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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
Install a Security Server
A security server is an instance of View Connection Server that adds an additional layer of security between
the Internet and your internal network. You can install one or more security servers to be connected to a
View Connection Server instance.
The security server software cannot coexist on the same virtual or physical machine with any other View
software component, including a replica server, View Connection Server, View Composer, View Agent, or
Horizon Client.
Prerequisites
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Determine the type of topology to use. For example, determine which load balancing solution to use.
Decide if the View Connection Server instances that are paired with security servers will be dedicated
to users of the external network. For information, see the View Architecture Planning document.
IMPORTANT If you use a load balancer, you must have static IP addresses for the load balancer and each
security server. For example, if you use a load balancer with two security servers, you need 3 static IP
addresses.
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Verify that your installation satisfies the requirements described in “View Connection Server
Requirements,” on page 7.
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Prepare your environment for the installation. See “Installation Prerequisites for View Connection
Server,” on page 37.
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Verify that the View Connection Server instance to be paired with the security server is installed and
configured and is running a View Connection Server version that is compatible with the security server
version. See "View Component Compatibility Matrix" in the View Upgrades document.
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Verify that the View Connection Server instance to be paired with the security server is accessible to the
computer on which you plan to install the security server.
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Configure a security server pairing password. See “Configure a Security Server Pairing Password,” on
page 49.
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Familiarize yourself with the format of external URLs. See “Configuring External URLs for Secure
Gateway and Tunnel Connections,” on page 97.
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Verify that Windows Firewall with Advanced Security is set to on in the active profiles. It is
recommended that you turn this setting to on for all profiles. By default, IPsec rules govern connections
between security server and View Connection Server and require Windows Firewall with Advanced
Security to be enabled.
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Familiarize yourself with the network ports that must be opened on the Windows Firewall for a
security server. See “Firewall Rules for View Connection Server,” on page 56.
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If your network topology includes a back-end firewall between the security server and View
Connection Server, you must configure the firewall to support IPsec. See “Configuring a Back-End
Firewall to Support IPsec,” on page 57.
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If you are upgrading or reinstalling the security server, verify that the existing IPsec rules for the
security server were removed. See “Prepare to Upgrade or Reinstall a Security Server,” on page 55.
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.
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