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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
Procedure
1 Download the View Connection Server installer file from the VMware product page at
http://www.vmware.com/products/ to the Windows Server computer.
The installer filename is VMware-viewconnectionserver-x86_64-y.y.y-xxxxxx.exe, where xxxxxx is the
build number and y.y.y is the version number.
2 To start the View Connection Server installation program, double-click the installer file.
3 Accept the VMware license terms.
4 Accept or change the destination folder.
5 Select the View Replica Server installation option.
6 Make sure that Install HTML Access is selected if you intend to allow users to connect to their
desktops by using HTML Access.
This setting is selected by default.
7 Enter the host name or IP address of the existing View Connection Server instance you are replicating.
8 Type a data recovery password and, optionally, a password reminder.
You are prompted for a data recovery password only if the existing View Connection Server instance
you are replicating is View 5.0.x or earlier.
9 Choose how to configure the Windows Firewall service.
Option Action
Configure Windows Firewall
automatically
Let the installer configure Windows Firewall to allow the required
network connections.
Do not configure Windows Firewall
Configure the Windows firewall rules manually.
Select this option only if your organization uses its own predefined rules
for configuring Windows Firewall.
10 Complete the installation wizard to finish installing the replicated instance.
11 Check for new patches on the Windows Server computer and run Windows Update as needed.
Even if you fully patched the Windows Server computer before you installed View Connection Server,
the installation might have enabled operating system features for the first time. Additional patches
might now be required.
The View services are installed on the Windows Server computer:
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VMware Horizon View Connection Server
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VMware Horizon View Framework Component
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VMware Horizon View Message Bus Component
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VMware Horizon View Script Host
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VMware Horizon View Security Gateway Component
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VMware Horizon View PCoIP Secure Gateway
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VMware Horizon View Blast Secure Gateway
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VMware Horizon View Web Component
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VMware VDMDS, which provides View LDAP directory services
For information about these services, see the View Administration document.
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