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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
Table 2‑4. Features Supported on Windows Operating Systems Where Horizon Agent Is Installed
(Continued)
Feature
Windows 7
Desktop
Windows 8.x
Desktop
Windows 10
Desktop
Windows
Server
2008/2012 R2
Desktop
Microsoft RDS-
Hosted Desktops
and Apps on
Windows Server
2008/2012 R2
RSA SecurID or
RADIUS
X X X X X
Single sign-on X X X X X
Multiple monitors X X X X X
NOTE For information about which features are supported on the various types of client devices, see the
Horizon Client documentation at
https://www.vmware.com/support/viewclients/doc/viewclients_pubs.html.
In addition, several VMware partners offer thin and zero client devices for View deployments. The features
that are available for each thin or zero client device are determined by the vendor and model and the
configuration that an enterprise chooses to use. For information about the vendors and models for thin and
zero client devices, see the VMware Compatibility Guide, available on the VMware Web site.
Choosing a Display Protocol
A display protocol provides end users with a graphical interface to a remote desktop or application that
resides in the datacenter. Depending on which type of client device you have, you can choose from among
Blast Extreme and PCoIP (PC-over-IP), which VMware provides, or Microsoft RDP (Remote Desktop
Protocol).
You can set policies to control which protocol is used or to allow end users to choose the protocol when they
log in to a desktop.
NOTE For some types of clients, neither the PCoIP nor the RDP remote display protocol is used. For
example, if you use the HTML Access client, available with the HTML Access feature, the Blast Extreme
protocol is used, rather than PCoIP or RDP. Similarly, if you use a remote Linux desktop, Blast Extreme is
used.
VMware Blast Extreme
Optimized for the mobile cloud, VMware Blast Extreme supports the broadest range of client devices that
are H.264 capable. Of the display protocols, VMware Blast offers the lowest CPU consumption for longer
battery life on mobile devices. VMware Blast Extreme can compensate for an increase in latency or a
reduction in bandwidth and can leverage both TCP and UDP network transports.
The VMware Blast display protocol can be used for remote applications and for remote desktops that use
virtual machines or shared-session desktops on an RDS host. The RDS host can be a physical machine or a
virtual machine. The VMware Blast display protocol does not operate on a single-user physical computer.
VMware Blast Extreme Features
Key features of VMware Blast Extreme include the following:
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Users outside the corporate firewall can use this protocol with your company's virtual private network
(VPN), or users can make secure, encrypted connections to a security server or Access Point appliance
in the corporate DMZ.
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