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Chapter 4 Virtual Desktop Deployment
 ConfigureActiveDirectorysettings.
aConfigurethepreferredandalternateDNSserverstouseyourActive
Directoryserveraddresses.
Forexample,onWindowsXP,configuretheDNSserversettingsfromthe
propertiesmenu:
Start>ControlPanel>NetworkConnections>LAN>PropertiesInternet
Protocol(TCP/IP)>Properties>Usethefollowing
DNSserveraddresses
bJointheguestsystemtotheappropriateActiveDirectorydomain.
 IftheguestsystemhasmorethanonevirtualNIC,youmustconfigurethesubnet
thatViewAgentwilluse.Foradditionalinformation,see“UsingtheViewAgent
onVirtualMachineswithMultipleNICs”onpage 71.
 ConfigurethefirewalltoallowRemoteDesktopconnections.
 Makesurethatyouhaveadministrativerightstotheguestsystem.
 (Optional)Configureusercustomizationscripts.
 (Optional)Followtheperformanceoptimizationguidelinesdescribedinthe
WindowsXPDeploymentGuide.
Installing the View Agent on the Guest System
YoumustinstalltheViewAgentontheguestsystemtoenabletheViewConnection
Servertocommunicatewithvirtualdesktops.
To install View Agent
1Runthefollowingexecutableontheguestsystem,wherexxxxxxisthebuild
numberofthefile:
VMware-viewagent-xxxxxx.exe
2WhentheVMwareInstallationwizardappears,clickNext.
3AccepttheVMwarelicensetermsandclickNext.
4 Selectyourcustomsetupoptions.
YoumustinstalltheViewComposerAgentifyouwanttodeploylinkedclone
desktops.RefertoChapter 6,“ViewComposer,”onpage 127forfurther
informationaboutthisfeature.