Storage for virtualized server environments already offers significant complexity from a design perspective. By adding VDI on top of a classic server virtualization solution, the additional storage technologies were (for example, View Composer) potentially utilized—making the storage design exponentially more complex. This chapter covered both the high-level aspects of storage design for VMware View solutions as well as the subtle intricacies that can often make or break a solution. Storage design, especially for solutions that are intended to scale over time, can require significant effort. It is important to not only understand fundamental storage principles before embarking on a VMware View storage design, but also understand the various types of virtual disks, as well as how the underlying guest uses its disk.

Now that all of the major design concepts have been covered, the next chapter will focus on backup and recovery. While a robust VMware View solution should be able to mitigate...