
EMC Infrastructure for Virtual Desktops Enabled by EMC VNX, VMware vSphere 4.1,
VMware View 4.5, and VMware View Composer 2.5
Figure 4. Linked clone
The operating system reads from the common read-only replica image and writes to the
linked clone. Any unique data created by the virtual desktop is also stored in the linked
clone. A logical representation of this relationship is shown in Figure 5.
Figure 5. Linked clone virtual machine
View Security server
The View Security server is a different type of View Connection server. It supports two network
interfaces—one to a private enterprise network and another to the public network. It is
typically used in a DMZ and enables users outside the organization to securely connect to
their virtual desktops.
VMware View Transfer server
The VMware View Transfer server is another type of View Connection server that is required
when you use the local mode feature. The Transfer server can use the CIFS share on VNX files
to store the published image. The local mode allows users to work on a virtual desktop
disconnected from the network and later synchronizes the changes with the View
environment.
Database server
The VMware View supported database server is used to host the tables used by View
Composer and can optionally store the VMware View events.
VMware View Agent
VMware View Agent is installed on the virtual desktop template and is deployed to all the
virtual desktops. It provides communication to the View Connection server and enables
options for USB redirection, virtual printing, PCoIP server, and Smartcard over PCoIP.
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