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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
H
hardware requirements
PCoIP 15
View Composer, standalone 10
View Connection Server 8
Horizon Agent, installation requirements 13
Horizon Client for iOS, trusting the root
certificate 90
Horizon Client for Mac OS X, trusting the root
certificate 89
Horizon clients, configuring connections 111
host caching, for vCenter Server 107
HTML access, configuring 113
HTML Access 117, 118
HTTP
changing the port for HTTP redirection 121
preventing HTTP redirection 122
I
initial configuration, View 97
installation, silent installation options 76
instant clones, creating a domain administrator
account 33
intermediate certificates, adding to intermediate
certification authorities 36
Intermediate Certification Authorities policy 36
Internet Explorer, supported versions 9
IPsec, configuring back-end firewall 74
IPv6 environment
other supported features 24
setting up 21, 27
supported authentication types 24
supported clients and browsers 23
supported database versions 22
supported operating systems for desktops and
RDS hosts 23
supported operating systems for View
Connection Server 22
supported remoting protocols 23
supported Active Directory versions 22
supported operating systems for View
Composer 22
supported vSphere versions 22
View installation 21
K
kiosk mode, Active Directory preparation 31
L
license key, View Connection Server 102
M
max concurrent power operations, configuration
guidelines 109
Microsoft SQL Server databases 11
Microsoft Windows Installer
properties for replicated View Connection
Server 64
properties for security server 71
properties for View Connection Server 58
uninstalling View Components silently 78
MMC, adding the certificate snap-in 84
O
OCSP responder, for certificate revocation
checking 90
ODBC
connecting to Oracle 12c or 11g 46
connecting to SQL Server 42
Oracle 11g, creating a View Composer database
with a script 44
Oracle 11g database
adding an ODBC data source 46
adding for View Composer 43, 44
configuring a database user 45
Oracle 12c, creating a View Composer database
with a script 44
Oracle 12c database
adding an ODBC data source 46
adding for View Composer 43, 44
configuring a database user 45
Oracle databases 11
organizational units, See OUs
OUs
creating for kiosk mode client accounts 31
creating for View desktops 31
P
page-file size, View Connection Server 123
PCoIP, hardware requirements 15
PCoIP Secure Gateway
certificate subject name 92
configuring an SSL certificate 91
external URL 114
importing a certificate 92
preventing legacy client access 94
performance counters, enabling remote access
on connection servers 122
Persona Management, system requirements for
standalone installation 14
policies
Intermediate Certification Authorities 36
Restricted Groups 33
Trusted Root Certification Authorities 35
port
changing for View Connection Server 119
changing for PCoIP Secure Gateway 120
changing for security server 119
changing for View Composer 121
ports, replacing defaults 118
power operations, setting concurrency limits 109
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