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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
If you are configuring View for the first time, perform initial configuration on View Connection Server. See
Chapter 7, “Configuring View for the First Time,” on page 81.
Silent Installation Properties for a View Connection Server Standard Installation
You can include specific View Connection Server properties when you perform a silent installation from the
command line. You must use a PROPERTY=value format so that Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) can
interpret the properties and values.
Table 5‑1. MSI Properties for Silently Installing View Connection Server in a Standard Installation
MSI Property Description Default Value
INSTALLDIR The path and folder in which the View Connection Server software is
installed.
For example: INSTALLDIR=""D:\abc\my folder""
The sets of two double quotes that enclose the path permit the MSI
installer to interpret the space as a valid part of the path.
%ProgramFiles
%\VMware\VMware
View\Server
VDM_SERVER_
INSTANCE_TYPE
The type of View server installation:
n
1. Standard installation
n
2. Replica installation
n
3. Security server installation
For example, to perform a standard installation, define
VDM_SERVER_INSTANCE_TYPE=1
1
FWCHOICE The MSI property that determines whether to configure a firewall for
the View Connection Server instance.
A value of 1 configures a firewall. A value of 2 does not configure a
firewall.
For example: FWCHOICE=1
1
VDM_INITIAL_
ADMIN_SID
The SID of the initial View Administrators user or group that is
authorized with full administration rights in View.
The default value is the SID of the local Administrators group on the
View Connection Server computer. You can specify a SID of a domain
user or group account.
S-1-5-32-544
VDM_SERVER_
RECOVERY_PWD
The data recovery password. If a data recovery password is not set in
View LDAP, this property is mandatory.
The password must contain between 1 and 128 characters. Follow
your organization's best practices for generating secure passwords.
None
VDM_SERVER_RECOVERY_
PWD_REMINDER
The data recovery password reminder. This property is optional. None
Install a Replicated Instance of View Connection Server
To provide high availability and load balancing, you can install one or more additional instances of View
Connection Server that replicate an existing View Connection Server instance. After a replica installation,
the existing and newly installed instances of View Connection Server are identical.
When you install a replicated instance, View copies the View LDAP configuration data from the existing
View Connection Server instance.
After the installation, identical View LDAP configuration data is maintained on all View Connection Server
instances in the replicated group. When a change is made on one instance, the updated information is
copied to the other instances.
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