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View Connection Server Cluster Design Considerations
You can deploy multiple replicated View Connection Server instances in a group to support load balancing
and high availability. Groups of replicated instances are designed to support clustering within a LAN-
connected single-datacenter environment. VMware does not recommend using a group of replicated View
Connection Server instances across a WAN due to the communication traffic needed between the grouped
instances. In scenarios where a View deployment needs to span datacenters, create a separate View deployment
for each datacenter.
Maximum Connections for View Connection Server
Table 4-7
provides information about the tested limits regarding the number of simultaneous connections that
a VMware View deployment can accommodate.
This example assumes that you are using VMware View with vSphere 4.1 and vCenter Server 4.1.
Table 4-7. View Desktop Connections
Connection Servers per Deployment
1 Connection Server
7 Connection Servers (5 + 2 spares)
3 Connection Servers
1 Connection Server
1 Connection Server
Tunneled connections are required if you use security servers for RDP connections from outside the internal
corporate network.
View Transfer Server Virtual Machine Configuration and Storage
View Transfer Server is required to support desktops that run View Client with Local Mode (formerly called
Offline Desktop). This server requires less memory than View Connection Server.
View Transfer Server Configuration
You must install View Transfer Server on a virtual rather than a physical machine and the virtual machine
must be managed by the same vCenter Server instance as the local desktops that it will manage.
the virtual machine specifications for a View Transfer Server instance.
Table 4-8. View Transfer Server Virtual Machine Example
Item
Operating system
RAM
Virtual CPU
System disk capacity
SCSI type
Network adapter
1 NIC
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Connection Type
Direct connection, RDP or PCoIP
Direct connection, RDP or PCoIP
Tunneled connection, RDP
Unified Access to physical PCs
Unified Access to terminal servers
Example
64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2
4GB
2
20GB
LSI Logic (not the default, which is SAS)
E1000 (the default)
1 Gigabit
Maximum Number of Simultaneous
Connections
2,000
10,000
2,000
100
200
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