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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 View 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
- View Administrator and View 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 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 29
preparing for smart card authentication 34
preparing for use with View 29
Active Directory groups, creating for kiosk mode
client accounts 31
ADM template files 34
antivirus software, View Composer 50
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 46
friendly name 85
guidelines and concepts 79
Horizon Client for iOS 90
Horizon Client for Mac OS X 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 36
CRL (certificate revocation list) 90
CSRs, creating through Windows Certificate
Enrollment 82
D
databases
creating for View Composer 39
View events 125, 127
default certificate, replacing 79
direct connections, configuring 112
DNS names, giving preference 117
DNS resolution, View Composer 50
documentation feedback, how to provide 5
domain filtering 30
E
enrollment server 51
Enterprise NTAuth store, adding root
certificates 36
ESX/ESXi hosts, View Composer 49
event database
creating for View 125, 127
SQL Server configuration 126
events, sent to Syslog servers 128
external URLs
configuring for a View Connection Server
instance 115
modifying for a security server 115
purpose and format 114
F
FIPS mode
system requirements 28
View installation 27
Firefox, supported versions 9
firewall rules
back-end firewall 74
View Connection Server 73
firewalls, configuring 53
friendly name
modifying for SSL certificates 85
registry setting for the PSG 94
G
glossary, where to find 5
GPOs, linking to a View desktop OU 34
Group Policy Objects, See GPOs
guest operating system software
requirements 13
VMware, Inc.
131