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
System Requirements for Client
Components 2
Systems running View client components must meet certain hardware and software requirements.
View Client uses Microsoft Internet Explorer Internet settings, including proxy settings, when connecting to
View Connection Server. Ensure that your Internet Explorer settings are accurate and that you can access the
View Connection Server URL through Internet Explorer.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Supported Operating Systems for View Agent,” on page 15
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“Supported Operating Systems for View Client and View Client with Local Mode,” on page 16
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“Hardware Requirements for Local Mode Desktops,” on page 16
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“Client Browser Requirements for View Portal,” on page 18
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“Remote Display Protocol and Software Support,” on page 18
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“Adobe Flash Requirements,” on page 21
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“Smart Card Authentication Requirements,” on page 21
Supported Operating Systems for View Agent
The View Agent component assists with session management, single sign-on, and device redirection. You must
install View Agent on all virtual machines, physical systems, and terminal servers that will be managed by
View Manager.
Table 2-1 lists the operating systems supported for View Agent.
Table 2-1. View Agent Operating System Support
Guest Operating System Version Edition Service Pack
Windows 7 64-bit and 32-bit Enterprise and
Professional
N/A
Windows Vista 32-bit Business and
Enterprise
SP1 and SP2
Windows XP 32-bit Professional SP3
Windows 2008 R2 Terminal Server 64-bit Standard N/A
Windows 2008 Terminal Server 64-bit Standard SP2
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