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
Overview of Steps to Setting Up a
View Environment 6
Complete these high-level tasks to install View and configure an initial deployment.
Table 6‑1. View Installation and Setup Check List
Step Task
1 Set up the required administrator users and groups in Active Directory.
Instructions: View Installation and vSphere documentation.
2 If you have not yet done so, install and set up ESXi hosts and vCenter Server.
Instructions: VMware vSphere documentation.
3 If you are going to deploy linked-clone desktops, install View Composer, either on the vCenter Server system or
on a separate server. Also install the View Composer database.
Instructions: View Installation document.
4 Install and set up View Connection Server. Also install the Events database.
Instructions: View Installation document.
5 Create one or more virtual machines that can be used as a template for full-clone desktop pools or as a parent for
linked-clone desktop pools.
Instructions: Setting Up Desktop and Application Pools in View.
6 (Optional) Set up an RDS host and install applications to be remoted to end users.
Instructions: Setting Up Desktop and Application Pools in View.
7 Create desktop pools, application pools, or both.
Instructions: Setting Up Desktop and Application Pools in View.
8 Control user access to desktops.
Instructions: Setting Up Desktop and Application Pools in View.
9 Install Horizon Client on end users' machines and have end users access their remote desktops and applications.
Instructions: Horizon Client documentation at
https://www.vmware.com/support/viewclients/doc/viewclients_pubs.html.
10 (Optional) Create and configure additional administrators to allow different levels of access to specific inventory
objects and settings.
Instructions: View Administration document.
11 (Optional) Configure policies to control the behavior of View components, desktop and application pools, and
end users.
Instructions: Setting Up Desktop and Application Pools in View.
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