Specifications

31 • Installing the 2X VDI Agent 2X VirtualDesktopServer
INSTALLING THE 2X VDI AGENT
2X VDI Agent System requirements
• Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003
Server or Windows 2008 Server or Advanced Server.
• The same hardware requirements as specified by your virtualization
software will apply.
• One of the supported virtualization software technology.
• If you are planning to use VMware on Windows, make sure the
VMware VmCOM Scripting API is installed. The following error will be
displayed if VmCOM Scripting API is not detected:
“VMware VmCom Scripting API’ is not installed on the host.
Please install this client component from the VMware installer.”
• If you are planning to use VMware v1.* on Linux, make sure the
VMware VIX API for Linux is installed. The following error will be
displayed if VIX API for Linux is not detected:
“VMware VIX API for Linux is not installed on this host.
Please download this component from
http://www.vmware.com”
• If you are planning to use Virtual Iron, make sure that you install Java
Runtime Environment on the same machine where 2X VDI Agent is
installed.
Installing the 2X VDI Agent remotely from 2X Console
2X VirtualDesktopServer offers the facility to install the 2X VDI Agent on each
Virtual Desktop Host remotely from the 2X Console. This feature gives you
the facility to control each Virtual Desktop Host from one central place.
In order to be able to install the 2X VDI Agents remotely, you must make sure
that:
 You have administrative credentials to be able to install the required
service.
 The service ‘server’ is running on the Virtual Desktop Host where you
intend to install the 2X VDI Agent. This service is offered by MS
Windows and is used for file, print, and named-pipe sharing over the
network. This service is used to install the 2X VDI Agents remotely.