VMware has released a paper titled: "VMware Horizon 6 Reference Architecture". The paper which contains 53 pages describes a reference architecture for building a VMware Horizon 6 deployment supporting 2,000 till 10,00 users with an existing server and storage infrastructure.
The Horizon 6 reference architecture combines the technologies of standard rack-mount server hardware running on EMC VNX storage, VMware View Accelerator (to accelerate existing SAN), VMware ESXi 5.5, and Horizon 6 to produce a highly efficient, robust, and scalable next-generation virtual workspace deployment.
The paper contains the following sections:
- Executive Summary
- VMware Reference Architectures
- Horizon 6 Solution
- Hardware Components
- Software Components
- Horizon 6 Reference Architecture
- Modular Pod and Block Design
- Software-Defined Data Center
- vCenter Operations Manager for Horizon
- Unified Access with Workspace Portal
- Windows Desktops and Remote Applications with View
- Single Image Management with Mirage
- User Experience
- Integration
- Availability
- Test Results
- Bill of Materials
- References