (40 minutes).
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68% of logons occurred within +/- 1 standard deviation window (20 minutes).
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