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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
Table 2‑2. Operating Systems for Instant-Clone Remote Desktops
Guest Operating System Version Edition Service pack
Windows 10 64-bit and 32-bit Enterprise None
Windows 7 64-bit and 32-bit Enterprise and Professional SP1
The following table lists the Windows operating systems versions that are supported for creating desktop
pools and application pools on an RDS host.
Table 2‑3. Operating Systems for RDS Hosts, Providing Remote Desktops or Applications
Guest Operating System Edition Service Pack
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise, and
Datacenter
SP1
Windows Server 2012 Standard and Datacenter None
Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard and Datacenter Latest update
This table lists the fully supported operating systems as of the date of this publication. For updates to the list
of supported operating systems, see the Horizon 7 Release Notes, available from
https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/view_pubs.html.
NOTE To use the VMware Blast display protocol, you must install Horizon Agent on a single-session virtual
machine or on an RDS host. The RDS host can be a physical machine or a virtual machine. The VMware
Blast display protocol does not operate on a single-user physical computer.
For enhanced security, VMware recommends configuring cipher suites to remove known vulnerabilities.
For instructions on how to set up a domain policy on cipher suites for Windows machines that run View
Composer or Horizon Agent, see “Disable Weak Ciphers in SSL/TLS,” on page 37.
Supported Operating Systems for Standalone View Persona
Management
The standalone View Persona Management software provides persona management for standalone physical
computers and virtual machines that do not have Horizon Agent installed. When users log in, their profiles
are downloaded dynamically from a remote profile repository to their standalone systems.
NOTE To configure View Persona Management for View desktops, install Horizon Agent with the View
Persona Management setup option. The standalone View Persona Management software is intended for
non-View systems only.
Table 2-4 lists the operating systems supported for the standalone View Persona Management software.
Table 2‑4. Operating System Support for Standalone View Persona Management
Guest Operating System Version Edition Service Pack
Windows 10 64-bit and 32-bit Enterprise None
Windows 8.x 64-bit and 32-bit Enterprise and Professional None
Windows 7 64-bit and 32-bit Enterprise and Professional SP1
Windows Server 2012 R2 64-bit Datacenter Latest update
Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit Datacenter SP1
The standalone View Persona Management software is not supported on Microsoft Remote Desktop
Services.
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