Installation and Setup Guide

By default, the vmware-view command is located in the /usr/bin directory.
You can use either the short form or the long form of the option name, although not all options have a
short form. For example, to specify the domain you can use either -d (short form) or --domainName=
(long form). You might choose to use the long form to make a script more human-readable.
You can use the --help option to get a list of command-line options and usage information.
Important If you need to use a proxy, use the following syntax:
http_proxy=proxy_server_URL:port https_proxy=proxy_server_URL:port vmware-view options
This workaround is required because you must clear the environment variables that were previously set
for the proxy. If you do not perform this action, the proxy exception setting does not take effect in
Horizon Client. You configure a proxy exception for the View Connection Server instance.
Horizon Client Configuration Settings and Command-Line Options
For your convenience, almost all configuration settings have both a key=value property and a
corresponding command-line option name. For a few settings, there is a command-line option but no
corresponding property you can set in a configuration file. For a few other settings, you must set a
property because no command-line option is available.
Important Some command-line options and configuration keys are available only with the version of
Horizon Client provided by third-party vendors. For more information about VMware thin-client and zero-
client partners, see the VMware Compatibility Guide at
http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php?deviceCategory=vdm.
Table 2‑2. Horizon Client Command-Line Options and Configuration File Keys
Configuration Key Command-Line Option Description
view.allMonitors --allmonitors
Hides the host operating system and opens the
Horizon Client user interface in full screen mode
on all monitors that are connected when the client
is launched.
If you are setting the configuration key, specify
"TRUE" or "FALSE". Default is "FALSE".
view.allowDefaultBroker
-l, --lockServer Using this command-line option, or setting the
property to "FALSE", disables the Server field
unless the client has never connected to any
server, and no server address is provided in the
command line or the preferences file.
Example of using the command-line option:
--lockServer -s view.company.com
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