6.0
Table Of Contents
- View Installation
- Contents
- 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 Remote Desktops
- Creating OUs and Groups for Kiosk Mode Client Accounts
- Creating Groups for 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 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
- 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
Index
A
Active Directory
configuring domains and trust relationships 19
preparing for smart card authentication 23
preparing for use with View 19
Active Directory groups, creating for kiosk mode
client accounts 20
ADM template files 23
antivirus software, View Composer 35
B
browser requirements 9
C
CBRC, configuring for vCenter Server 90
certificate revocation checking, enabling 74
certificate signing requests, See CSRs
certificates
accept the thumbprint 93
benefits of using 79
configuration overview 65
configuring clients to trust the root 72
creating new 66
determining when to configure for View
Composer 33
friendly name 69
guidelines and concepts 63
Horizon Client for iOS 74
Horizon Client for Mac OS X 73
importing into a Windows certificate store 67
obtaining from a CA 66
obtaining signatures from Windows Certificate
Store 66
replacing the default 63
requirements 63
troubleshooting on View servers 80
trusting vCenter Server certificates in View
Administrator 79
trusting View Composer certificates in View
Administrator 79
certutil command 25
CRL (certificate revocation list) 74
CSRs, creating through Windows Certificate
Enrollment 66
D
databases
creating for View Composer 27
View events 107, 109
default certificate, replacing 63
direct connections, configuring 95
DNS resolution, View Composer 35
documentation feedback, how to provide 5
domain filtering 20
E
Enterprise NTAuth store, adding root
certificates 25
ESX/ESXi hosts, View Composer 35
event database
creating for View 107, 109
SQL Server configuration 108
events, sent to Syslog servers 110
external URLs
configuring for a View Connection Server
instance 98
modifying for a security server 99
purpose and format 97
F
Firefox, supported versions 9
firewall rules
back-end firewall 57
View Connection Server 56
firewalls, configuring 38
friendly name
modifying for SSL certificates 69
registry setting for the PSG 78
G
glossary, where to find 5
GPOs, linking to a View desktop OU 23
Group Policy Objects, See GPOs
guest operating system software
requirements 13
H
hardware requirements
PCoIP 15
View Composer, standalone 10
View Connection Server 8
Horizon Client for iOS, trusting the root
certificate 74
VMware, Inc. 113