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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
modifying an external URL 99
operating system requirements 8
prepare to upgrade or reinstall 55
remove IPsec rules 55
silent installation properties 54
silent installation
replicated instances 46
security servers 52
View Connection Server 41
silent installation options 59
sizing Windows Server settings, increasing the
JVM heap size 104
smart card authentication
Active Directory preparation 23
UPNs for smart card users 23
software requirements, server components 7
sparse disks, configuring for vCenter Server 89
SQL Server database
adding an ODBC data source 29
adding for View Composer 28
preparing for event database 108
SQL Server databases 10
SQL Server Management Studio Express,
installing 28
SSL, accept a certificate thumbprint 93
storage, reclaiming disk space 89
support, online and telephone 5
sviconfig utility
configuring certificates 71
ReplaceCertificate option 71
Syslog servers, configuring View events to be
sent to 110
system page file size, Windows Server 104
T
TCP ports, View Connection Server 56
technical support and education 5
thumbprint, accept for a default certificate 93
trust relationships, configuring for View
Connection Server 19
Trusted Root Certification Authorities policy 24,
72
U
uninstalling View components 61
UPNs, smart card users 23
user accounts
requirements 81
vCenter Server 21, 81
View Composer 21, 81
userPrincipalName attribute 23
V
vCenter Server
configuring concurrent operations limits 92
configuring for View Composer 35
configuring host caching 90
configuring sparse disks 89
installing the View Composer service 33
user accounts 21, 81
vCenter Server instances, adding in View
Administrator 86
vCenter Server user
vCenter Server privileges 83
View Composer privileges 84
View Administrator
logging in 85
overview 84
requirements 9
View Storage Accelerator, configuring for
vCenter Server 90
View Agent, installation requirements 13
View Composer, hardware requirements for
standalone View Composer 10
View Composer database
ODBC data source for Oracle 11g or 10g 32
ODBC data source for SQL Server 29
Oracle 11g and 10g 30
requirements 10, 27
SQL Server 28
View Composer configuration
concurrent operations limits 92
creating a user account 21
creating a vCenter Server user 21, 81
domains 89
privileges for the vCenter Server user 84
settings in View Administrator 87
SSL certificates 33
View Composer infrastructure
configuring vSphere 35
optimizing 35
testing DNS resolution 35
View Composer installation
installer file 33
overview 27
requirements overview 9
View Composer upgrade
compatibility with vCenter Server versions 10
operating system requirements 10
requirements overview 9
View Connection Server, hardware
requirements 8
View Connection Server configuration
client connections 94
event database 107, 109
events for syslog servers 110
external URL 97, 98
first time 84
overview 37
replacing the default certificate 63
Index
VMware, Inc. 115