Supporting infrastructure design

Outside of the virtual infrastructure components, there are a number of other components that you will have to consider when it comes to designing a Horizon View solution. We would recommend you use migration to a new desktop solution as an opportunity to review all components associated with delivering the end users' desktop experience. There are also a number of third-party services that Horizon View is reliant on, which we will discuss in the coming sections.

Database requirements

Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle are key components for View Composer and the View events database. Without the View Composer database being available, View is unable to undertake any provisioning or recompose operations. As such, you might wish to consider the availability of the database server and split the environment up as per the block architecture, to use multiple database servers at one per block. You should also ensure you have regular and up-to-date backups of the View...