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
View Manager Administration Guide
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TerminalServerPool–isapoolofterminalserver(TS)desktopsourcesservedbyone
ormoreterminalservers.Aterminalserverdesktopsourcecandelivermultiple
desktops.ATSpoolhasthefollowingcharacteristics:
PoolofTSdesktopsservedbyafarmcomprisingofoneormoreterminalservers.
Leastsessioncountbasedloadbalancing:ViewManagerloadbalancesconnection
requestsacrossterminalserversinapoolbychoosingthepoolthathastheleast
numberofactivesessionsonit.
Administratorentitlesentirepooltousersorusergroups.
Administratorsshoulddeployaroamingprofilesolutiontoenableusersettings
andpersonalizationtobepropagatedtothecurrentlyaccesseddesktop.
Preparing the Guest System
Theguestsystemofthevirtualmachine,whichyoucreateinvCenter,providesthe
basisforvirtualdesktopdeployment.Thevirtualmachinemustadheretothe
requirementsdescribedin“SystemRequirements”onpage 14.
Toprepareaguestsystemfordeployment,performthefollowingtasks:
InstalltheguestoperatingsystemasdescribedintheVMwarevSphere
documentation.IfyouareinstallingWindowsXPasyourguestoperatingsystem,
reviewtheadditionalinstructionsandguidelinesintheWindowsXPDeployment
Guideat
http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/resources/
vmware‐view‐xp‐deployment‐guide.pdf
InstallthelatestversionofVMwareTools(providedwithVMwarevSphere).
InstallMicrosoftservicepacksandWindowsupdates.
Installantivirussoftware.
Installotherapplications,suchasWindowsMediaPlayerifyouareusingMMR.
Installanyrequiredsmartcard(suchasCommonAccessCard)drivers.
Configurenetworkproxysettings.
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OTEOnlytheRDPdisplayprotocolissupportedforTerminalServerDesktopPools.