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
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Getting Started with VMware View
6ClickFindtoexecutethesearch.
7Fromthetable,selecttheuserorgrouptoenabletousethisdesktoporpoolandclickOK.
Youarereturnedtothelistingofentitledusersandgroups,whichnowcontainstheuserorgroupthat
youadded.
8ClickOKtofinish.
Install and Run View Client
Onaclientmachine,installViewClienttoenableend‐userstoremotelyaccessdesktops.
To install View Client
1RuntheViewClientexecutableonthesystemthatwillhosttheclient,wherexxxxxxisthebuildnumber
ofthefile:
VMware-viewclient-xxxxxx.exe
2WhentheVMwareInstallationwizardappears,clickNext.
3AccepttheVMwarelicensetermsandclickNext.
4 Selectyourcustomsetupoptions.
IfusersdonotneedtoaccesslocallyconnectedUSBdevicesfromtheirdesktops,deselecttheUSB
Redirectioncomponent.
5AcceptorchangethedestinationfolderandclickNext.
6 (Optional)Enter
theFQDNorIPaddressoftheservertowhichtheclientwillconnectandclickNext.
7ConfigureshortcutsforViewClientandclickNext.
8IfyouwanttolaunchViewClientwheninstallationiscompleted,selectthecheckbox.
9ClickInstall>Finish.
To start View Client
1IfViewClientdoesnotstart
automaticallyafterinstallation,clickStart>Programs>VMware>
VMware ViewClient.
2IntheConnectionServerdrop‐downmenu,enterthehostnameorIPaddressofaViewConnection
ServerandclickConnect.
3Enterthenameandpasswordforanentitleduser,selectthedomain,andclickLogin.
4 Select
adesktopfromthelistprovidedandclickConnect.
ViewClientattemptstoconnecttothespecifieddesktop.
Afteryouareconnected,theclientwindowappears.
(Optional) Next Steps
Youcanusepoliciestoestablishtheconfigurationofconstituentcomponentsbycontrollingtheloggingof
information,managingclientaccess,restrictingdeviceusage,establishingsecurityparametersforclient
usage,andsoforth.Formoreinformation,seetheComponentPolicieschapteroftheViewManager
AdministrationGuide.
N
OTEInstallViewClientwithOfflineDesktopifyouaregoingtousetheOfflineDesktopfeature.TheOffline
Desktopfeatureallowsuserstodownloadvirtualmachinesandusethemontheirlocalsystems.
View ClientwithOfflineDesktopisanexperimentalfeature.