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VMware View 5 Architecture & DesignsChicago VMUG – April 25, 2012Brian Suhr, Sr. Technical Architect

VCP, VCP5-DT, VCA4-DT, vExpertBlog: www.virtualizetips.comTwitter: @bsuhr

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View Components

• View+ Connection Server (View Manager / Broker)+ Security Server (DMZ)+ Transfer Server (Local Mode)+ View Agent+ View Client+ View Composer

• ThinApp+ Repository (CIFS share)+ VM to capture Apps on

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View Design Methodology

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View – Pods and Blocks

• Block = Building Block+ 2000 Users+ # of vSphere Clusters+ vCenter Server+ Connection manager+ Storage+ Networks

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View – Pods and Blocks

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View – Pods and Blocks

• Pod = View enterprise environment+ Max 10,000 Users+ # of vSphere Clusters+ 5 vCenter Servers+ 5 +2 Connection servers+ Storage+ Networks

• Why would you use Pods+ Locations+ Security reasons+ Networking

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View – Building Blocks

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View – Large Building Block

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What are all these disks in View?

• Replica Disk+ Parent for linked clones

• Delta Disk+ One for Each VM

• Disposable Disk+ Windows Page File+ Windows Temp Files

• Persistent Disk+ Old user data disk+ User profile data

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Shared Replica

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What could my IO look like?

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Using View to tier storage for View disks

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Storing Replica on SSD

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All in on SSD for desktops

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How might this look at the storage level

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View DR Options

• Active / Passive+ DR Site is separate install+ Only user profile data and

Replica (parent image) arereplicated to DR site

+ Users are entitled to eachView Pod (Prod & DR)

+ Replication options(Array based, Host based,Windows DFS)

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View DR Options

• Replicated + Manual+ Typical replicate and recover

DR model+ Replication options

(Array based, Host based,Windows DFS)

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View DR Options

• SRM or Zerto option+ Use to protect View

infrastructure VMs+ Replicate datastores with

VDI desktops on them+ Add DR hosts to existing

vCenter clusters and importdatastores to see VMs

+ Replication options(Array based, Host based,Windows DFS)

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