Which component of VMware Horizon acts as a broker for client connections, providing authentication to users and directing incoming desktop requests from users to View virtualized desktops?

Yusuf A.Jun 26, 2026

The answer is D, View Connection Server. That is the piece our senior showed me first because it sits in the middle of everything, it handles user authentication and then routes each client session to the right virtual desktop, which is exactly what a broker does.

Carlos M.Jun 27, 2026

D is your answer. The View Connection Server is the central broker in Horizon that handles user authentication and routes incoming connection requests to the appropriate virtual desktops, which is literally its whole job in the architecture.

Ola B.Jun 18, 2026

Kept thinking View Administrator until "broker" and "directs requests" locked it to Connection Server.

Henrike J.Jun 26, 2026

View Connection Server is the core brokering component here, handling authentication and directing client sessions to the right virtual desktop pool. When you think through the traffic flow, do you have a clear picture of where View Composer fits in that same flow, and whether it touches live session routing at all or operates strictly during provisioning?

Dervla O.Jun 10, 2026

I actually glanced at B first because "authentication" made me think of an admin-facing management tool, but then I read the stem again, specifically the phrase "directing incoming desktop requests," and that brokering function lives in D. View Connection Server is the broker that sits between the client and the virtual desktop, handling both auth and session routing, and once you key on "broker" in the stem, the other three options eliminate themselves fast.

Johan G.Jun 24, 2026

Saw this exact question on my 1V0-642 and almost second-guessed myself because View Administrator kept pulling my attention since I spend half my day in that console, but the broker function is squarely on View Connection Server, which handles auth and routes desktop requests to the right pod. Remember it this way: Connection Server is the front door, Administrator is the key ring you use after you are already inside.

Brenda K.Jun 26, 2026

Clock is ticking so let me be direct: A, View Client, is the piece that sits between you and the desktop, handling your authentication handshake and routing you to the right virtualized session, which is exactly what "broker for client connections" describes. Do not overthink the word "broker" here, it is a quick-win question and the client component is the one touching your credentials and your connection, so lock in A and move on.