Installation guide

Chapter 4: Solution Implementation

EMC VSPEX End-User Computing: VMware Horizon View 5.3

and VMware vSphere for up to 2,000 Virtual Desktops

Implementation Guide

You control View PCoIP protocol settings using AD group policies that are applied to

the OU containing the View Connection servers. The View group policy templates are

located in the \Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Server\extras\GroupPolicyFiles

directory on the View Connection server. Use the group policy template pcoip.adm to

specify the following PCoIP protocol settings:

 Maximum Initial Image Quality value: 70

 Maximum Frame Rate value: 24

 Turn off Build-to-Lossless feature: Enabled

Note: Higher PCoIP session frame rates and image qualities can adversely affect server

resources.

Provision virtual desktops

Use View Composer in the Horizon View console to deploy your virtual desktops:

1. Create an automated desktop pool.

2. Specify the preferred User Assignment:

 Dedicated: Users receive the same desktop every time they log in to the

pool.

 Floating: Users receive desktops picked randomly from the pool each

time they log in.

3. Specify View Composer linked clones.

4. Specify a value for the Pool Identification.

5. Configure Pool Settings as required.

6. Configure Provisioning Settings as required.

7. Accept the default values for View Composer Disks or edit as required.

If View Persona Management is used, select Do not redirect Windows profile

under Persistent Disk, as shown in Figure 16.

Configure View

PCoIP group

policies