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View Manager Administration Guide
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Enabling HP RGS Display Protocol
RGSisadisplayprotocolfromHPthatallowsuserstoaccessthedesktopofaremote
computeroverastandardnetwork.YoucanconfiguredesktopstorunusingHPRGS
asthedisplayprotocolinsteadofthedefaultMicrosoftRDPdisplayprotocol.The
connectionisbrokeredbyViewManager.
Installing HP RGS Components
VMwaredoesnotbundleorlicenseHPRGSwithView3.1.ContactHPtolicenseacopy
ofHPRGSsoftwareversion5.2.5tousewithView3.1.
HPRGSconsistsofaserversidecomponent,calledRGSSender,andaclientside
component,theRGSReceiver.Beforeyoucanconfigure
ViewtouseHPRGS,youmust
installHPRGSSenderintheremotedesktopoperatingsystemandinstallHPRGS
Receiverinthedesktop.EnsurethattheRGSSenderapplicationorportisaddedasan
exceptiontoanyfirewallsoftwareused.ThedefaultRGSportis42966.
Forinformation
abouthowtoinstallandconfiguretheseHPRGScomponents,seethe
HPRGSdocumentationavailableathttp://www.hp.com.
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OTEThefullsetofclientinformationissentonlywhenthedesktopislaunchedusing
ViewClient.Thefollowingregistryentriesarenotshownwhenthedesktopislaunched
usingViewPortal:
ViewClient_Machine_Name
ViewClient_Machine_Domain
ViewClient_IP_Address
ViewClient_LoggedOn_Domainname
ViewClient_LoggedOn_Username
ViewClient_MAC_Address
ViewClient_Type
NOTEViewClientsupportstheuseofHPRGSasthedisplayprotocolwhen
connectingHPBladePCs,HPWorkstations,andHPBladeWorkstations.Connections
tovirtualmachinesrunningonESXarenotcurrentlysupported.
CAUTIONDonotinstallRGSUSBoneitherthesenderorreceiver.