Architecture Planning
Table Of Contents
- View Architecture Planning
- Contents
- View Architecture Planning
- Introduction to View
- Planning a Rich User Experience
- Feature Support Matrix for View 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 to a Remote Desktop
- Using Multiple Monitors
- Managing Desktop and Application Pools from a Central Location
- 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
- 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 2‑1. Operating Systems for Linked-Clone and Full-Clone Remote Desktops (Continued)
Guest Operating System Version Edition Service Pack
Windows 7 64-bit and 32-bit Enterprise and
Professional
SP1
Windows Server 2012 R2 64-bit Datacenter None
Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit Datacenter SP1
Table 2‑2. Operating Systems for RDS Hosts, Providing Remote Desktops or Applications
Guest Operating System Edition Service Pack
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise, and
Datacenter
SP1
Windows Server 2012 Standard and Datacenter None
Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard and Datacenter None or Update 1
Table 2‑3. Features Supported on Windows Operating Systems Where View Agent Is Installed
Feature
Windows 7
Desktop
Windows 8.x
Desktop
Windows Server
2008/2012 R2
Desktop Microsoft RDS Host
USB access X X X USB flash drives and
hard disks on
Windows Server 2012
R2 RDS hosts
Real-Time Audio-Video
(RTAV)
X X X
RDP display protocol X X X Session-based desktops
only
PCoIP display protocol X X X Hosted applications
and session-based
desktops
Persona Management X X X
Wyse MMR
Windows Media MMR X X
Location-based printing X X X X
Virtual printing X X X X
Smart cards X X X X
RSA SecurID or RADIUS X X X X
Single sign-on X X X X
Multiple monitors 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 client devices for View deployments. The features that are
available for each thin 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 client devices, see the Thin
Client Compatibility Guide, available on the VMware Web site.
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