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
Introduction to View 1
With View, IT departments can run remote desktops and applications in the datacenter and deliver these
desktops and applications to employees as a managed service. End users gain a familiar, personalized
environment that they can access from any number of devices anywhere throughout the enterprise or from
home. Administrators gain centralized control, efficiency, and security by having desktop data in the
datacenter.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Advantages of Using View,” on page 7
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“View Features,” on page 9
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“How the Components Fit Together,” on page 11
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“Integrating and Customizing View,” on page 15
Advantages of Using View
When you manage enterprise desktops with View, the benefits include increased reliability, security,
hardware independence, and convenience.
Reliability and Security
Desktops and applications can be centralized by integrating with VMware vSphere
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and virtualizing server,
storage, and networking resources. Placing desktop operating systems and applications on a server in the
datacenter provides the following advantages:
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Access to data can easily be restricted. Sensitive data can be prevented from being copied onto a remote
employee's home computer.
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RADIUS support provides flexibility when choosing among two-factor authentication vendors.
Supported vendors include RSA SecureID, VASCO DIGIPASS, SMS Passcode, and SafeNet, among
others.
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Integration with VMware Workspace™ Portal means that end users have on-demand access to remote
desktops through the same Web-based application catalog they use to access SaaS, Web, and Windows
applications. Inside a remote desktop, users can also use this custom app store to access applications.
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The ability to provision remote desktops with pre-created Active Directory accounts addresses the
requirements of locked-down Active Directory environments that have read-only access policies.
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Data backups can be scheduled without considering when end users' systems might be turned off.
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