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
In addition, using desktop pools provides many conveniences.
Dedicated-assignment
pools
Each user is assigned a particular remote desktop and returns to the same
desktop at each login. Users can personalize their desktops, install
applications, and store data.
Floating-assignment
pools
The remote desktop is optionally deleted and re-created after each use,
offering a highly controlled environment. A floating-assignment desktop is
like a computer lab or kiosk environment where each desktop is loaded with
the necessary applications and all desktops have access to necessary data.
Using floating-assignment pools also allows you to create a pool of desktops
that can be used by shifts of users. For example, a pool of 100 desktops could
be used by 300 users if they worked in shifts of 100 users at a time.
Advantages of Application Pools
With application pools, you give users access to applications that run on servers in a data center instead of
on their personal computers or devices.
Application pools offer several important benefits:
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Accessibility
Users can access applications from anywhere on the network. You can also configure secure network
access.
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Device independence
With application pools, you can support a range of client devices, such as smart phones, tablets,
laptops, thin clients, and personal computers. The client devices can run various operating systems,
such as Windows, iOS, Mac OS, or Android.
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Access control
You can easily and quickly grant or remove access to applications for one user or a group of users.
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Accelerated deployment
With application pools, deploying applications can be accelerated because you only deploy applications
on servers in a data center and each server can support multiple users.
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Manageability
Managing software that is deployed on client computers and devices typically requires significant
resources. Management tasks include deployment, configuration, maintenance, support, and upgrades.
With application pools, you can simplify software management in an enterprise because the software
runs on servers in a data center, which requires fewer installed copies.
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Security and regulatory compliance
With application pools, you can improve security because applications and their associated data are
centrally located in a data center. Centralized data can address security concerns and regulatory
compliance issues.
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Reduced cost
Depending on software license agreements, hosting applications in a data center can be more cost-
effective. Other factors, including accelerated deployment and improved manageability, can also reduce
the cost of software in an enterprise.
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