Before we start with the View considerations, let's step back a second and understand what basic security concepts have to be implemented on the vSphere level in order to secure the whole virtualization stack that VMware View depends on.
Using View means that you are using vSphere. Desktop virtualization centralizes the desktop infrastructure onto the core virtualization stack. Therefore if the core virtualization (vSphere) is not available, View will not be available; meaning anybody that uses a virtualized desktop will not be able to work. The cost implications are clear.
When we are talking about vSphere security, we have to understand that this encompasses a multitude of topics. As this book is focusing mainly on View, I will only touch this topic briefly.
The vSphere stack is built from a minimum of one VM/appliance, but in most cases we are talking about two to three VMs. Best practices for scaling and security dictate that vSphere uses a dedicated database server...