Installation
Table Of Contents
- View Installation
- Contents
- View Installation
- System Requirements for Server Components
- System Requirements for Guest Operating Systems
- Installing View in an IPv6 Environment
- Setting Up View in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported vSphere, Database, and Active Directory Versions in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported Operating Systems for View Servers in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported Windows Operating Systems for Desktops and RDS Hosts in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported Clients in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported Remoting Protocols in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported Authentication Types in an IPv6 Environment
- Other Supported Features in an IPv6 Environment
- Installing View in FIPS Mode
- Preparing Active Directory
- Configuring Domains and Trust Relationships
- Creating an OU for Remote Desktops
- Creating OUs and Groups for Kiosk Mode Client Accounts
- Creating Groups for Users
- Creating a User Account for vCenter Server
- Creating a User Account for a Standalone View Composer Server
- Create a User Account for View Composer AD Operations
- Create a User Account for Instant-Clone Operations
- Configure the Restricted Groups Policy
- Using Horizon 7 Group Policy Administrative Template Files
- Prepare Active Directory for Smart Card Authentication
- Disable Weak Ciphers in SSL/TLS
- Installing View Composer
- Prepare a View Composer Database
- Configuring an SSL Certificate for View Composer
- Install the View Composer Service
- Enable TLSv1.0 on vCenter and ESXi Connections from View Composer
- Configuring Your Infrastructure for View Composer
- Installing View Connection Server
- Installing the View Connection Server Software
- Installation Prerequisites for View Connection Server
- Install View Connection Server with a New Configuration
- Install a Replicated Instance of View Connection Server
- Configure a Security Server Pairing Password
- Install a Security Server
- Firewall Rules for View Connection Server
- Reinstall View Connection Server with a Backup Configuration
- Microsoft Windows Installer Command-Line Options
- Uninstalling View Components Silently by Using MSI Command-Line Options
- Configuring SSL Certificates for View Servers
- Understanding SSL Certificates for View Servers
- Overview of Tasks for Setting Up SSL Certificates
- Obtaining a Signed SSL Certificate from a CA
- Configure View Connection Server, Security Server, or View Composer to Use a New SSL Certificate
- Configure Client Endpoints to Trust Root and Intermediate Certificates
- Configuring Certificate Revocation Checking on Server Certificates
- Configure the PCoIP Secure Gateway to Use a New SSL Certificate
- Setting View Administrator to Trust a vCenter Server or View Composer Certificate
- Benefits of Using SSL Certificates Signed by a CA
- Troubleshooting Certificate Issues on View Connection Server and Security Server
- Configuring View for the First Time
- Configuring User Accounts for vCenter Server and View Composer
- Configuring View Connection Server for the First Time
- Horizon Administrator and Horizon Connection Server
- Log In to View Administrator
- Install the Product License Key
- Add vCenter Server Instances to View
- Configure View Composer Settings
- Configure View Composer Domains
- Allow vSphere to Reclaim Disk Space in Linked-Clone Virtual Machines
- Configure View Storage Accelerator for vCenter Server
- Concurrent Operations Limits for vCenter Server and View Composer
- Setting a Concurrent Power Operations Rate to Support Remote Desktop Logon Storms
- Accept the Thumbprint of a Default SSL Certificate
- Configuring Horizon Client Connections
- Configure the PCoIP Secure Gateway and Secure Tunnel Connections
- Configure the Blast Secure Gateway
- Configuring External URLs for Secure Gateway and Tunnel Connections
- Set the External URLs for a View Connection Server Instance
- Modify the External URLs for a Security Server
- Give Preference to DNS Names When View Connection Server Returns Address Information
- Allow HTML Access Through a Load Balancer
- Allow HTML Access Through a Gateway
- Replacing Default Ports for View Services
- Replace the Default HTTP Ports or NICs for View Connection Server Instances and Security Servers
- Replace the Default Ports or NICs for the PCoIP Secure Gateway on View Connection Server Instances and on Security Servers
- Replace the Default Control Port for PCoIP Secure Gateway on Connection Server Instances and on Security Servers
- Replace the Default Port for View Composer
- Change the Port Number for HTTP Redirection to Connection Server
- Prevent HTTP Redirection for Client Connections to Connection Server
- Enable Remote Access to View Performance Counters on Connection Servers
- Sizing Windows Server Settings to Support Your Deployment
- Configuring Event Reporting
- Index
2 Add a user for this database that has permission to create tables, views, and, in the case of Oracle,
triggers and sequences, as well as permission to read from and write to these objects.
For a Microsoft SQL Server database, do not use the Integrated Windows Authentication security model
method of authentication. Be sure to use the SQL Server Authentication method of authentication.
The database is created, but the schema is not installed until you congure the database in View
Administrator.
What to do next
Follow the instructions in “Congure the Event Database,” on page 128.
Prepare an SQL Server Database for Event Reporting
Before you can use View Administrator to congure an event database on Microsoft SQL Server, you must
congure the correct TCP/IP properties and verify that the server uses SQL Server Authentication.
Prerequisites
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Create an SQL Server database for event reporting. See “Add a Database and Database User for View
Events,” on page 127.
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Verify that you have the required database privileges to congure the database.
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Verify that the database server uses the SQL Server Authentication method of authentication. Do not
use Windows Authentication.
Procedure
1 Open SQL Server Conguration Manager and expand SQL Server YYYY Network .
2 Select Protocols for server_name.
3 In the list of protocols, right-click TCP/IP and select Properties.
4 Set the Enabled property to Yes.
5 Verify that a port is assigned or, if necessary, assign one.
For information on the static and dynamic ports and how to assign them, see the online help for the
SQL Server Conguration manager.
6 Verify that this port is not blocked by a rewall.
What to do next
Use View Administrator to connect the database to View Connection Server. Follow the instructions in
“Congure the Event Database,” on page 128.
Configure the Event Database
The event database stores information about View events as records in a database rather than in a log le.
You congure an event database after installing a View Connection Server instance. You need to congure
only one host in a View Connection Server group. The remaining hosts in the group are congured
automatically.
N The security of the database connection between the View Connection Server instance and an
external database is the responsibility of the administrator, although event trac is limited to information
about the health of the View environment. If you want to take extra precautions, you can secure this channel
through IPSec or other means, or you can deploy the database locally on the View Connection Server
computer.
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