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VMware Horizon View High Availability

By : Andrew Alloway
Book Image

VMware Horizon View High Availability

By: Andrew Alloway

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (16 chapters)
VMware Horizon View High Availability
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Functions of the View Security server


The VMware Horizon View Security server acts as a bridge between external clients and the internal View Connection server. The security server provides the following features:

  • HTTP to HTTPS redirect: The security server will send a redirect to HTTPS for any traffic that arrives over port 80.

  • HTTPS/Horizon View web page: The security server provides a web page for client web browsers to connect to. It enables clients to authenticate with the server for HTML Access and provides a link to download the Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux clients.

  • HTML Access: Enables clients to log into remote desktops via their web browser using only the HTTP/HTTPS protocol. This allows all HTML5 compatible web browsers to access View Horizon desktops. This includes various mobile browsers, such as the Apple Safari on iOS and Android-based web browsers.

  • IPsec encryption: The security server will encrypt all traffic between the security server and connection server using IPsec...