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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
Prerequisites
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Verify that the key length is at least 1024 bits.
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Verify that the SSL certificate is valid. The current time on the server computer must be within the
certificate start and end dates.
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Verify that the certificate subject name or a subject alternate name matches the SSLCertPsgSni setting in
the Windows registry. See “Verify That the Server Name Matches the PSG Certificate Subject Name,”
on page 76.
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Verify that the Certificate snap-in was added to MMC. See “Add the Certificate Snap-In to MMC,” on
page 68.
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Familiarize yourself with importing a certificate into the Windows certificate store. See “Import a
Signed Server Certificate into a Windows Certificate Store,” on page 68.
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Familiarize yourself with modifying the certificate Friendly name. See “Modify the Certificate Friendly
Name,” on page 69.
Procedure
1 In the MMC window on the Windows Server host, open the Certificates (Local Computer) > Personal
folder.
2 Import the SSL certificate that is issued to the PSG by selecting More Actions > All Tasks > Import.
Select the following settings in the Certificate Import wizard:
a Mark this key as exportable
b Include all extendable properties
Complete the wizard to finish importing the certificate into the Personal folder
3 Verify that the new certificate contains a private key by taking one of these steps:
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Verify that a yellow key appears on the certificate icon.
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Double-click the certificate and verify that the following statement appears in the Certificate
Information dialog box: You have a private key that corresponds to this certificate..
4 Right-click the new certificate and click Properties.
5 On the General tab, delete the Friendly name text and type the Friendly name that you have chosen.
Make sure that you enter exactly the same name in the SSLCertWinCertFriendlyName setting in the
Windows registry, as described in the next procedure.
6 Click Apply and click OK.
The PSG presents the CA-signed certificate to client devices that connect to the server over PCoIP.
NOTE This procedure does not affect legacy client devices. The PSG continues to present the default legacy
certificate to legacy client devices that connect the this server over PCoIP.
What to do next
Configure the certificate Friendly name in the Windows registry.
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