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Install Horizon Agent on an Unmanaged Machine
You must install Horizon Agent on an all unmanaged machines. View cannot manage an unmanaged
machine unless Horizon Agent is installed.
To install Horizon Agent on multiple Windows physical computers without having to respond to wizard
prompts, you can install Horizon Agent silently. See “Install Horizon Agent Silently,” on page 30.
Prerequisites
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Verify that you have administrative rights on the unmanaged machine.
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To use an unmanaged Windows Server machine as a remote desktop rather than as an RDS host,
perform the steps described in “Prepare Windows Server Operating Systems for Desktop Use,” on
page 24.
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Familiarize yourself with the Horizon Agent custom setup options for unmanaged machines. See
“Horizon Agent Custom Setup Options for Unmanaged Machines,” on page 17.
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Familiarize yourself with the TCP ports that the Horizon Agent installation program opens on the
firewall. See the View Architecture Planning document for more information.
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If the machine has the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable package installed, verify that the version of
the package is 2005 SP1 or later. If the package version is 2005 or earlier, you can either upgrade or
uninstall the package.
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Download the Horizon Agent installer file from the VMware product page at
http://www.vmware.com/go/downloadview.
Procedure
1 To start the Horizon Agent installation program, double-click the installer file.
The installer filename is VMware-viewagent-y.y.y-xxxxxx.exe or VMware-viewagent-x86_64-y.y.y-
xxxxxx.exe, where y.y.y is the version number and xxxxxx is the build number.
2 Accept the VMware license terms.
3 Select the Internet Protocol (IP) version, IPv4 or IPv6.
You must install all View components with the same IP version.
4 Select whether to enable or disable FIPS mode.
This option is available only if FIPS mode is enabled in Windows.
5 Select your custom setup options.
6 Accept or change the destination folder.
7 In the Server text box, type the host name or IP address of a View Connection Server host.
During installation, the installer registers the unmanaged machine with this View Connection Server
instance. After registration, the specified View Connection Server instance, and any additional instances
in the same View Connection Server group, can communicate with the unmanaged machine.
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