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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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Monitors can be placed side by side, stacked 2 by 2, or vertically stacked only if you are using 2
monitors and the total height is less than 4096 pixels.
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To use the 3D rendering feature, you must use the Blast Extreme display protocol or the PCoIP display
protocol. You can use up to 2 monitors, with a resolution of up to 1920 X 1200. For a resolution of 4K
(3840 X 2160), only one monitor is supported.
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With Horizon Client 3.4 or earlier and PCoIP, the maximum number of monitors that you can use to
display a remote desktop is 4, with a resolution of up to 2560 X 1600 if you have enough video RAM.
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If you use instant clone desktops pools, the maximum number of monitors that you can use to display a
remote desktop is 2, with a resolution of up to 2560 X 1600.
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With Horizon Client 3.5 and later and the PCoIP display protocol, and with Horizon Client 4.0 and later
and the VMware Blast display protocol or the PCoIP display protocol, a remote desktop screen
resolution of 4K (3840 x 2160) is supported. The number of 4K displays that are supported depends on
the hardware version of the desktop virtual machine and the Windows version.
Hardware Version Windows Version
Number of 4K Displays
Supported
10 (ESXi 5.5.x compatible) 7, 8, 8.x, 10 1
11 (ESXi 6.0 compatible) 7 (3D rendering feature disabled; Windows Aero
disabled)
3
11 7 (3D rendering feature enabled) 1
11 8, 8.x, 10 1
NOTE When the remote desktop screen resolution is set to 3840 x 2160 (4K), items on the screen might
appear smaller, and you might not be able to use the Screen Resolution dialog box in the remote
desktop to make text and other items larger.
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If you use Microsoft RDP 7, the maximum number of monitors that you can use to display a remote
desktop is 16.
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If you use Microsoft RDP display protocol, you must have Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection
(RDC) 6.0 or higher installed in the remote desktop.
Using One Monitor in a Multiple-Monitor Setup
If you have multiple monitors but want Horizon Client to use only one of them, after client installation, you
can select to have a desktop window launch in any mode other than All Monitors. By default, the window is
launched on the primary monitor.
Using High Resolution Mode
On some types of clients, when you use the VMware Blast Extreme display protocol or the PCoIP display
protocol, Horizon Client also supports very high resolutions for those client systems with high-resolution
displays. The option to enable High Resolution Mode appears only if the client system supports high-
resolution displays.
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