Vmware Horizon View The Future of Desktops
First released in 2008 Replace physical desktops Virtualization for end users Decrease cost in overall hardware Decrease in manpower for administration Increase cost in initial implementation
3 to 4 hours to build out Replaced every 3 to 5 years Big, bulky, stationary Desktop graveyard
No more physical hardware No more replacement costs No more desktop graveyards Welcome VMware Horizon View and Wyse P252
2 or more physical servers for high availability and distributed resource scheduler 2 or more 10 gigabit switches 2 load balancers 40 TB SSD SAN or better
vCenter = the Brains 1 View Composer virtual server 2 or more View Connection virtual server
vCenter 5.5 u2 or above View Composer 6.0 or above View Connection Server 6.0 or above Profile Unity 6.5
The Brains Manage environment Resource management Optimize resources Monitoring Central control Automation Scalability Visibility
Central management of virtual desktops Storage reduction OS management Rapid desktop deployment Linked clones
Manages virtual desktops Provisions virtual desktops Brokers connections to desktops Required for VMware View deployment Dedicated server Load balancing virtual desktops