Specifications

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View Manager Administration Guide
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Prepare Multiple Back-End Machines to Access Remote
Desktops
Adesktopsourcemustbepreparedtodeliverdesktopaccess.Ifdesktopsourcesdonot
meetthefollowingconditions,remotedesktopdeliveryfails.
InstallViewagentonthebackendmachine.Formoreinformationaboutinstalling
Viewagents,see“InstallViewAgentonanUnmanagedDesktopSource”on
page 206.
Ensurethatthebackendmachinemeetsthefollowingrequirements:
ItisonthesamedomainastheViewserverorisonatrusteddomaintoenable
singlesignon.
Itallowstherequireddomainusersandgroupstoremotelyconnecttothe
machinetoenablesinglesignon.
EnsurethatabackendmachinethatisnotmanagedbyvCenterServerispowered
onandisreachablebytheViewConnectionServer.
EnableRDPconnectivityonthebackendmachine.
Whentheseconditionsaremet,themachineisavailabletodeliverremotedesktops.
Desktop Parameters
Youmustsetdesktopparameterswhenyouareconfiguringmanagedandunmanaged
individualdesktops,desktoppools,andterminalservers.Thedesktopparameters
differformanagedandunmanagedresources.Thissectionexplainsthesignificanceof
thedesktopparametersandalsodiscussesthemappingbetweendesktopresources
andtheirspecificparameters.