6.2
Table Of Contents
- View Installation
- Contents
- View Installation
- System Requirements for Server Components
- System Requirements for Guest Operating Systems
- Installing View in an IPv6 Environment
- Setting Up View in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported vSphere , Database, and Active Directory Versions in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported Operating Systems for View Servers in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported Windows Operating Systems for Desktops and RDS Hosts in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported Clients in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported Remoting Protocols in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported Authentication Types in an IPv6 Environment
- Other Supported Features in an IPv6 Environment
- Installing View in FIPS Mode
- 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
- Creating a User Account for a Standalone View Composer Server
- Create a User Account for View Composer AD Operations
- Configure the Restricted Groups Policy
- Using View Group Policy Administrative Template Files
- Prepare Active Directory for Smart Card Authentication
- Disable Weak Ciphers in SSL/TLS for View Composer and View Agent Machines
- 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
- Configure the PCoIP Secure Gateway and Secure Tunnel Connections
- Configure Secure HTML Access
- Configuring External URLs for Secure Gateway and Tunnel Connections
- Set the External URLs for a View Connection Server Instance
- Modify the External URLs for a Security Server
- Give Preference to DNS Names When View Connection Server Returns Address Information
- 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
ReplaceCertificate option, sviconfig utility 85
replicated instances
installing 56
installing silently 59
network requirements 9
silent installation properties 61
Restricted Groups policy, configuring 31
root certificate, importing into Windows
Certificate Store 84
root certificates
adding to the Enterprise NTAuth store 34
adding to trusted roots 33, 86
S
secure tunnel, external URL 112
security servers
configuring a pairing password 62
configuring an external URL 112
installer file 62
installing silently 65
modifying an external URL 113
operating system requirements 8
prepare to upgrade or reinstall 69
remove IPsec rules 69
silent installation properties 67
silent installation
replicated instances 59
security servers 65
View Connection Server 53
silent installation options 73
sizing Windows Server settings, increasing the
JVM heap size 120
smart card authentication
Active Directory preparation 32
UPNs for smart card users 32
software requirements, server components 7
sparse disks, configuring for vCenter Server 104
SQL Server database
adding an ODBC data source 40
adding for View Composer 38
preparing for event database 124
set permissions manually 39
SQL Server databases 11
SQL Server Management Studio, installing 38
SSL, accept a certificate thumbprint 108
storage, reclaiming disk space 104
support, online and telephone 5
sviconfig utility
configuring certificates 85
ReplaceCertificate option 85
Syslog servers, configuring View events to be
sent to 126
system page file size, Windows Server 120
T
TCP ports, View Connection Server 70
technical support and education 5
thumbprint, accept for a default certificate 108
trust relationships, configuring for View
Connection Server 27
Trusted Root Certification Authorities policy 33,
86
U
uninstalling View components 75
UPNs, smart card users 32
user accounts
requirements 95
standalone View Composer 30
vCenter Server 29, 96
View Composer 96
View Composer AD operations 30
userPrincipalName attribute 32
V
vCenter Server
configuring concurrent operations limits 107
configuring for View Composer 47
configuring host caching 105
configuring sparse disks 104
installing the View Composer service 45
user accounts 29, 96
vCenter Server instances, adding in View
Administrator 100
vCenter Server user
vCenter Server privileges 97
View Composer privileges 98
View Administrator
logging in 99
overview 99
requirements 9
View Storage Accelerator, configuring for
vCenter Server 105
View Agent, installation requirements 13
View Composer
hardware requirements for standalone View
Composer 10
standalone user account 30
View Composer database
ODBC data source for Oracle 12c or 11g 44
ODBC data source for SQL Server 40
Oracle 12c and 11g 41, 42
requirements 11, 37
SQL Server 38
View Composer configuration
concurrent operations limits 107
creating a user account 30
creating a vCenter Server user 29, 96
domains 103
privileges for the vCenter Server user 98
Index
VMware, Inc. 131