4. 4
VMware View
Composer
VMware ThinApp
VMware View Clients
VMware
View Manager
Horizon Product Family Overview
Layered Windows image
management
Centralize management,
backup and recovery
Native physical computer
performance
Single workspace for users
to securely access
corporate assets on any
device
Centralized, policy-based
management and for IT
Virtualize desktops and
applications into the
datacenter
Simplify management and
reduce TCO
Secure, roaming access to
virtual desktops
Horizon
View
Horizon
Mirage
Horizon
Workspace
5. 5
• Data Access across devices
• Collaboration & sharing
• Policy based data controls
• Flexible & secure storage
options
• 1-Click Request/Access
• Single Sign On for SaaS Apps
• Centralized access to apps
from Web Client and Mobile
• Single vApp with Flexible
Installation
• User & Group Entitlement
based on AD
• Manage Data, App and
Desktops from Single Portal
• Native View Client from Horizon
w/SSO
• Horizon Access from a View
Desktop w/SSO
• Access View Desktop from Web
Clients and iPad
New! Horizon Workspace 1.0
6. 6
File Collaboration with Colleagues, Customers and Partners
Challenge
Users introducing consumer devices and
apps into corporate environment
Need a secure way to collaborate on files
both internally and with customers, partners
and
work-at-home employees
Solution
Anytime, anywhere access
Offline & online data access
High-fidelity doc previews
Document versioning, commenting and
auditing
v1
INTERNAL EXTERNAL
v2
v3
7. 7
Horizon Workspace – Horizon Data
Data Sync on PC, MAC, and Mobile
devices
Share data internal or externally.
High Fidelity Document Preview
Notifications and file commenting
Favorites enable offline use
Set different levels of service using
Class of Service settings.
Register & wipe of all endpoints
8. 8
Easy Access to Enterprise Applications & Services
Challenge
Different way of getting apps from every
platform
Multiple logins increases support costs
Provisioning applications is costly
Solution
Single context-based catalog
Data, Apps, Services, Virtual Desktops
Single Sign On
One-click access to activate / download
app
9. 9
Access to Virtual Desktops Has Never Been Easier
Challenge
Multiple logins
Launching another client is cumbersome
Often not possible or ideal to install view
client on some devices
Solution
SSO brokering user to available desktops
based on entitlement policy
Leverage Blast protocol to access View
from any HTML5 browser
10. 10
Horizon Workspace – Administration and Management
Overview
Manage Horizon Workspace
modules
Provision entitlements to resources
Policy Manager controls
Application Catalog builder
Reporting across assets and usage
Benefits
Single tool to manage end user
Holistic view of entire usage of the
environment
12. 12
Horizon Workspace vApp
Workspace vApp
Configurator
VA
OS (SLES)
tcserver
Management VA
OS (SLES)
App
API
DBtcserver
Data VA
OS (SLES)
App
API
DB LDAPJetty
App
Connector
VA
OS (SLES)
tcserver
App
Gateway
VA
OS (SLES)
Nginx
Modules
• Central Wizard UI
• Distributes settings
across VAs
• Network, Gateway,
vCenter, SMTP
attributes
• Add / remove modules
• Manage certs, security
• User authentication (RSA SecureID)
• AD secure bind and synchronization
• Set replication schedule
• Sync View pools and ThinApp
• Enables single user-
facing domain
• Routes requests to
correct node
• Reverse proxy insulates
VAs
• Workspace Admin UI
• Application Catalog
• Manage user entitlements
• Workspace Groups
• Reporting
• Stores files
• Controls file sharing policy for
internal and external users
• Manage file preview server
• Serves end user web UI
16. 16
Workspace - External Access (Gateway VA)
Horizon Workspace requires a reverse
proxy for external access
Gateway provides access to Horizon
Workspace for end users and
administrators
Routes all action, communication, and
file sync to proper vApp target
Do not place Gateway in the DMZ
Gateway can not be split from the
Workspace vApp
Multiple gateways can be load
balanced by 3rd party LB solution
17. 17
Highly Available Storage
Workspace - Business Continuity with vSphere
Appliance
Mgmt
VMware vSphere
Appliance
Gateway
Appliance
Conn
Appliance
Cfg
VMware vSphere
Appliance
Data
Appliance
Data
VM and vApp Process Monitoring by VMware HA
• VM unresponsive / kernel panic
• Critical process stops
• For all roles in Horizon Workspace
Infrastructure Monitoring by VMware HA
• Server, Network, Datastore failure
Site Resiliency with VMware SRM
• vSphere Replication and 3rd Party
• Automated failover and failback
• No-disruptive testing DR plan
Data Protection and Recovery
• FC/NFS/iSCSI/DAS
• Traditional RAID
• VSA/SOS for distributed avail. on commodity HW
• Crash consistent vSphere / VAAI snapshots
• Agentless backup/recovery with VAAI
