Chapter 2.  An Overview of Horizon View Architecture and Components

In this chapter, we will introduce you to the architecture and infrastructure components that make up the core VMware Horizon solution, concentrating on the virtual desktop elements of Horizon with Horizon Standard edition, plus the Instant Clone technology that is available in the Horizon Enterprise edition.

We are going to concentrate on the core Horizon View functionality of brokering virtual desktop machines that are hosted on a VMware vSphere platform. Hosted applications will be covered in Chapter 8, Delivering Remote Applications with View Hosted Apps, and session-based desktops will be covered in Chapter 9, Delivering Session-Based Desktops with Horizon View.

Throughout the sections of this chapter, we will discuss the role of each of the Horizon View components, explaining how they fit into the overall infrastructure, their role, and the benefits they bring. Once we have explained the high-level concept, we will...