Specifications
Table Of Contents
- View Manager Administration Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Introduction
- Installation
- View Administrator
- Virtual Desktop Deployment
- Client Management
- Installing and Running View Client and View Portal
- Client Connections from the Internet
- Creating SSL Server Certificates
- Using Existing SSL Certificates
- Smart Card Authentication
- RSA SecurID Authentication
- View Client Command Line Options
- Virtual Printing
- Adobe Flash Bandwidth Reduction
- Client Computer Information
- Using PCoIP Display Protocol
- Using HP RGS Display Protocol
- View Composer
- Overview of View Composer
- Preparing vCenter Server for View Composer
- Preparing a Parent VM
- Deploying Linked Clone Desktops from View Manager
- Refreshing, Recomposing, and Rebalancing Linked Clone Desktops
- Using an Existing View Composer Database
- Using the SviConfig Tool for View Composer
- Offline Desktop
- Component Policies
- Unified Access
- Troubleshooting
- Appendix: The locked.properties File
- Glossary
- Index
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Chapter 7 Offline Desktop
5IfyouselectedtheLoginascurrentusercomponent,youcanfurtherconfigurethe
defaultbehaviorwhenusersloginusingViewClient:
SelectShowinconnectiondialogtodisplaytheLoginascurrentusercheck
boxintheViewClientconnectiondialogbox.
Whenthischeckboxisselected,theidentityandcredentialinformationthat
theuserprovidedwhenloggingintotheclientsystemispassedtotheView
ConnectionServer
instanceandultimatelytotheViewdesktop.
SelectSetdefaultoptiontologinascurrentusertohavetheLoginascurrent
usercheckboxselectedbydefaultintheViewClientconnectiondialogbox.
ClickNext.
6AcceptthedefaultdestinationfolderorclickChangetouseadifferentdestination
folderandclickNext.
7 (Optional)Enter
thedefaultIPaddressorFQDNoftheservertowhichtheclient
willconnectandclickNext.
8ConfigureshortcutsfortheViewClientandclickNext.
9TolaunchViewClientwheninstallationiscompleted,selectthecheckbox.
10 ClickInstall>Finish.
To start View Client with Offline Desktop
1IfViewClientdoesnotstart
automaticallyafterinstallation,double‐clickthedesktop
shortcutorclickStart>Pro grams>VMware>ViewManagerClient.
2IntheConnectionServerdrop‐downmenu,enterthehostnameorIPaddressof
aViewConnectionServer.
3 (Optional)IftheLoginascurrentusercheckboxisdisplayed,
youcanselectthis
checkboxtousethecredentialsthatyouspecifiedwhenyouloggedintothis
systemtologintotheViewConnectionServerandtheViewdesktop.
IfyoudonotselectLoginascurrentuser,youhavetoprovidecredentialstolog
in
multipletimesbeforeyoucanaccessaViewdesktop.
IfyouselectLoginascurrentuserandyouareauthorizedtologintotheView
ConnectionServer,youarenotpromptedtoenterlogincredentialsinStep 5.
4ClickConnect.