3.1
Table Of Contents
- Prerequisites
- (Optional) Install View Composer on the VirtualCenter Server
- Install View Connection Server on a Dedicated Server
- Perform Initial Configuration with View Administrator
- Create and Prepare the Guest System
- Deploy a Virtual Desktop or Desktop Pool
- (Optional) Deploy a View Composer Virtual Desktop Pool
- Entitle Users and Groups to Desktops and Desktop Pools
- Install and Run View Client
- (Optional) Next Steps
- View Component Reference
VMware, Inc. 10
Getting Started with VMware View
TheStorageOvercommitcolumnentrydetermineshowaggressivelythesystemassignsnewvirtual
machinestothefreespaceavailableonadatastore.Asthelevelincreases,lessspaceisreservedfor
individualvirtualmachinegrowthbutmorevirtualmachinesfitonthedatastore.Clicktheentryto
modifytheovercommitlevel
foreachdatastore.
TheMinRecommended,Storageat50%provision,andStorageat100%provisionvaluesare
providedonlyasguidelines.Theactualrequirementsforthepoolvarybasedonclientusage
patterns,applicationworkload,pooltype,andsoforth.
Ifyoudonothavesufficientspaceavailable,youmustaddfreespace
byselectinganadditionaldatastore.
Forclusters,onlyshareddatastoresaresupported.Everyhostintheclustermustbeconnectedtothe
datastoretobeshown.
17 Tojoinlinkedclonedesktopstoadomain,ViewManagerrequiresdomainadministratorcredentialsfor
thetargetdomain.EnterthecredentialsandclickNext.
SelectthedomainnameandusernameentryfromtheQuickPrepdomaindrop‐downmenu.
YouspecifythesecredentialswhenyouaddoredityourVirtualCenterserversettingsinthe
procedure“A d d theVirtualCenterServer”onpage 3.ThesesettingsarenotvalidatedbyView
Composer.
Ifyouwantascripttorunonthedesktopsbeforetheyarepoweredoff,enterthepathtoascripton
theParentVMinthePower‐offscriptfield.
Ifyouwantascripttorunondesktopsaftertheyarecreated,recomposed,orrefreshed,enterthepath
toascriptontheParentVMinthePostSynchronizationscriptfield.
EntertheActiveDirectorycontainerrelativedistinguishedname(forexample,CN=Computers).
18 (Optional)Whenyouarepresentedwithasummaryoftheconfigurationsettingsforthisdeployment,
youcanclickBacktomodifyanypreviouspage.
19 ClickFinishtodeploythelinkedclonedesktoppool.
Afterdeploymentisinitiated,youcanmonitor
theprogressofthelinkedclonedesktoppoolbyselectingeither
theDesktopsandPoolsorDesktopSourcestabintheGlobaldesktopandpoolviewpane.
Afterdeploymentiscomplete,entitleusersorgroupstousethedesktoppoolasdescribedin“EntitleUsers
andGroupstoDesktopsandDesktop
Pools.”
Entitle Users and Groups to Desktops and Desktop Pools
Afteradesktopordesktoppooliscreated,youcanentitleActiveDirectoryusersandgroupstoaccessit.
To entitle a desktop to an Active Directory user or group
1FromwithinViewAdministrator,clickDesktopsandPools,andclicktheInventorytab.
2IntheGlobaldesktopandpoolviewpane,selectthedesktoporpoolyouwanttoentitleand
click
Entitlements.
Theusersandgroupsthatcanusethisdesktoporpoolarelisted.
3ClickAdd.
Theuserandgroupentitlementdialogboxappears.Fromhereyoucanview,searchon,andfilterall
ActiveDirectoryuserswithinthedomainforest.
4FortheType,selectUsers,Groups,or
both.
5FromtheDomaindrop‐downmenu,selectthedomainthatcontainstheusersorgroupsyouwantto
entitle,orselectEntireDirectorytosearchacrosstheentireActiveDirectorydomainforest.
Youcansearchbynameordescription.Ifyouwanttoviewalistofallusersin
thedomain,leavetheName
andDescriptionfieldsblank.