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
HP RGS has the following limitations:
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Connections to virtual machines are not supported.
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Vista desktops are not supported.
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Tunnel connections are not supported. Only direct connections are supported.
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Smart cards are not supported.
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Multiple monitors are not supported.
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View Portal does not support RGS connections.
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Linux thin clients do not support RGS connections.
Multimedia Redirection (MMR)
Multimedia redirection (MMR) delivers the multimedia stream directly to client computers by using a virtual
channel.
View Client and View Client with Local Mode support MMR on the following operating systems:
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Windows XP
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Windows XP Embedded
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Windows Vista
The MMR feature supports the media file formats that the client system supports, since local decoders must
exist on the client. File formats include MPEG2, WMV, AVI, and WAV, among others.
For best quality, use Windows Media Player 10 or later, and install it on both the local computer, or client
access device, and the View desktop.
You must add the MMR port as an exception to your firewall software. The default port for MMR is 9427.
NOTE The View Client video display hardware must have overlay support for MMR to work correctly.
Adobe Flash Requirements
You can reduce the amount of bandwidth used by Adobe Flash content that runs in View desktop sessions.
This reduction can improve the overall browsing experience and make other applications running in the
desktop more responsive.
Adobe Flash bandwidth reduction is available for Internet Explorer sessions on Microsoft Windows only, and
for Adobe Flash versions 9 and 10 only. To make use of Adobe Flash bandwidth reduction settings, Adobe
Flash must not be running in full screen mode.
Smart Card Authentication Requirements
Client systems that use a smart card for user authentication must meet certain requirements.
Each client system that uses a smart card for user authentication must have the following software and
hardware:
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View Client
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A Windows-compatible smart card reader
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Smart card middleware
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Product-specific application drivers
You must also install product-specific application drivers on the View desktops.
Chapter 2 System Requirements for Client Components
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