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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
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 13
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“Supported Operating Systems for Standalone View Persona Management,” on page 14
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“Remote Display Protocol and Software Support,” on page 14
Supported Operating Systems for View Agent
The View Agent component assists with session management, single sign-on, device redirection, and other
features. You must install View Agent on all virtual machines, physical systems, and RDS hosts.
The following table lists the Windows operating system versions that are supported on virtual machines in a
desktop pool.
Table 2‑1. Operating Systems for Linked-Clone and Full-Clone Remote Desktops
Guest Operating System Version Edition Service Pack
Windows 8.1 64-bit and 32-bit Enterprise and
Professional
None and Update
Windows 8 64-bit and 32-bit Enterprise and
Professional
None
Windows 7 64-bit and 32-bit Enterprise and
Professional
None and SP1
Windows Vista 32-bit Business and
Enterprise
SP2
Windows XP 32-bit Professional SP3
Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit Datacenter SP1
IMPORTANT The virtual machine version must support the guest operating system. For example, to install
Windows 8.1, you must use a vSphere 5.1 or later virtual machine.
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 RDS hosts.
You can install the standalone version of View Persona Management on physical computers. See
“Supported Operating Systems for Standalone View Persona Management,” on page 14.
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