

Two type of data exchange are occurring within our max. The problem with AD-LDS is that we might end up in a bad situation when Connection Server member get out-of sync or if you are going to recover them from a backup. The advantage here is that we have a level simplicity since we (and the VMware’s developer) don’t need to care about replication of data. All relevant data is stored within a Microsoft Active Directory Lightweight Data Services (AD-LDS) database. Remember: The Connection Server DOES NOT need a dedicated external database. All other Connection Server will act as a replica. You are going to install the Connection Server on two Windows machines. *taken from the Horizon Reference Architecture Connection to the vCenter Server to create new VMs / Desktops.HTML5-Client to access the Desktops/Applications without the need of a client.View Administration via web-based (Flash :-/ ) user interface.Authentication Handler (AD only or 2nd factor).Brokering between Endpoints (that have the Horizon Client installed) and a virtual Desktop / Remote Desktop Session Host (Application).It offers us the following key functionality It gives us the opportunity to create Desktop Pools out of Windows / Linux machines or Application Pools (based on Microsoft RDSH-Hosts) and entitle them to any Active Directory User in our environment. The Connection Server is a core component within our Horizon View environment. Internal Access only – I spent a lot of time with the Unified Access Gateway and show you in the second blog post about how to enable access over the Internet into your Horizon Homelab.A redundant Load Balancer in front of it (#NSX ftw).Creation Redundant Connection Server to access virtual Desktops.What do I want to achieve or show to you in this blog post? There are many Installation Guidelines out there, so I will keep it quick and simple and try to give you some hints what to do or not to do. There are multiple design affecting factors I am going to discuss in my #design guide. But remember: Just because something is easy to install it is not necessarily easy to design. In the following article I am going to tell you how easy it is to set up a load balanced Horizon View environment.
