This section explains the function of VDI Coordination using VMware Horizon View.
This function enables users to use virtual desktops by registering the L-Servers that are deployed and managed with the admin server in VDI management software (VMware Horizon View) as virtual desktops, and allocating them to users.
Support Scope
The support scope of each servers is following.
Both Japanese and English versions are supported. Moreover, all editions of virtual desktop OS are supported.
Target | Support Scope |
|---|---|
Virtualization software | VMware vSphere 5.1 |
VDI management software | VMware Horizon View 5.2 |
Virtual desktop OS | Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7 |
Resource Orchestrator Manager | Windows Manager |
System configuration
The system configuration example when VMware Horizon View is used is as follows.
The VDI Management Server should participate in the Active Directory domain.
Figure K.1 The system configuration example when VMware Horizon View is used
The account of the administrator of the VDI Management Server
The manager account is not a local account of the server that installs the VDI management software, and should meet all the following requirements.
It is an account of the domain where the VDI Management Server belongs.
It is a member of the manager roll of the VDI management software.
It belongs to the Administrators group of the VDI Management Server.
The support of the VMware Horizon View function
It is treated as follows for the following functions offered by VMware Horizon View.
Only a manual pool is supported as a type of a desktop pool.
The link clone is unsupported.
A local mode is unsupported.
Usage Authorization for VDI Pools
When making an application to use an L-Platform, a pool with the name defined in the L-Platform template will be created on VMware Horizon View.
This pool is equivalent to the VDI pool.
In order for users to use virtual desktops contained in the created VDI pool, usage authorization must be granted to the VDI pool.
By default,t the user authorization specified when submitting the L-Platform usage application is given.
A group of an Active Directory domain can also be specified as the authorization given to the VDI pool.
When specifying a group of an Active Directory domain, the members of the specified group must include a user of the VDI pool.
