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VMware View Features
Features included in VMware View support usability, security, centralized control, and scalability.
The following features provide a familiar experience for the end user:
Print from a virtual desktop to any local or networked printer that is defined on the client device, or use
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the location-based printing feature to map to printers that are physically near the client system. The virtual
printer feature solves compatibility issues and does not require you to install additional print drivers in
a virtual machine.
Use multiple monitors. With PCoIP multiple-monitor support, you can adjust the display resolution and
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rotation separately for each monitor.
Access USB devices and other peripherals that are connected to the local device that displays your virtual
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desktop.
VMware View offers the following security features, among others:
Use RSA SecurID two-factor authentication or smart cards to log in.
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Use SSL tunneling to ensure that all connections are completely encrypted.
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Use VMware High Availability to host desktops and to ensure automatic failover.
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The following features provide centralized administration and management:
Use Microsoft Active Directory to manage access to virtual desktops and to manage policies.
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Use the Web-based administrative console to manage virtual desktops from any location.
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Use a template, or master image, to quickly create and provision pools of desktops.
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Send updates and patches to virtual desktops without affecting user settings, data, or preferences.
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Scalability features depend on the VMware virtualization platform to manage both desktops and servers:
Integrate with VMware vSphere to achieve cost-effective densities, high levels of availability, and
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advanced resource allocation control for your virtual desktops.
Configure View Connection Server to broker connections between end users and the virtual desktops that
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they are authorized to access.
Use View Composer to quickly create desktop images that share virtual disks with a master image. Using
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linked clones in this way conserves disk space and simplifies the management of patches and updates to
the operating system.
How the VMware View Components Fit Together
End users start View Client to log in to View Connection Server. This server, which integrates with Windows
Active Directory, provides access to a virtual desktop hosted on a VMware ESX server, a blade or physical PC,
or a Windows Terminal Services server.
Figure 1-2
shows the relationship between the major components of a VMware View deployment.
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