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Table Of Contents
- View Architecture Planning
- Contents
- View Architecture Planning
- Introduction to View
- Planning a Rich User Experience
- Feature Support Matrix for Horizon Agent
- Choosing a Display Protocol
- Using Hosted Applications
- Using View Persona Management to Retain User Data and Settings
- Using USB Devices with Remote Desktops and Applications
- Using the Real-Time Audio-Video Feature for Webcams and Microphones
- Using 3D Graphics Applications
- Streaming Multimedia to a Remote Desktop
- Printing from a Remote Desktop
- Using Single Sign-On for Logging In
- Monitors and Screen Resolution
- Managing Desktop and Application Pools from a Central Location
- Advantages of Desktop Pools
- Advantages of Application Pools
- Reducing and Managing Storage Requirements
- Application Provisioning
- Deploying Individual Applications Using an RDS Host
- Deploying Applications and System Updates with View Composer
- Deploying Applications and System Updates with Instant Clones
- Managing VMware ThinApp Applications in View Administrator
- Deploying and Managing Applications Using App Volumes
- Using Existing Processes or VMware Mirage for Application Provisioning
- Using Active Directory GPOs to Manage Users and Desktops
- Architecture Design Elements and Planning Guidelines for Remote Desktop Deployments
- Virtual Machine Requirements for Remote Desktops
- View ESXi Node
- Desktop Pools for Specific Types of Workers
- Desktop Virtual Machine Configuration
- RDS Host Virtual Machine Configuration
- vCenter Server and View Composer Virtual Machine Configuration
- View Connection Server Maximums and Virtual Machine Configuration
- vSphere Clusters
- Storage and Bandwidth Requirements
- View Building Blocks
- View Pods
- Advantages of Using Multiple vCenter Servers in a Pod
- Planning for Security Features
- Understanding Client Connections
- Choosing a User Authentication Method
- Restricting Remote Desktop Access
- Using Group Policy Settings to Secure Remote Desktops and Applications
- Using Smart Policies
- Implementing Best Practices to Secure Client Systems
- Assigning Administrator Roles
- Preparing to Use a Security Server
- Understanding View Communications Protocols
- Overview of Steps to Setting Up a View Environment
- Index
recompose feature 44
recomposing a pool 70
refresh feature 44, 53
refreshing a pool 70
regulatory compliance 36
remote applications 27, 44
remote display protocols
PCoIP 25
RDP 27
replicas 41
restricted entitlements 84
roaming profiles 28
RSA key size, changing 97
RSA SecurID authentication, configuring 83
S
SBPM (storage-based policy management) 39,
40
scalability, planning for 49
SCOM 15
SCSI adapter types 59
security 36
security features, planning 79
security servers
best practices for deploying 87
Blast Secure Gateway 96
firewall rules for 90
implementing 87
load balancing 87
overview 13
PCoIP Secure Gateway 96
setup, View 99
shared storage 37, 66
single sign-on (SSO) 14, 32, 84
smart policies 46
smart card authentication 83
smart card readers 83
Smart Policies 86
snapshots 44
Soft 3D 30
software provisioning 45, 46
software-accelerated graphics 30
storage
reducing, with instant clones 42
reducing, with instant clones or View
Composer linked clones 37
reducing, with View Composer 41
storage configurations 65
storage bandwidth 68
storage-based policy management 39, 40
streaming applications 45
streaming multimedia 31
suspend files 51, 53
swap files 51
T
tablets 12
task workers 50, 51, 56
TCP ports
Active Directory 98
Horizon Agent 98
View Connection Server 97
technical support 5
templates, GPO 46
thin client support 12
ThinApp 45
True SSO 32
tunnel connection 61, 81
tunneled communications 95
two-factor authentication 83
U
UDP ports 90
Unified Access 61
USB devices
using with remote desktops 10
using with View desktops 21, 29
USB redirection 29, 31
user authentication
Active Directory 82
methods 82
smart cards 83
User Environment Manager 46
user profiles 28
user types 50
V
vCenter, configuration 60
vCenter Server, in pod design 76
vDGA 3D rendering 30
vdmadmin command 15
View Administrator 14, 46
View Agent Direct Connect Plugin 13
View Broker 95
View Client 13
View Composer, operations 61, 66, 70
View Connection Server
configuration 14, 46, 61
grouping 87
load balancing 87
overview 13
smart card authentication 83
View deployment diagram 11
View Messaging 97
Index
VMware, Inc. 103