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Chapter 8 Component Policies
Inordertominimizetheadministrativeoverheadofcreatingbespokepolices,anumber
ofcomponent‐specificGPOtemplatesareprovidedwithViewConnectionServerthat
canbeimportedintoActiveDirectory.ThetemplatefilesthataccompanyView
Manageraredescribedbelow:
 vdm_agent.admcontainspropertiesrelatingtotheauthenticationand
environmentalcomponentsofaclientdesktopcontrolledbyViewAgent
 vdm_client.admcontainspropertiesrelatingtotheconfigurationparametersof
ViewClient
 vdm_server.admcontainspropertiesrelatingtoViewConnectionServer
 vdm_common.admcontainspropertiesrelatingtoallcomponentsofViewManager
TheGPOtemplatefilesarestoredinthefollowinglocation:
C:\Program Files\VMware\View Manager\Server\Extras\GroupPolicyFiles
MicrosoftTechNetprovidesdetailedguidanceonhowtoloadGPOtemplatesdirectly
intoActiveDirectory:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en‐us/library/cc728217.aspx
Application of Group Policies
OncetheGPOtemplateshavebeenloadedintoActiveDirectorytheyarereadand
applied:atstartupfordesktops,andduringlogonforusers.Bydefault,clientsystems
refreshmostGroupPolicysettingsapproximatelyevery90minutes.
Computer Configuration GPO
WiththeComputerConfigurationGPOyoucansetpoliciesthatareappliedtoall
systems,regardlessofwhoconnectstothedesktop.Whereequivalentpoliciesexistin
theUserConfigurationGPO,thepoliciescontainedinthisgroupareoverridden.
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OTEClientsconnectingfromoutsidetheViewConnectionServerdomainare
unaffectedbyanyGPOsappliedtotheViewClientcomponent.
NOTEThepolicyupdateintervaliscontrolledbyageneralWindowspolicy,andcan
itselfbemodified.