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Setting Up a Cloud Pod Architecture
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Setting up a Cloud Pod Architecture environment involves initializing the Cloud Pod Architecture feature,
joining pods to the pod federation, and creating global entitlements. You can optionally create sites and
assign home sites.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Initialize the Cloud Pod Architecture Feature,” on page 15
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“Join Pods to the Pod Federation,” on page 16
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“Find and Change a Pod Name,” on page 17
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“Create and Configure a Global Entitlement,” on page 18
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“Create and Configure a Site,” on page 21
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“Assign a Home Site to a User or Group,” on page 22
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“Test a Cloud Pod Architecture Configuration,” on page 23
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“Sample Scenario: Setting Up a Basic Cloud Pod Architecture Environment,” on page 24
Initialize the Cloud Pod Architecture Feature
Before you configure a Cloud Pod Architecture environment, you must initialize the Cloud Pod
Architecture feature.
You can initialize the Cloud Pod Architecture feature from any View Connection Server instance in a pod.
You need to initialize the Cloud Pod Architecture feature only once, on the first pod in a pod federation.
When you add pods to the pod federation, the new pods join the initialized pod.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the latest version of View is installed on all View Connection Server instances in the pod and
in all pods that are to join the pod federation.
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Verify that the latest version of View Agent is running on all desktops in the pod and in all pods that
are to join the pod federation.
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Become familiar with the lmvutil command authentication options and requirements and verify that
you have sufficient privileges to run the lmvutil command. See “lmvutil Command Authentication,”
on page 43.
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