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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
professional services 5
R
RDP 17
reinstalling, View Connection Server 75
remote display protocols
PCoIP 15
RDP 17
ReplaceCertificate option, sviconfig utility 87
replicated instances
installing 59
installing silently 62
network requirements 9
silent installation properties 64
Restricted Groups policy, configuring 33
root certificate, importing into Windows
Certificate Store 86
root certificates
adding to the Enterprise NTAuth store 36
adding to trusted roots 35, 88
S
secure tunnel, external URL 114
security servers
configuring a pairing password 65
configuring an external URL 114
installer file 66
installing silently 69
modifying an external URL 115
operating system requirements 8
prepare to upgrade or reinstall 72
remove IPsec rules 72
silent installation properties 71
silent installation
replicated instances 62
security servers 69
View Connection Server 56
silent installation options 76
sizing Windows Server settings, increasing the
JVM heap size 123
smart card authentication
Active Directory preparation 34
UPNs for smart card users 35
software requirements, server components 7
sparse disks, configuring for vCenter Server 106
SQL Server database
adding an ODBC data source 42
adding for View Composer 40
preparing for event database 126
set permissions manually 41
SQL Server databases 11
SQL Server Management Studio, installing 40
SSL, accept a certificate thumbprint 110
storage, reclaiming disk space 106
support, online and telephone 5
sviconfig utility
configuring certificates 87
ReplaceCertificate option 87
Syslog servers, configuring View events to be
sent to 128
system page file size, Windows Server 123
T
TCP ports, View Connection Server 73
technical support and education 5
thumbprint, accept for a default certificate 110
TLSv1.0 48, 59
trust relationships, configuring for View
Connection Server 29
Trusted Root Certification Authorities policy 35,
88
U
uninstalling View components 78
UPNs, smart card users 35
user accounts
instant clone operations 33
requirements 97
standalone View Composer 32
vCenter Server 31, 98
View Composer 98
View Composer AD operations 32
userPrincipalName attribute 35
V
vCenter Server
configuring concurrent operations limits 109
configuring for View Composer 49
configuring host caching 107
configuring sparse disks 106
installing the View Composer service 47
user accounts 31, 98
vCenter Server instances, adding in View
Administrator 102
vCenter Server user
vCenter Server privileges 99
View Composer privileges 100
View Administrator
logging in 101
overview 101
requirements 9
View Storage Accelerator, configuring for
vCenter Server 107
View Composer
hardware requirements for standalone View
Composer 10
standalone user account 32
View Composer database
ODBC data source for Oracle 12c or 11g 46
ODBC data source for SQL Server 42
Index
VMware, Inc. 133