This topic provides best practices for the VMware Horizon Recording feature.
Recording File Size Guidelines
Recording file size guidelines are as follows.
| Screen Resolution | Recording Duration (HH:MM:SS) | Active Time (HH:MM:SS) | Size (with encryption enabled) | Size (with encryption disabled) | Reference Workload |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 640 x 480 | 01:00:46 | 00:52:18 | 40.90 MB | 38.03 MB | LoginVSI Knowledge Worker Workload |
| 1024 x 768 | 01:00:00 | 00:50:21 | 110.39 MB | 112.19 MB | LoginVSI Knowledge Worker Workload |
| 1920 x 1080 | 01:00:08 | 00:48:07 | 193.34 MB | 188.94 MB | LoginVSI Knowledge Worker Workload |
| 2366 x 1282 | 01:00:00 | 00:50:36 | 213.76 MB | 207.87 MB | LoginVSI Knowledge Worker Workload |
| 3840 x 2160 | 01:00:24 | 00:50:46 | 381.91 MB | 353.72 MB | LoginVSI Knowledge Worker Workload |
Recording Duration: The duration from user logon to user logoff.
Active Time: Amount of time the user interacted with the application or desktop. This is always less than or equal to the Recording Duration.
Reference Workload: LoginVSI Knowledge Worker workload running in the session to simulate the customer workload.
Note: The data in this table is provided only as a guideline. The size will vary based on the application that is running, the frequency of keyboard strokes, mouse movements, screen resizing, frame change rate and so forth.
Installation and Configuration
- By default, the recording server installation points to a local SQLite DB which is suitable only for testing purposes. It is recommended to use MSSQL or PostgreSQL DB for production environments.
- It is recommended to use separate machines for Recording Server and Recording DB, preferably within the same datacenter and having less latency.
Agent Settings
- When Split Recording is enabled, the “Maximum Recording Duration” can be set to 60 minutes or more for better performance of the Recording Server.
- The “Chunk Size” can be set to 15 MB or more to avoid frequent uploads of the chunks to the recording server.
- The “Upload Interval” can be set to 15 minutes or more to avoid frequent uploads.
