Specifications

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13. Leave the default virtual storage controller, and click Next.
14. Choose to create a new virtual disk, and click Next.
15. Make the OS virtual disk size 40 GB, choose thick-provisioned lazy zeroed, specify the OS datastore on the
external storage, and click Next.
16. Keep the default virtual device node (0:0), and click Next.
17. Connect the VM virtual CD-ROM to the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 installation disk.
18. Right-click the View5 VM, and click Edit settings.
19. Click the Resources tab, click Memory, check box Reserve all guest memory, and click OK.
20. Click Finish.
21. Start the VM.
Installing the Microsoft Windows Server2008 R2 operating system on the VM
1. Choose the language, time and currency, and keyboard input. Click Next.
2. Click Install Now.
3. Choose Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise (Full Installation), and click Next.
4. Accept the license terms, and click Next.
5. Click Custom.
6. Click the Disk, and click Drive options (advanced).
7. Click NewApplyFormat, and click Next.
8. After the installation completes, click OK to set the Administrator password.
9. Enter the administrator password twice, and click OK.
10. Connect the machine to the Internet, and install all available Windows updates. Restart as necessary.
11. Enable remote desktop access.
12. Change the hostname to view5 and reboot when prompted.
13. Set up networking for the data network:
a. Click StartControl Panel, right-click Network Connections, and choose Open.
b. Right-click the VM traffic NIC, and choose Properties.
c. Uncheck TCP/IP (v6).
d. Select TCP/IP (v4), and choose Properties.
e. Set the IP address, subnet, gateway, and DNS server.
14. Join the View5 domain.
15. Install VMware tools. For more information, see
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=340.
16. Reboot.
Installing the VMware View 5 server
1. Log into the server named View5.
2. Click Install Media for View Connection Server.
3. To begin the install wizard, click Next.
4. Agree to the license agreement, and click Next.
5. Keep the destination directory as C:\Program Files\VMware View\Server\, and click Next.
6. Select View Standard Server, and click Next.
7. Allow View Server to configure the firewall, and click Next.
8. Click Next.
9. Click Finish.
10. Open a command window, and type gpupdate /force
11. Reboot the View 5 server.
12. Log out of View 5.