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
Index
A
Active Directory
configuring domains and trust relationships 27
preparing for smart card authentication 32
preparing for use with View 27
Active Directory groups, creating for kiosk mode
client accounts 29
antivirus software, View Composer 48
B
Blast Extreme 113
browser requirements 9
C
CBRC, configuring for vCenter Server 107
certificate revocation checking, enabling 90
certificate signing requests, See CSRs
certificates
accept the thumbprint 110
benefits of using 95
configuration overview 81
configuring clients to trust the root 88
creating new 82
determining when to configure for View
Composer 44
friendly name 85
guidelines and concepts 79
Horizon Client for iOS 90
Horizon Client for Mac 89
importing into a Windows certificate store 83
obtaining from a CA 82
obtaining signatures from Windows Certificate
Store 82
replacing the default 79
requirements 79
troubleshooting on View servers 96
trusting vCenter Server certificates in View
Administrator 95
trusting View Composer certificates in View
Administrator 95
certutil command 34
CRL (certificate revocation list) 90
CSRs, creating through Windows Certificate
Enrollment 82
D
databases
creating for View Composer 37
View events 127, 128
default certificate, replacing 79
direct connections, configuring 112
DNS names, giving preference 117
DNS resolution, View Composer 48
documentation feedback, how to provide 5
domain filtering 28
E
enrollment server 49
Enterprise NTAuth store, adding root
certificates 34
ESX/ESXi hosts, View Composer 47
event database
creating for View 127, 128
SQL Server configuration 128
events, sent to Syslog servers 130
external URLs
configuring for a View Connection Server
instance 115
modifying for a security server 116
purpose and format 114
F
FIPS mode
system requirements 26
View installation 25
Firefox, supported versions 9
firewall rules
back-end firewall 72
View Connection Server 71
firewalls, configuring 51
friendly name
modifying for SSL certificates 85
registry setting for the PSG 94
G
glossary, where to find 5
GPOs, linking to a Horizon desktop OU 32
Group Policy Objects, See GPOs
guest operating system software
requirements 13
VMware, Inc.
131