topic Re: Help deploy VMware Horizon 8 in Horizon Desktops and Apps

Help deploy VMware Horizon 8

LeHongTung — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 05:30:13 GMT

Hi all,

I am deploying VMware Horizon 8 to my company with the following information:

- My company has 2 sites (1500 km distance). Can I deploy 2 connection servers (In a Pod) on each site?

- I have a license with 100 Concurrent Users: Can I create 1 pool ( Dedicated assigned and Full - CLone) with 200 VMs, and assign it to 200 Users?

- I am enabling Secure Tunnel and PCoIP/Blast Secure Gateway, what data will be transferred through this tunnel?

Thanks/

Re: Help deploy VMware Horizon 8

yukiafronia — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 12:42:08 GMT

Hi, @LeHongTung .

I don't know if this answers your question, but I'll do my best to answer it.

Q1.
Is it possible to build a stand-alone Connection Server at SiteA , SiteB respectively?

A1.
Yes, it is possible.
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/23439178/230605584-4e3a89f5-59a4-4a15-ad65-865ba9aff156.png

Q2.
I have 100 CCU licenses.
Is it possible to assign 200 users to the deployed desktop pool?

A2.
Yes, it is possible.

Q3.
I have Secure Tunnel and PCoIP/Blast Secure Gateway enabled.
What data is transferred through this tunnel?

A3.
Session information will flow.
When using Secure Gateway, when a user is connected to the VDI,
Connection Server is shut down, the session is disconnected.

Without Secure Gateway, the session communicates directly with the virtual machine that has the Horizon Agent installed, so shutting down the Connection Server while a user is connected is not a problem.

See TechZone for more information.
https://techzone.vmware.com/resource/network-ports-vmware-horizon

Re: Help deploy VMware Horizon 8

LeHongTung — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 13:45:47 GMT

Hi, yukiafronia

Thanks for your answer, it is solving my problems.
I have one more question: VMware Horizon provides some kind of encryption to improve data security. If PCoIP/Blast Secure Gateway is disabled, the data won't be encrypted right?

Re: Help deploy VMware Horizon 8

yukiafronia — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 07:17:05 GMT

Hi, @LeHongTung

This is the communication flow when PCoIP/Blast Secure Gateway is not used, but when PCoIP/Blast Secure Gateway is used, the communication from the Connection Server onward is also encrypted, so it is safe.

https://techzone.vmware.com/resource/network-ports-vmware-horizon#about-this-guide:~:text=external%2C%20or%20tunneled.-,Internal%20Connection,-An%20internal%20connection

So, I think your opinion is correct.