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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
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End users can access VMware Identity Manager on the Web from inside
a remote desktop for applications they need.
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If you also use HTML Access, end users can open a remote desktop
inside a browser, without having to install any client application on the
client system or device.
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IT managers can use the browser-based administration console of
VMware Identity Manager to monitor user and group entitlements to
remote desktops.
VMware Mirage and
Horizon FLEX
You can use Mirage and Horizon FLEX to deploy and update applications on
dedicated full-clone remote desktops without overwriting user-installed
applications or data.
Mirage provides a better offline virtual desktop solution than the Local Mode
feature that was previously included with View. Mirage includes the
following security and management features for offline desktops:
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Encrypts the locally installed virtual machine and prevents a user from
modifying virtual machine settings that affect the integrity of the secure
container.
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Provides policies, including expiration, available in VMware Fusion™
Professional and VMware
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Player Plus™, that are comparable to the
polices provided with the previous Local Mode feature. Fusion Pro and
Player Plus are included with Mirage.
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Eliminates the need for users to check in or check out their desktops to
receive updates.
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Enables administrators to utilize the Mirage layering capability, backup
features, and file portal.
App Volumes
VMware App Volumes is an integrated and unified application delivery and
user management system for Horizon 7 and other virtual environments.
Applications and data managed by App Volumes are kept in specialized
VMDKs or VHDs called AppStacks, which are attached to each Windows
user session at login or reboot. This strategy ensures that the most current
applications and data are delivered to the user. App Volumes also provides a
different container for persistent user-installed applications and settings
called a writable volume, which is also loaded at login or reboot time. User
profile and policy settings can also be managed using the App Volumes
platform.
VMware User
Environment Manager
You can use the Smart Policies feature to create policies that control the
behavior of the USB redirection, virtual printing, clipboard redirection, client
drive redirection, and PCoIP display protocol features on specific remote
desktops. User Environment Manager allows IT to control which settings
users are allowed to personalize, and also maps environmental settings such
as networks and location-specific printers. With Smart Policies, you can
create policies that take effect only if certain conditions are met. For example,
you can configure a policy that disables the client drive redirection feature if
a user connects to a remote desktop from outside your corporate network.
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