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Prerequisites
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Verify that you have administrative rights on the unmanaged machine.
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To use an unmanaged Windows Server 2008 R2 machine as a remote desktop rather than as an RDS
host, perform the steps described in “Prepare Windows Server 2008 R2 for Desktop Use,” on page 24.
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Familiarize yourself with the View Agent custom setup options for unmanaged machines. See “View
Agent Custom Setup Options for Unmanaged Machines,” on page 17.
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Familiarize yourself with the TCP ports that the View Agent installation program opens on the firewall.
See the View Architecture Planning document for more information.
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Download the View Agent installer file from the VMware product page at
http://www.vmware.com/products/.
Procedure
1 To start the View Agent installation program, double-click the installer file.
The installer filename is VMware-viewagent-y.y.y-xxxxxx.exe or VMware-viewagent-x86_64-y.y.y-
xxxxxx.exe, where y.y.y is the version number and xxxxxx is the build number.
2 Accept the VMware license terms.
3 Select your custom setup options.
4 Accept or change the destination folder.
5 In the Server text box, type the host name or IP address of a View Connection Server host.
During installation, the installer registers the unmanaged machine with this View Connection Server
instance. After registration, the specified View Connection Server instance, and any additional instances
in the same View Connection Server group, can communicate with the unmanaged machine.
6 Select an authentication method to register the unmanaged machine with the View Connection Server
instance.
Option Action
Authenticate as the currently
logged in user
The Username and Password text boxes are disabled and you are logged
in to the View Connection Server instance with your current username and
password.
Specify administrator credentials
You must provide the username and password of a View Connection
Server administrator in the Username and Password text boxes.
The user account must be a domain user with access to View LDAP on the View Connection Server
instance. A local user does not work.
7 Follow the prompts in the View Agent installation program and finish the installation.
8 If you selected the USB redirection option, restart the unmanaged machine to enable USB support.
In addition, the Found New Hardware wizard might start. Follow the prompts in the wizard to
configure the hardware before you restart the unmanaged machine.
The VMware Horizon View Agent service is started on the unmanaged machine.
If Windows Media Player is not installed, the View Agent installation program does not install the
multimedia redirection (MMR) feature. If you install Windows Media Player after installing View Agent,
you can install the MMR feature by running the View Agent installation program again and selecting the
Repair option.
What to do next
Use the unmanaged machine to create a remote desktop. See “Manual Desktop Pools,” on page 75.
Setting Up Desktop and Application Pools in View
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