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VMware View Architecture Planning Guide
Figure 1-1. Administrative Console for View Manager Showing the Dashboard View
Another feature that increases convenience is the VMware remote display protocol PCoIP. PCoIP (PC-over-
IP) display protocol delivers an end-user experience equal to the current experience of using a physical PC:
On LANs, the display is faster and smoother than traditional remote displays.
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On WANs, the display protocol can compensate for an increase in latency or a reduction in bandwidth,
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ensuring that end users can remain productive regardless of network conditions.
Manageability
Provisioning desktops for end users is a quick process. No one is required to install applications one by one
on each end user's physical PC. End users connect to a virtual desktop complete with applications. End users
can access their same virtual desktop from various devices at various locations.
Using VMware vSphere to host virtual desktops provides the following benefits:
Administration tasks and management chores are reduced. Administrators can patch and upgrade
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applications and operating systems without touching a user's physical PC.
Storage management is simplified. Using VMware vSphere, you can virtualize volumes and file systems
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to avoid managing separate storage devices.
Hardware Independence
Virtual machines are hardware-independent. Because a View desktop runs on a server in the datacenter and
is only accessed from a client device, a View desktop can use operating systems that might not be compatible
with the hardware of the client device.
For example, although Windows Vista can run only on Vista-enabled PCs, you can install Windows Vista in
a virtual machine and use that virtual machine on a PC that is not Vista-enabled. Virtual desktops run on PCs,
Macs, thin clients, and PCs that have been repurposed as thin clients.
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