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Getting Started with VMware View
To log in to View Administrator
1OpenaWebbrowsersupportedbyViewAdministratorandenterthefollowingURL,where<server>is
thehostnameorIPaddressoftheViewConnectionServerinstance:
https://<server>/admin
ViewAdministratorisaccessedusingasecure(SSL)connection.Thefirsttimeyouconnect,yourWeb
browsermightpresentyouwithanintermediary
pagethatwarnsyouthatthesecuritycertificate
associatedwiththeaddressisnotissuedbyatrustedcertificateauthority.Thisresponseisexpected
behavior,becausethedefaultrootcertificatesuppliedwithViewConnectionServerisself‐signed.
2ClickIgnoretocontinueusingthecurrentSSLcertificate.
3Loginusingthe
appropriatecredentials.
Initially,alldomainusersthataremembersofthelocaladministratorsgroupontheViewConnection
ServersystemareallowedtologintoViewAdministrator.YoucanuseViewAdministrator
(Configuration>Administrators)tochangethelistofViewManageradministratorslater.
Install the License Key
Thefirsttimeyoulogin,ViewAdministratordisplaystheConfigurationview.IftheConfigurationviewisnot
displayed,clicktheConfigurationbuttonatthetopofthewindow.
Afteryouinstalllicensekey,theDesktopviewisdisplayedwhenyoulogin.
To install the license key
1FromtheConfigurationtab,clickProductLicensingand
Usageintheleftnavigationpane.
2IntheProductLicensingtable,clickEditLicenseandentertheViewManagerlicensekey.
3ClickOK.
4Verifythelicenseexpirationdate.
Add the VirtualCenter Server
Afteryouinstallthelicencekey,youmustconfiguretheVirtualCenterservertousewithViewManager.
To add a VirtualCenter server entry in View Administrator
1FromwithinViewAdministrator,clickConfigurationtodisplaythe Configurationview.
2UnderVirtualCenterServers,clickAdd,andcompletethedetailsfortheVirtualCenterserver.
aEnterthefullyqualifieddomainname(FQDN)orIPaddress
oftheVirtualCenterserveryouwant
ViewManagertocommunicatewithintheServeraddresstextbox.
TheFQDNincludesthehostnameandthedomainname.Forexample,intheFQDN
myserverhost.companydomain.com,myserverhostisthehostname,andcompanydomain.comis
thedomain.
bEnterthenameofanadministrativeuser
intheUsernametextbox.
TouseVirtualCenterwithViewManager,administrativeusersmusthavepermissiontocarryout
certainoperationsinVirtualCenter.Thesepermissionsaregrantedbycreatingandassigning
VirtualCenterrolestoaViewManageruserfromwithinVirtualCenter.VirtualCenteradministrative
usershavealltherequisitepermissionsenabled
bydefault.
cEnterthepasswordthatcorrespondstotheadministrativeuserinthePasswordtextbox.
d (Optional)EnteradescriptionforthisVirtualCenterserverintheDescriptiontextbox.
eIfyouwanttoconnecttotheVirtualCenterserverusingasecurechannel(SSL),makesurethat
ConnectusingSSLisselected.This
isthedefaultsetting.