Deduplication and Compression
No
Yes*
Yes*
No
RAID-5/6 Erasure Coding
No
Yes*
Yes*
No
Data-at-Rest Encryption
No
No
Yes
No
Stretched Cluster with Local Failure Protection
No
No
Yes
No
Feature
VMware vSAN software edition
Standard Advanced Enterprise ROBO
* Not supported on the VX5520 (requires All-Flash configurations).
The following table compares key features of the VMware Horizon software editions.
Table 16. VMware Horizon software editions feature comparison
Feature
VMware Horizon software edition
Standard
Advanced
Enterprise
Licensing
User-based (per 10 or 100 users)
Concurrent Users
Yes
Yes
Yes
Named Users
No
Yes
Yes
Windows Virtual Desktops
Yes
Yes
Yes
Linux Virtual Desktops
No
No
Yes
Packaged Applications
Yes
Yes
Yes
Hosted Applications
No
Yes
Yes
Session-based Desktops
No
Yes
Yes
Single Sign-On for Application and Desktop Access
No
Yes
Yes
Image Management for Physical Desktop
No
Yes
Yes
Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business
No
Yes
Yes
Session Collaboration
No
No
Yes
Real-time Application Delivery
No
No
Yes
Just-in-Time Delivery with Instant Clone Technology
No
No
Yes
User, Profile, and Policy Management
No
No
Yes
Health Monitoring and Performance Analytics
No
No
Yes
Capacity Management: Planning and Optimization
No
No
Yes
Help Desk Tool
No
No
Yes
Systems management
The ThinkAgile VX Series appliances support the following systems management tools:
Lenovo XClarity Controller
Light path diagnostics
Lenovo XClarity Administrator
Lenovo XClarity Integrator for VMware vCenter
VMware vCenter Server
Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager
Lenovo XClarity Controller
The ThinkAgile VX appliances contain Lenovo XClarity Controller (XCC) Enterprise, which provides
advanced service-processor control, monitoring, and alerting functions.
Lenovo ThinkAgile VX5520 Appliance
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