see the "PC-over-IP Protocol Virtual Desktop Network Design Checklist"
(TER1105004).
4.3.1 Session Connection Type
Depending on the size of your PCoIP deployment, you may wish to use the Management
Console or a connection broker to manage connections between host cards and zero clients,
or you may use the AWI to configure individual hosts and clients to use a direct session
connection type.
Note: You can also use the OSD to set the client side of the session connection type
configuration.
Four connection options are available:
l Connecting hosts and clients statically
l Connecting hosts and clients using SLP host discovery
l Connecting hosts and clients using a 3rd party connection broker
l Connecting hosts and clients using the VMware View Connection Server broker
4.3.2 Connecting Hosts and Clients Statically
To statically configure a client to connect directly to a specific host card, use the Direct to
Host session connection type. You need to provide the IP address (or DNS name) of the
host for this option.
You also need to configure a Direct from Client session connection type on the host. You
have the option of allowing the host to accept a connection request from any client or from a
specific one only. If the latter, you need to provide the client's MAC address.
For details on how to configure this option, see the following topics in the GUI Reference:
l MC: Direct to Host: Explains how to use the MC to configure a profile that sets the
Direct to Host session connection type for client devices. For information on how to
statically link specific hosts and clients using the MC, see the "PCoIP Management
Console User Manual" (TER0812002).
l AWI Client: Direct to Host: Explains how to use the AWI to statically configure a client
to connect to a specific host card.
l AWI Host: Direct from Client: Explains how to use the AWI to configure a host card to
accept a connection request from any client or from a specific client only.
4.3.3 Connecting Hosts and Clients Using SLP Host Discovery
If hosts reside on the same network subnet as clients, you can use the Direct to Host + SLP
session connection type to configure clients to use Service Location Protocol (SLP) to
discover the hosts on the subnet. With this configuration, the client OSD will list the first 10
hosts discovered. The user can then select the desired one and connect to it.
Note: SLP host discovery is not suitable for larger deployments with more than 10 hosts if a
client might need to connect to any one of them. In this situation, a 3rd party connection
broker is required.
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