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
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Installing View Transfer Server 67
Install View Transfer Server 67
Add View Transfer Server to View Manager 69
Configure the Transfer Server Repository 70
Firewall Rules for View Transfer Server 71
Installing View Transfer Server Silently 71
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Configuring Certificate Authentication 75
Replacing the Default Certificate 75
Add keytool and openssl to the System Path 76
Export an Existing Microsoft IIS SSL Server Certificate 76
Creating a New SSL Certificate 77
Configure a View Connection Server Instance or Security Server to Use a New Certificate 80
Configure a View Transfer Server Instance to Use a New Certificate 81
Configure SSL for Client Connections 82
Configure SSL for View Transfer Server Communications 82
Using Group Policy to Configure Certificate Checking in View Client 83
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Creating an Event Database 85
Add a Database and Database User for View Events 85
Prepare an SQL Server Database for Event Reporting 86
Configure the Event Database 86
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Installing and Starting View Client 89
Install the Windows-Based View Client or View Client with Local Mode 89
Start the Windows-Based View Client or View Client with Local Mode 90
Install View Client by Using View Portal 92
Install View Client on Mac OS X 93
Start View Client on Mac OS X 94
Set Printing Preferences for the Virtual Printer Feature 96
Using USB Printers 97
Installing View Client Silently 97
Index 101
VMware View Installation Guide
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