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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
Contents
VMware Horizon View Installation 5
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System Requirements for Server Components 7
View Connection Server Requirements 7
View Administrator Requirements 9
View Composer Requirements 9
View Transfer Server Requirements 11
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System Requirements for Guest Operating Systems 15
Supported Operating Systems for View Agent 15
Supported Operating Systems for Standalone View Persona Management 16
Remote Display Protocol and Software Support 16
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Preparing Active Directory 21
Configuring Domains and Trust Relationships 21
Creating an OU for View Desktops 22
Creating OUs and Groups for Kiosk Mode Client Accounts 22
Creating Groups for View Users 22
Creating a User Account for vCenter Server 22
Create a User Account for View Composer 23
Configure the Restricted Groups Policy 24
Using View Group Policy Administrative Template Files 24
Prepare Active Directory for Smart Card Authentication 25
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Installing View Composer 29
Prepare a View Composer Database 29
Configuring an SSL Certificate for View Composer 35
Install the View Composer Service 35
Configuring Your Infrastructure for View Composer 37
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Installing View Connection Server 39
Installing the View Connection Server Software 39
Installation Prerequisites for View Connection Server 40
Install View Connection Server with a New Configuration 40
Install a Replicated Instance of View Connection Server 45
Configure a Security Server Pairing Password 50
Install a Security Server 51
Firewall Rules for View Connection Server 57
Reinstall View Connection Server with a Backup Configuration 58
Microsoft Windows Installer Command-Line Options 60
Uninstalling View Products Silently by Using MSI Command-Line Options 61
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