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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
Integrating with Popular Video Conferencing Software
Flash URL Redirection
Streaming Flash content directly from Adobe Media Server to client
endpoints lowers the load on the datacenter ESXi host, removes the extra
routing through the datacenter, and reduces the bandwidth required to
simultaneously stream live video events to multiple client endpoints.
The Flash URL redirection feature uses a JavaScript that is embedded inside
a Web page by the Web page administrator. Whenever a virtual desktop user
clicks on the designated URL link from within a Web page, the JavaScript
intercepts and redirects the ShockWave File (SWF) from the virtual desktop
session to the client endpoint. The endpoint then opens a local VMware Flash
Projector outside of the virtual desktop session and plays the media stream
locally.
NOTE With Flash URL Redirection, the multicast or unicast stream is
redirected to client devices that might be outside your organization's
firewall. Your clients must have access to the Adobe Web server that hosts
the ShockWave Flash (SWF) file that initiates the multicast or unicast
streaming. If needed, configure your firewall to open the appropriate ports to
allow client devices to access this server.
This feature is available only on some types of clients. To find out whether
this feature is supported on a particular type of client, see the feature support
matrix included in the "Using VMware Horizon Client" document for the
specific type of desktop or mobile client device. Go to
https://www.vmware.com/support/viewclients/doc/viewclients_pubs.html.
Microsoft Lync 2013
You can use a Microsoft Lync 2013 client on remote desktops to participate in
Unified Communications (UC) VoIP (voice over IP) and video chat calls with
Lync certified USB audio and video devices. A dedicated IP phone is no
longer required.
This architecture requires the installation of a Microsoft Lync 2013 client on
the remote desktop and a Microsoft Lync VDI plug-in on the Windows 7 or 8
client endpoint. Customers can use the Microsoft Lync 2013 client for
presence, instant messaging, Web conferencing, and Microsoft Office
functionality.
Whenever a Lync VoIP or video chat call occurs, the Lync VDI plug-in
offloads all the media processing from the datacenter server to the client
endpoint, and encodes all media into Lync-optimized audio and video
codecs. This optimized architecture is highly scalable, results in lower
network bandwidth used, and provides point-to-point media delivery with
support for high-quality real-time VoIP and video. For more information, see
the white paper about VMware Horizon 6 and Microsoft Lync 2013, at
http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/techpaper/vmware-horizon-view-
microsoft-lync-install-configure.pdf.
NOTE Recording audio is not yet supported. This integration is supported
only with the PCoIP or Blast Extreme display protocol.
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