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Contents
VMware Horizon View Administration
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Configuring View Connection Server 11
Using View Administrator 11
Configuring vCenter Server and View Composer
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Backing Up View Connection Server 26
Configuring Settings for Client Sessions 26
Disable or Enable View Connection Server 35
Edit the External URLs 35
Join or Withdraw from the Customer Experience Program 36
View LDAP Directory 36
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Configuring Role-Based Delegated Administration 39
Understanding Roles and Privileges 39
Using Folders to Delegate Administration 40
Understanding Permissions 41
Manage Administrators 42
Manage and Review Permissions 43
Manage and Review Folders 45
Manage Custom Roles 47
Predefined Roles and Privileges 48
Required Privileges for Common Tasks 51
Best Practices for Administrator Users and Groups 53
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Preparing Unmanaged Desktop Sources 55
Prepare an Unmanaged Desktop Source for View Desktop Deployment 55
Install View Agent on an Unmanaged Desktop Source 55
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Creating and Preparing Virtual Machines 59
Creating Virtual Machines for View Desktop Deployment 59
Install View Agent on a Virtual Machine 64
Install View Agent Silently 66
Configure a Virtual Machine with Multiple NICs for View Agent 70
Optimize Windows Guest Operating System Performance 70
Optimize Windows 7 and Windows 8 Guest Operating System Performance 71
Optimizing Windows 7 and Windows 8 for Linked-Clone Desktops 73
Preparing Virtual Machines for View Composer 79
Creating Virtual Machine Templates 85
Creating Customization Specifications 86
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