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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
Configuring View for the First Time 7
After you install the View server software and configure SSL certificates for the servers, you must take a few
additional steps to set up a working View environment.
You configure user accounts for vCenter Server and View Composer, install a View license key, add vCenter
Server and View Composer to your View environment, configure the PCoIP Secure Gateway and secure
tunnel, and, optionally, size Windows Server settings to support your View environment.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Configuring User Accounts for vCenter Server and View Composer,” on page 81
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“Configuring View Connection Server for the First Time,” on page 84
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“Configuring Horizon Client Connections,” on page 94
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“Replacing Default Ports for View Services,” on page 100
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“Sizing Windows Server Settings to Support Your Deployment,” on page 104
Configuring User Accounts for vCenter Server and View Composer
To use vCenter Server with View, you must configure a user account with permission to perform operations
in vCenter Server. To use View Composer, you must give this vCenter Server user additional privileges.
You also must create a domain user for View Composer in Active Directory. See “Create a User Account for
View Composer,” on page 21.
Where to Use the vCenter Server User and Domain User for View Composer
After you create and configure these two user accounts, you specify the user names in View Administrator.
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You specify a vCenter Server user when you add vCenter Server to View.
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You specify a domain user for View Composer when you configure View Composer for vCenter Server.
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You specify the domain user for View Composer when you create linked-clone pools.
Configure a vCenter Server User for View and View Composer
To configure a user account that gives View permission to perform operations in vCenter Server, you must
assign a role with appropriate privileges to that user. To use the View Composer service in vCenter Server,
you must give the user account additional privileges.
To support View Composer, you also must make this user a local system administrator on the vCenter
Server computer.
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