5.2

View Desktops Support for View Pods and vCenter Server Services
The View Desktops plug-in supports a single pod of replicated View Connection Server instances. You
cannot use the View Desktops plug-in to search for desktops that are managed by different pods of
replicated View Connection Server instances.
Even if multiple View pods use the same vCenter Single Sign-On Service and vCenter Lookup Service, the
View Desktops plug-in can support only one pod at a time.
To use the View Desktops plug-in for a different View pod, you must unregister the View Desktops plug-in
on all the View Connection Server instances in the first pod and register the plug-in on the View Connection
Server instances in the second pod.
Conversely, if one View pod is configured with multiple vCenter Server instances, each using its own
vCenter Single Sign-On Service and vCenter Lookup Service, you can configure the View Desktops plug-in
for only one vCenter Lookup Service. To use the View Desktops plug-in for a different vCenter Lookup
Service, you must unregister the View Desktops plug-in on all the View Connection Server instances and
remove the vCenter Lookup Service from View Connection Server (the View pod). You can then configure
and register the View pod to use the new vCenter Lookup Service.
For details about unregistering and removing the plug-in, see “Remove the View Desktops Plug-in,” on
page 120.
View Desktops Registration Prerequisites
Before you add the View Desktops plug-in to the vSphere Web Client, you must verify that your vSphere
and View environments are prepared for the registration. You also must identify user accounts with the
administrator privileges required to register the plug-in.
Procedure
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Verify that the following products are installed:
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VMware vSphere 5.1 or a later update or release
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VMware Horizon View 5.2 or a later update or release
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Verify that the vSphere Web Client is configured and accessible.
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Verify that system clocks on your vSphere and View systems are synchronized.
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Verify that valid SSL certificates are configured on your vSphere and View servers.
If the SSL certificate that is issued for the vCenter Lookup Service is not trusted by the View Connection
Server computer on which you configure the View Desktops plug-in, you must accept the thumbpint of
the vCenter Lookup Service certificate during the configuration step.
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Verify that snapshots were taken of the virtual machines on which the following vCenter Server
services are installed:
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vCenter Single Sign-On
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vSphere Web Client
These services might be configured on separate systems or the same system.
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