The first View component to be installed is the Connection Server. You can scale the resources depending on the needs of your environment.

You will need a minimum of two servers, one for Connection and the other for Security Server roles. I used Server 2012 R2 with 2 vCPU, 4 GB of memory, and a static IP address on each.

View Agent: When installed on a Server or Workstation, it enables Horizon View to use it as a resource.

Instant Clones were introduced with Horizon View 7 which is the Linked Clone successor.

Composer Server: When installed it enables the use of Linked Clones, not covered in the blog series yet.

Enrollment Server: Used to create ‘True-SSO’, not covered in this blog series, will be added at a later date.

Security Server: The security server is placed in the DMZ allowing external users to securely access Horizon View on the internal network from the internet.

Their purpose is to provide redundancy and load balancing thus providing availability.

Replica Server: After the initial Connection Server additional Connection Servers are considered Replicas.

The Connection Server is where you define View desktop pools, applications, permissions, etc. This is the first role to be installed and where the View Administrator Console is housed.

Connection Server (AKA Standard Server): This is the core component of View.

Horizon View Components Horizon View 7 Components:

VMware Horizon View 7: Instant Clone Desktop Pool.

VMware Horizon View 7: Automated Desktop Pool.

VMware Horizon View 7: Create Master Desktop Template.

VMware Horizon View 7: Setup Remote Access through Security Server.

VMware Horizon View 7: Add Microsoft RDS Farm.

VMware Horizon View 7: Create Events Database.

VMware Horizon View 7: Apply SSL Certificates.

VMware Horizon View 7: Deployment and Installation.

In this blog series I will be going through installation and configuration of Horizon View 7 in my lab environment.

There have been many improvements added to the release of Horizon View 7 such as Blast Extreme protocol, Instant Clone, enhanced security and policy management. VMware Horizon View enables users to access virtual desktops and applications through a single pane of glass.

Vmware view composer