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Table Of Contents
- VMware Horizon View Installation
- Contents
- VMware Horizon View Installation
- System Requirements for Server Components
- System Requirements for Guest Operating Systems
- Preparing Active Directory
- Configuring Domains and Trust Relationships
- Creating an OU for View Desktops
- Creating OUs and Groups for Kiosk Mode Client Accounts
- Creating Groups for View Users
- Creating a User Account for vCenter Server
- Create a User Account for View Composer
- Configure the Restricted Groups Policy
- Using View Group Policy Administrative Template Files
- Prepare Active Directory for Smart Card Authentication
- Installing 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 Products Silently by Using MSI Command-Line Options
- Installing View Transfer Server
- 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 View Clients to Trust Root and Intermediate Certificates
- Configuring Certificate Revocation Checking on Server Certificates
- Configuring Certificate Checking in View Client for Windows
- Configure the PCoIP Secure Gateway to Use a New SSL Certificate
- View Transfer Server and SSL Certificates
- Setting View Administrator to Trust a vCenter Server or View Composer Certificate
- Benefits of Using SSL Certificates Signed by a CA
- Configuring View for the First Time
- Configuring User Accounts for vCenter Server and View Composer
- Where to Use the vCenter Server User and Domain User for View Composer
- Configure a vCenter Server User for View Manager, View Composer, and Local Mode
- View Manager Privileges Required for the vCenter Server User
- View Composer Privileges Required for the vCenter Server User
- Local Mode Privileges Required for the vCenter Server User
- Configuring View Connection Server for the First Time
- View Administrator and View Connection Server
- Log In to View Administrator
- Install the View Connection Server License Key
- Add vCenter Server Instances to View Manager
- 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 View Desktop Logon Storms
- Accept the Thumbprint of a Default SSL Certificate
- Configuring View Client Connections
- 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
- Replace the Default Ports for View Transfer Server
- Sizing Windows Server Settings to Support Your Deployment
- Configuring User Accounts for vCenter Server and View Composer
- Adding the View Desktops Plug-in to the vSphere Web Client
- Configuring Event Reporting
- Index
System Requirements for Guest
Operating Systems 2
Systems running View Agent or Standalone View Persona Management must meet certain hardware and
software requirements.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Supported Operating Systems for View Agent,” on page 15
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“Supported Operating Systems for Standalone View Persona Management,” on page 16
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“Remote Display Protocol and Software Support,” on page 16
Supported Operating Systems for View Agent
The View Agent component assists with session management, single sign-on, and device redirection. You
must install View Agent on all virtual machines, physical systems, and terminal servers that will be
managed by View Manager.
Table 2‑1. View Agent Operating System Support
Guest Operating System Version Edition Service Pack
Windows 8 64-bit and 32-bit Enterprise and
Professional
N/A
Windows 7 64-bit and 32-bit Enterprise and
Professional
None and SP1
Windows Vista 32-bit Business and
Enterprise
SP1 and SP2
Windows XP 32-bit Professional SP3
Windows 2008 R2 Terminal Server 64-bit Standard SP1
Windows 2008 Terminal Server 64-bit Standard SP2
To use the View Persona Management setup option with View Agent, you must install View Agent on
Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP virtual machines. This option does not operate on
physical computers or Microsoft Terminal Servers.
You can install the standalone version of View Persona Management on physical computers. See
“Supported Operating Systems for Standalone View Persona Management,” on page 16.
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