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
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Setting the PCoIP External URL. See “Set the External URLs for a View Connection Server Instance,” on
page 113.
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Modifying the PCoIP External URL. See “Set the External URLs for a View Connection Server Instance,”
on page 113.
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Installing View Agent. See the View Agent installation topics in the Setting Up Desktop and Application
Pools document.
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Installing Horizon Client for Windows. See the VMware Horizon Client for Windows document in
https://www.vmware.com/support/viewclients/doc/viewclients_pubs.html. Only Windows clients are
supported.
NOTE View does not require you to enter an IPv6 address in any administrative tasks. In cases where you
can specify either a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or an IPv6 address, it is highly recommended that
you specify an FQDN to avoid potential errors.
Supported vSphere , Database, and Active Directory Versions in an
IPv6 Environment
In an IPv6 environment, View supports specific vSphere, database server, and Active Directory versions.
The following vSphere versions are supported in an IPv6 environment.
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6.0
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5.5 U2
The following database servers are supported in an IPv6 environment.
Database Server Version Edition
SQL Server 2012 SP1 32/64-bit Standard, Enterprise
SQL Server 2012 Express 32/64-bit Free
Oracle 11g R2 32/64-bit Standard, Standard Edition One, Enterprise
The following Active Directory versions are supported in an IPv6 environment.
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Microsoft Active Directory 2008 R2
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Microsoft Active Directory 2012 R2
Supported Operating Systems for View Servers in an IPv6
Environment
In an IPv6 environment, you must install View servers on specific Windows Server operating systems.
View servers include View Connection Server instances, replica servers, security servers, and View
Composer instances.
Operating System Edition
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Standard, Enterprise
Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
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