User manual
Table Of Contents
- Using VMware Horizon View Client for Mac OS X
- Contents
- Using VMware Horizon View Client for Mac OS X
- Setup and Installation
- System Requirements for Mac Clients
- System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video
- Supported Desktop Operating Systems
- Preparing View Connection Server for Horizon View Client
- Configure the View Client Download Links Displayed in View Portal
- Install Horizon View Client on Mac OS X
- Add Horizon View Client to Your Dock
- Configuring Certificate Checking for End Users
- Horizon View Client Data Collected by VMware
- Using URIs to Configure Horizon View Client
- Managing Server Connections and Desktops
- Using a Microsoft Windows Desktop on a Mac
- Troubleshooting Horizon View Client
- Index
Turn on Logging for USB Redirection
You can use USB logs to troubleshoot and to determine the product ID and vendor ID of various devices
you plug in to the client system.
You can enable trace logging either just for the current session or across reboots. To enable logging for the
current session, you use a shell command. To enable logging across reboots, add the shell command to the
appropriate profile file.
Prerequisites
If you plan to configure trace logging to persist across system reboots, you must have Administrator or root
permissions on the client system. This prerequisite does not apply if you plan to enable logging for the
current session only.
Procedure
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To enable logging for the current session only, use the launchctl command.
a Quit Horizon View Client so that the USB service daemon is stopped.
b Open a shell (/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app) as the same user who starts
Horizon View Client.
c Use the following command:
launchctl setenv VMWARE_VIEW_USBD_LOG_OPTIONS "-o log:trace"
d Restart Horizon View Client.
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To enable logging across reboots, add the launchctl command to the appropriate shell rc or profile file
for your choice of shell, such as ~/.bash_profile for the default Mac OS X shell.
Following is an example of the launchctl command to add:
setenv VMWARE_VIEW_USBD_LOG_OPTIONS "-o log:trace"
Using the Real-Time Audio-Video Feature for Webcams and
Microphones
With the Real-Time Audio-Video feature, you can use your local computer's webcam or microphone on
your remote desktop.
This feature is available when used in conjunction with VMware Horizon View 5.2 Feature Pack 2 or a later
release. For information about setting up the Real-Time Audio-Video feature and configuring the frame rate
and image resolution in a remote desktop, see the VMware Horizon View Feature Pack Installation and
Administration guide. For information about configuring these settings on client systems, see the VMware
knowledge base article Setting Frame Rates and Resolution for Real-Time Audio-Video on Horizon View Clients, at
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2053644.
To download a test application that verifies the correct installation and operation of the Real-Time Audio-
Video functionality, go to http://labs.vmware.com/flings/real-time-audio-video-test-application. This test
application is available as a VMware fling, and therefore no technical support is available for it.
Using VMware Horizon View Client for Mac OS X
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