Installation guide
Table Of Contents
- VMware View Installation Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- System Requirements for Server Components
- System Requirements for Client Components
- Supported Operating Systems for View Agent
- Supported Operating Systems for View Client and View Client with Local Mode
- Hardware Requirements for Local Mode Desktops
- Client Browser Requirements for View Portal
- Remote Display Protocol and Software Support
- Adobe Flash Requirements
- Smart Card Authentication Requirements
- Preparing Active Directory
- Configuring Domains and Trust Relationships
- Creating an OU for View Desktops
- Creating OUs and Groups for Kiosk Mode Client Accounts
- Creating Groups for View Users
- Creating a User Account for vCenter Server
- Create a User Account for View Composer
- Configure the Restricted Groups Policy
- Using View Group Policy Administrative Template Files
- Prepare Active Directory for Smart Card Authentication
- 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
- Microsoft Windows Installer Command-Line Options
- Uninstalling View Products Silently by Using MSI Command-Line Options
- Configuring User Accounts for vCenter Server and View Composer
- Where to Use the vCenter Server User and Domain User for View Composer
- Configure a vCenter Server User for View Manager, View Composer, and Local Mode
- View Manager Privileges Required for the vCenter Server User
- View Composer Privileges Required for the vCenter Server User
- Local Mode Privileges Required for the vCenter Server User
- Configuring View Connection Server for the First Time
- Configuring View Client Connections
- Sizing Windows Server Settings to Support Your Deployment
- Installing the View Connection Server Software
- Installing View Transfer Server
- Configuring Certificate Authentication
- Replacing the Default Certificate
- Add keytool and openssl to the System Path
- Export an Existing Microsoft IIS SSL Server Certificate
- Creating a New SSL Certificate
- Configure a View Connection Server Instance or Security Server to Use a New Certificate
- Configure a View Transfer Server Instance to Use a New Certificate
- Configure SSL for Client Connections
- Configure SSL for View Transfer Server Communications
- Using Group Policy to Configure Certificate Checking in View Client
- Creating an Event Database
- Installing and Starting View Client
- Install the Windows-Based View Client or View Client with Local Mode
- Start the Windows-Based View Client or View Client with Local Mode
- Install View Client by Using View Portal
- Install View Client on Mac OS X
- Start View Client on Mac OS X
- Set Printing Preferences for the Virtual Printer Feature
- Using USB Printers
- Installing View Client Silently
- Index
Table 9-1. MSI Properties for Silently Installing View Client (Continued)
MSI Property Description Default Value
DESKTOP_SHORTCUT Configures a desktop shortcut icon for View Client.
A value of 1 installs the shortcut. A value of 0 does not install the
shortcut.
This MSI property is optional.
1
QUICKLAUNCH_SHORTCUT Configures a shortcut icon on the quick-launch tray for View Client.
A value of 1 installs the shortcut. A value of 0 does not install the
shortcut.
This MSI property is optional.
1
STARTMENU_SHORTCUT Configures a shortcut for View Client in the Start menu.
A value of 1 installs the shortcut. A value of 0 does not install the
shortcut.
This MSI property is optional.
1
In a silent installation command, you can use the MSI property, ADDLOCAL=, to specify features that the View
Client installer configures. Each silent-installation feature corresponds to a setup option that you can select
during an interactive installation.
Table 9-2 shows the View Client features you can type at the command line and the corresponding interactive-
installation options.
Table 9-2. View Client Silent Installation Features and Interactive Custom Setup Options
Silent Installation Feature Custom Setup Option in an Interactive Installation
Core
If you specify individual features with the MSI property,
ADDLOCAL=, you must include Core.
If you specify ADDLOCAL=ALL, all View Client and View
Client with Local Mode features, including Core, are
installed.
None.
During an interactive installation, the core View Client
functions are installed by default.
MVDI
Use this feature when you install View Client with Local
Mode and specify individual features with ADDLOCAL=.
If you specify ADDLOCAL=ALL, all View Client with Local
Mode features, including MVDI, are installed.
None.
When you install View Client with Local Mode interactively,
the MVDI functions are installed by default.
When you install View Client interactively, the MVDI
functions are not available.
ThinPrint Virtual Printing
TSSO Single Sign-on (SSO)
USB USB Redirection
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