Technical data

Solution Architectural Overview
VMware Horizon View 5.3 and VMware vSphere for up to 2,000 Virtual
Desktops Enabled by Brocade Network Fabrics, EMC VNX, and EMC Next-
Generation Backup
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Antivirus and antimalware platform profile
Table 14 shows how the solution was sized based on the following vShield
Endpoint platform requirements.
Table 14. Platform characteristics
Platform Component
Technical Information
VMware vShield Manager
appliance
Manages the vShield Endpoint service installed
on each vSphere host
1 vCPU, 3 GB RAM, and 8 GB hard disk space
VMware vShield Endpoint
service
Installed on each desktop vSphere host. The
service uses up to 512 MB of RAM on the
vSphere host.
VMware Tools vShield
Endpoint component
A component of the VMware tools suite that
enables integration with the vSphere host
vShield Endpoint service
The vShield Endpoint component of VMware
tools is installed as an optional component of
the VMware tools software package and
should be installed on the master virtual
desktop image.
vShield Endpoint third-
party security plug-in
Requirements vary based on individual vendor
specifications. Refer to the selected third party
vendor documentation to understand what
resources are required.
Note: A third party plug-in and associated
components are required to complete the
vShield Endpoint solution. Refer to vendor
documentation for specific details concerning
vShield Endpoint requirements.
The individual components of the VMware vShield Endpoint platform and
the vShield partner security plug-ins each have specific CPU, RAM, and
disk space requirements. The resource requirements vary based on a
number of factors such as the number of events being logged, log
retention needs, the number of desktops being monitored, and the
number of desktops present on each vSphere host.
Platform
characteristics
vShield
Architecture