The following figure depicts an example of a three-tier architecture. It shows the validated solution, including the compute and graphics, management, storage, and networking layers. This architecture aligns with the VMware Horizon pod and block design. A pod is divided into multiple blocks and each block consists of one or more vSphere clusters and a vCenter Server.
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