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 Server
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Hosts that run VMware View server components must meet specific hardware and software requirements.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“View Connection Server Requirements,” on page 7
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“View Administrator Requirements,” on page 9
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“View Composer Requirements,” on page 9
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“View Transfer Server Requirements,” on page 11
View Connection Server Requirements
View Connection Server acts as a broker for client connections by authenticating and then directing incoming
user requests to the appropriate View desktop. View Connection Server has specific hardware, operating
system, installation, and supporting software requirements.
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Hardware Requirements for View Connection Server on page 7
You must install View Connection Server on a 32-bit or 64-bit dedicated physical or virtual machine that
meets specific hardware requirements.
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Supported Operating Systems for View Connection Server on page 8
You must install View Connection Server on a supported operating system.
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Virtualization Software Requirements for View Connection Server on page 8
View Connection Server requires VMware virtualization software to function properly.
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Network Requirements for Replicated View Connection Server Instances on page 8
If you install replicated View Connection Server instances, configure the instances in the same location
and connect them over a high-performance LAN.
Hardware Requirements for View Connection Server
You must install View Connection Server on a 32-bit or 64-bit dedicated physical or virtual machine that meets
specific hardware requirements.
Table 1-1. View Connection Server Hardware Requirements
Hardware Component Required Recommended
Processor Pentium IV 2.0GHz processor or
higher
Dual processors
Networking One or more 10/100Mbps
network interface cards (NICs)
1Gbps NICs
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