View Replica Server: View Replica server can be deployed to provide high availability and load balancing for View connection server. It provides web-based View administrator portal to manage the entire VMware VDI (View) infrastructure.

View Connection Server : a software service that acts as a broker for client connections and auntenticate users via Active Directory and then directing incoming user requests to the appropriate virtual desktop, physical desktop, or terminal server. You must have vCenter in the network to deploy virtual desktops using VMware Horizon 6. A vCenter Server provides the central point for configuring, provisioning, and managing virtual machines in the datacenter. VMware Horizon View connection server interacts with vSphere environment via vCenter server’s web services. VCenter Server : acts as a central administrator for ESX/ESXi hosts that are connected on a network. All works together to provide perfect VMware VDI solution. There are various components of Horizon View. Delivering the highest-fidelity performance and user experience across locations, Horizon View with PC over IP(PCoIP) gives users a rich, personalized desktop for access to data, applications, unified communications and 3D graphics. Horizon View enables highly available, scalable, secure and reliable desktop services unmatched by physical PCs. Horizon View is the VMware VDI solution that simplifies IT management, increases security and increases control of end-user access while decreasing costs by centrally delivering desktop services from your cloud.

VMware Horizon works on top of your existing vSphere environment to create VMware VDI (Virtual desktop infrastructure).

In addition to Server vritualization,VMware aslo master in VDI solution, VMware VDI solution called VMware Horizon View delivers desktop services from your cloud to enable end-user freedom and IT management and control.With Horizon View ( VMware VDI solution), IT can simplify and automate the management of thousands of desktops and securely deliver desktop as a service to users from a central location at levels of availability and reliability unmatched by traditional PCs.

Diff VCenter 5.5 appliance and vCenter on WIndows.

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