Beyond the Marketing:Horizon 6 Technical Deep Dive

Ray Heffer, VMware, IncJim Yanik, VMware, Inc

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Agenda

View Composer for RDSH Hosts

Horizon 6.2 Platform Features

Integration

CART 3.5

Horizon 6.2 Platform New Features

View Composer for RDSH Hosts

RDSH Feature Enhancements

Cloud Pod Architecture Enhancements

FIPS / Common Criteria

vDGA for AMD Hardware

One Way AD Trusts

Streamlined Pool Creation

Enhanced Licensing Information

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View Composer for RDSH Farms

Extend the functionality of View Composer Linked Clones to RDS Hosts

Automate build-out of RDSH Farms

Single Image Management Storage savings OS, Patch, and Application Consistency Simplified deployment

Master RDSH VM

Datastore

Replica

Benefits

Overview

Linked Clones

Datastore 1

Linked Clones in Action

1

Master RDSH VM

2

Replica 1

1

C Drive

Datastore 2

3

4

Replica 1

Read-only

View Composer - Provisioning

20GB

Provisioning VMs with Traditional Clones

2TB SAN

Provisioning VMs with View Composer

20GB2GB RAM

20GB

x =

+

100 Linked Clones

5GB+

540GB SAN

=

100 VMs

20GB

Replica

View Composer for RDSH Farms

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New Automated Option in Add an RDSH Farm Wizard

Naming Pattern – like Composer for desktops

Minimum servers available during recompose can be set

Supports Sysprep and using a customization specification

Linked Clone Feature Comparison

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Feature VDI RDSH

Recompose RDSH Farm Level Only

Rebalance

Refresh

VM Naming - Manual

VM Naming - PatternSysprep

Quickprep Sysprep Only for RDSH

View Storage Accelerator (CBRC)

User Data Disk

Disposable Disk

Enhanced RDSH Load Balancing

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Performance Counters

Application Anti-Affinity Rules

Better measurement of load on RDS Hosts Use Perfmon counters to determine best host on

which to start a session Set rules about the number of instances of an

application on a given RDS Host Combine counter data and application instance

rules to create a better session placement algorithm

Benefits Better control of session placement for administrators. Better user experience

Overview

RDSH Load Balancing - Perfmon-based Load Reporting

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View Connection Server

0

ScriptViewAgent

RDS Host 1

ViewAgent

RDS Host 2

ViewAgent

RDS Host 3

1

3

Magnetic Sessions: A user with an existing session will re-use that session and ignore the load balancing rules.

Script

Script

RDSH Load Balancing - Application Anti-Affinity

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Stop user connections to an RDS Host running more than the defined number of instances of an

application

Magnetic Sessions: A user with an existing session will re-use that session and ignore Application Anti-Affinity rules.

Processed after server placement order is calculated

If a user is attached to a desktop session the Anti-affinity rule does not count.

3D for RDS Hosted Applications

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Enable hardware accelerated 3D support for RDS applications in Horizon 6 v6.2

vDGA with NVIDIA GRID vGPU with NVIDIA Windows Server 2008 R2 and 2012 RDS Hosts

Benefits

Overview

Flexibility to provision 3D enabled RDSH applications in Horizon 6 as well as desktops

RDSH

3D for RDSH Applications

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Requires dedicated vDGA or shared GRID vGPUNVIDIA – Check VMware Compatibility Guide

RDS Host - View Agent Installer has 3D RDSH Feature that must be enabled

Device Manager will show VMware SVGA disabled and NVIDIA adapter enabled

GPU-Z can be downloaded to monitor GPU activity when 3D apps are running,

RDS Applications with Cloud Pod Architecture

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Create Global entitlements to RDS applications with Cloud Pod Architecture

Extend a user application entitlement to multiple application pools within a datacenter, between datacenters, or between sites

Benefits

Overview

Expand the use case for Cloud Pod Architecture to include applications as well as desktops

Federated Horizon Pods

Pod 1

VCS 1 VCS 2

LDAP Replication

Pod 2

VCS 3 VCS 4

LDAP Replication

Global LDAP Replication

Global RDS Application Entitlements

Cloud Pod Architecture – RDS Applications

Global Entitlements for RDS Applications

Works with any Horizon client that supports CPA

Horizon Agent 3.5 or higher

Cloud Pod Architecture – HTML Access

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HTML Access for Cloud Pod Architecture Desktop and Application Global Entitlements

Cloud Pod Architecture – HTML Access (Cont)

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Configure HTML Access in Global Entitlement Policies

Requires Horizon 6.2 Connection Server and HTML Access 3.5 or higher

Configure for each Global Entitlement as with Desktop and Application pools

Horizon 6 FIPS / Common Criteria Certification

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FIPS FIPS Crypto for Horizon Windows Components Common Criteria Certification in process – Targeted

for 1H 2016 FIPS mode optional for customers who require it

Benefits

Overview

US Federal Government ready along with IPV6 and CAC Smart Card capabilities

Meets demanding compliance regulations for environments that require it.

vDGA with AMD Hardware

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Support AMD Hardware for vDGA Passthrough Provide 3D Accelerated VDI desktops on supported

hosts and AMD GPUs

Expand the hardware choices for 3D Accelerated desktops

Benefits

Overview

vDGA with AMD Hardware – Technical Details

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Supported on Specific AMD GPU HardwareCheck Hardware Compatibility Guides

Supported on Specific Server PlatformsCheck Server support with AMD

vDGA Configuration similar to NVIDIARefer to Horizon 6 v 6.2 3D Rendering for Desktops Documentation

AMD Drivers must be installed in guest VM – leverages AMD RapidFire & ADL APIs

Supports resolutions of 640x480 to 4096x2160

One Way Trust Support

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Broker Domain(Internal)

User Domain(External)One Way Trust

Secondary credentials required for each admin account to authenticate to domains with limited trust relationships

Secondary credential is a user in trusted domain that can traverse directory

Support environments with limited trust relationships between domains WITHOUT need for broker in external

domain

Secondary credentials stored in local LDAP database in encrypted format.

New vdmadmin –T flag to add and manage Secondary Credentials.

Child Domain Enumeration

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Broker Domain(Internal)

User Domain(External)

User Child Domain

User Child2Domain

One Way Forest Trust

Parent-Child Trust

Parent-Child Trust

Support child domain enumeration for Child Domains of Domains with One-Way transitive forest trusts

Broker Child Domain

Parent-Child Trust

Streamlined Pool Creation

Simplifies Desktop Pool Deployment Automated Pools only Windows VDI Desktop Pools only Consistent setting across Pools New UI update

Overview

Enhanced License Console

Legacy License Console Enhanced License Console

Horizon 6.2 Integration Features

View Composer for RDSH Hosts

Access Point Integration

vSphere 6.0 U1 Support

Virtual SAN All Flash Support

Virtual SAN Stretched Cluster Support

Enhanced VMware UEM Integration

Access Point – Overview

Hardened appliance for external user access – Security Server alternative

SLES 11 Linux Appliance Added Security & Multifactor Authentication

Pass-Through Authentication Smart Card Support – Tech Preview

Feature Parity with Security Server

Overview

Benefits Remove Windows VM’s from DMZ Scale Out independent of Connection Server Product Independence Simplified Installation

Access PointAppliances

Internal NetworkExternal

ConnectionServers

LoadBalancer CS1

CS2

DMZ

LoadBalancer

vSphere 6 Update 1 Support

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Horizon 6 v 6.2 certified on latest vSphere platform on Day One

Check specific Horizon and vSphere interoperability atVMware Product Interoperability Matrix

http://partnerweb.vmware.com/comp_guide2/sim/interop_matrix.php

Virtual SAN All Flash ArchitecturePerformance with Predictable Latency

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vSphere + Virtual SAN

…

• Flash devices used for caching as well as data persistence

• Cost-effective all-flash 2-tier model:o Cache is 100% write: using write-intensive, higher

grade flash devices (SSDs, PCIe, Ultra DIMM)

o Persistence tier: can leverage lower cost read-intensive SSDs

• Up to 90K IOPS/Host

• Consistent performance with sub-millisecond latencies

• Tested with Horizon 6 v 6.2

Virtual SAN All-Flash

Virtual SAN All-Flash Datastore

SSDs SSDs SSDs

http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/VMware-Horizon-View-And-All-Flash-Virtual-SAN-Reference-Architecture.pdf

Virtual SAN Stretched Clusters Overview

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HDDSSD HDDSSD

vSphere + Virtual SAN

WitnessVM

Site-level protection with zero data loss and near-instantaneous recovery.

Active-Active data center Virtual SAN cluster split across 3 fault domains Network latency between the two main sites must be less

than 5 milliseconds RTT Witness VM resides on a 3rd site It holds cluster metadata Max FTT is 1 Automated failover in case of site failures QE Tested with Horizon 6.2

<= 5 ms latency>=10 Gbps

Requires Multi-cast& L2

100Mbps100msL3

FD1 FD2

FD3100Mbps100msL3

Overview

Benefits Planned Maintenance Disaster avoidance

Client Info at Logon– VMware UEM Integration

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Client Information available to UEM before the user logs on

Enables UEM to access View Client IP / Client Name Information from Horizon Volatile Environment Variables

Client information updated on reconnect

VMware UEM

Enables more control for UEM Dynamic Configuration for Horizon sessions

RDS Applications

Works with VDI desktop and RDS desktops and applications

User LogonClient Info available to UEM

Dynamic Configuration based on client info

VDI Desktops RDSH Desktops

CART 3.5 Features Summary

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Client Drive Redirection for Mac

Client Drive Redirection for Linux (Tech Preview)

Encryption & Compression for Client Drive Redirection

File Type Association for RDS Applications

ThinPrint Static Printer Name Support

Windows 10 Support

OSX 10.11 “El Capitan” Support

CART 3.5 Features Summary

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iOS 9 Support

Biometric Support for Mobile

Linux Desktop NVIDIA GRID vGPU Support

Linux Desktop vSGA Support

Linux Desktop Guest Logoff Automation

4K Guest Resolution Support

MS Lync (Skype for Business) Support for RDS & Windows 10

Client Drive RedirectionClient Drive Redirection for VDI and RDSH

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Easily access your local files from your Desktops and Applications

Easily access local files from VDI, RDSH Desktops and Applications

Provide access to local, external and network drives on the client endpoint

Supported with Windows & Mac clients Compression & AES Encryption (SHA256) Tech Preview – Linux clients

Benefits Allows users to access local files on their client device

and network drives

Overview

VDI & RDSH

Local Drives

External Drives

Network Drives

RDSH Desktops & Apps

VDI

Client Drive Redirection for Linux Client – Tech Preview

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Redirect local Linux client drives to RDSH Desktops & Applications and Windows VDI desktops

Horizon Client 3.5 for Linux

Do not use both USB and CDR together. CDR is preferred.

Local Drives

External Drives

Network Drives

RDSH Desktops & Apps

Windows VDIDoes not redirect local client drives to Linux VDI Desktops

Client Drive Redirection for Mac Client

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Redirect local Mac client drives to RDSH Desktops & Applications and Windows VDI desktops

Horizon Client 3.5 for Mac

Do not use both USB and CDR together. CDR is preferred.

Does not redirect local client drives to Linux VDI Desktops

Automatically Connect Local Drives

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File Type Association - Published Apps

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Administrator can associate file extensions to launch an appropriate Horizon RDS Hosted application

Data Compression SHA 256 encryption between client and session Supported with Horizon Windows 3.5 clients only

Overview

.DOCX

.PPTX

.XLSX

.PDF

WORD

POWERPOINT

EXCEL

ACROBAT

Benefits Simplifies Horizon RDS Hosted Application launch for

users Seamless User experience to use local with hsoted

applications.

ThinPrint Static Printer Name SupportPrior to Client 3.5: ThinPrint used Printer Name

and Client ID to name the printer

This caused printing issues with applications when users moved from end point to end point in

the same session.

Client 3.5: ThinPrint uses Printer Name only to keep printer name consistent within session.

Client ID now stored in registry in order to identify the correct printer.

VDI & RDSH SupportedHorizon Windows Client 3.5 and Agent 3.5

Required

Windows 10

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Windows 10 Agent & Client support for Horizon View Desktops

Smart Card Support

vSphere 5.5 U3 / vSphere 6.0

Lync / Skype for Business Support

Max OS X – El Capitan

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Horizon Client 3.5 will support OSX 10.11

iOS 9 Support

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Biometric Authentication for Mobile

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Admin defined policies Leverages iOS Biometric capabilities iOS 8 / iOS 9 support Horizon 6.2 & Horizon Client 3.5 Credentials stored in KeyChain

Benefits Enhanced Security Enhanced User Experience

Overview

Linux Desktop NVIDIA GRID vGPU Support

NVIDIA GRID vGPU 3D Acceleration on RHEL 6.6 VDI desktop

Shared vGPU Certified application drivers Requires vSphere 6.0 U1 and Horizon 6.2 Linux Agent DirectX 9, 10, 11 OpenGL 2.1, 3.x, 4.x

Benefits Excellent consolidation ratios with NVIDIA GRID vGPU

Scalable performance from entry level to high end users

Overview

Specific NVIDIA GRID cards will support this feature – check

compatibility after product GA

Linux Desktop vSGA Support

Lightweight graphics without video acceleration on RHEL 7.1 VDI Desktop

Shared vGPU Drivers not application certified Requires vSphere 6.0 U1 and Horizon 6.2 Linux Agent DirectX 9 OpenGL 2.1

Benefits Good consolidation for low-end graphics users

Overview

RHEL 7.1 Now Supported as Linux Desktop in Horizon 6.2

Linux Desktop – Automated Guest Logoff

Enhancement allows Admins to logoff users after Disconnect

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4K Resolution Support

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4K (3840x2160) Windows VDI desktop resolution support

Single monitor support with Aero on Win7 / Win 8 with HW10

3 x Monitor support with Win7(Aero Disabled) with HW11

Client 3.5 & View Agent v6.2

4K Guest resolution – Not 4K monitor support with high DPI scaling

Overview

Benefits

Windows 10 VDI desktops and RDSH desktops with Lync client installed

Windows 10 VDI desktop now supported Client support includes Windows 7, Windows

8, Windows 8.1 & Windows 10 with Microsoft VDI Plug-in for Lync

Customers can migrate to Windows 10 or leverage RDSH desktops for VOIP and video.

Highly scalable VOIP and video calling within the VDI infrastructure

Enterprise grade UC VOIP and video using standard codecs

QoS support for real-time VOIP and video

Lync 2013 (Skype for Business) Support RDS & Windows 10

RDSH Desktops

Desktops

Beyond the Marketing:Horizon 6 Technical Deep Dive

Ray Heffer, VMware, IncJim Yanik, VMware, Inc

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