Beyond the Marketing - Horizon 6 Technical Deep Dive

1. Beyond the Marketing:
Horizon 6 Technical Deep Dive
Ray Heffer, VMware, Inc
Jim Yanik, VMware, Inc
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3. Identity Manager
ITUser
Horizon
Desktop
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Mobile
Content
Collaboration
One Cloud
Workspace Suite
VMware Workspace Suite: Enabling Business Mobility
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4. AirWatch Mobile:
• A Leader for 5 Consecutive Years
• Placed Highest on Ability to
Execute Axis 3 Consecutive Years
Magic Quadrant
Figure. Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Mobility Management Suites
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5. Horizon Desktop:
VMware leaps past the competition
“VMware's position reflects the company's market
position and commitment to providing resources to
expand its EUC product portfolio and infrastructure.”
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6. Agenda
View Composer for RDSH Hosts
Horizon 6.2 Platform Features
Integration
CART 3.5

7. 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

8. 8
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

9. Datastore 1
Linked Clones in Action
1
Master RDSH
VM
2
Replica 1
1
C Drive
Datastore 2
3
4
Replica 1
Read-
only

10. View Composer - Provisioning
20GB
Provisioning VMs with Traditional Clones
2TB SAN
Provisioning VMs with View Composer
20GB
2GB RAM
20GB
x =
+
100 Linked Clones
5GB
+
540GB SAN
=
100 VMs
20GB
Replica

11. View Composer for RDSH Farms
11
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

12. Linked Clone Feature Comparison
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Feature VDI RDSH
Recompose RDSH Farm Level Only
Rebalance
Refresh
VM Naming - Manual
VM Naming - Pattern
Sysprep
Quickprep Sysprep Only for RDSH
View Storage Accelerator (CBRC)
User Data Disk
Disposable Disk

13. 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

14. RDSH Load Balancing - Perfmon-based Load Reporting
14
View Connection
Server
0
Script
View
Agent
RDS Host 1
View
Agent
RDS Host 2
View
Agent
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

15. RDSH Load Balancing - Application Anti-Affinity
15
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.

16. 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

17. 3D for RDSH Applications
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Requires dedicated vDGA or shared GRID vGPU
NVIDIA – 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,

18. 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

19. Cloud Pod Architecture – RDS Applications
Global Entitlements for RDS Applications
Works with any Horizon client that
supports CPA
Horizon Agent 3.5 or higher

20. Cloud Pod Architecture – HTML Access
20
HTML Access for Cloud Pod Architecture Desktop and Application
Global Entitlements

21. 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

22. 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.

23. 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

24. vDGA with AMD Hardware – Technical Details
24
Supported on Specific AMD GPU Hardware
Check Hardware Compatibility Guides
Supported on Specific Server Platforms
Check Server support with AMD
vDGA Configuration similar to NVIDIA
Refer 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

25. 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.

26. Child Domain Enumeration
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Broker Domain
(Internal)
User Domain
(External)
User Child
Domain
User Child2
Domain
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

27. Streamlined Pool Creation
 Simplifies Desktop Pool Deployment
 Automated Pools only
 Windows VDI Desktop Pools only
 Consistent setting across Pools
 New UI update
Overview

28. Enhanced License Console
Legacy License Console Enhanced License Console

29. 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

30. 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 Point
Appliances
Internal Network
External
Connection
Servers
Load
Balancer CS1
CS2
DMZ
Load
Balancer

31. vSphere 6 Update 1 Support
31
Horizon 6 v 6.2 certified on latest vSphere platform on
Day One
Check specific Horizon and vSphere interoperability at
VMware Product Interoperability Matrix
http://partnerweb.vmware.com/comp_guide2/sim/interop_matrix.php

32. Virtual SAN All Flash Architecture
Performance 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

33. Virtual SAN Stretched Clusters Overview
33
HDDSSD HDDSSD
vSphere + Virtual SAN
Witness
VM
 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
100Mbps
100ms
L3
FD1 FD2
FD3
100Mbps
100ms
L3
Overview
Benefits
 Planned Maintenance
 Disaster avoidance

34. Client Info at Logon– VMware UEM Integration
34
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 Logon
Dynamic Configuration
based on client info
VDI Desktops RDSH Desktops

35. CART 3.5 Features Summary
35
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

36. CART 3.5 Features Summary
36
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

37. ClientDrive Redirection
Client 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

38. Client Drive Redirection for Linux Client – Tech Preview
38
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 VDI
Does not redirect local client drives to
Linux VDI Desktops

39. Client Drive Redirection for Mac Client
39
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

40. Automatically Connect Local Drives
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41. 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.

42. ThinPrint Static Printer Name Support
Prior 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 Supported
Horizon Windows Client 3.5 and Agent 3.5
Required

43. Windows 10
43
Windows 10 Agent & Client support
for Horizon View Desktops
Smart Card Support
vSphere 5.5 U3 / vSphere 6.0
Lync / Skype for Business Support

44. Max OS X – El Capitan
44
Horizon Client 3.5 will support OSX 10.11

45. iOS 9 Support
45

46. Biometric Authentication for Mobile
46
 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

47. 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

48. 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

49. Linux Desktop – Automated Guest Logoff
 Enhancement allows Admins to logoff
users after Disconnect

50. A Really Nice Picture of a Yak
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51. 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

52. 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

55. Beyond the Marketing:
Horizon 6 Technical Deep Dive
Ray Heffer, VMware, Inc
Jim Yanik, VMware, Inc
EUC5052
#EUC5052