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
ViewComposerlinkedclonevirtualdesktopsuseasnapshotinsteadofavirtualmachinetemplateasabase
image.Thisdeploymentoptionisdescribedin“(Optional)DeployaViewComposerVirtualDesktopPool”
onpage 8.
To create a virtual machine template in VirtualCenter
1Poweroffthevirtualmachine.
2Right‐clickthepreviouslyconfiguredguestsystemandselectoneof
thefollowingoptions:
ClonetoTemplate—selectthisoptionifyouwanttousetheselectedguestsystemasthebasisfora
newtemplatewithoutalteringthevirtualmachineitself.Ifyouselectthisoptionyouarepresented
withasetupwizardthatasksyoutoprovidethenameofthetemplate,environmental
information
aboutwhereyouwantthetemplatetoreside,andthediskformattouse.
ConverttoTemplate—selectthisoptionifyouwanttochangetheguestsystemintoatemplate.This
processisinstant.
Deploy a Virtual Desktop or Desktop Pool
ViewManagerprovidesflexibilityinhowadesktopiscreated,entitled,delivered,andused.ViewManager
supportsthefollowingdesktopdeliverymodels:
IndividualDesktop—adesktopthatallowsasingle,preexistingback‐endsource.
ManualPool—apoolofdesktopsourcesthatisnotprovisionedautomatically.Multipleusersare
mappedtomultipledesktops.However,onlyoneuserisactiveonadesktopatatime.
AutomatedPool—apoolthatcontainsoneormoredynamicallygenerateddesktopsthatare
automaticallycreatedandcustomizedbyViewManagerfromaVirtualCentervirtualmachinetemplate.
TerminalServerPool—apoolofterminalserverdesktopsourcesservedbyoneormoreterminalservers.
Aterminalserverdesktopsourcecandelivermultipledesktops.
Thissectiondescribeshowtodeployanautomateddesktoppool.Automateddesktoppoolscontainoneor
moredynamicallygenerateddesktopsthatareautomaticallycreatedand
customizedbyViewManagerfrom
aVirtualCentervirtualmachinetemplate.
Ifyouwanttodeployalinkedclonedesktoppool,see“(Optional)DeployaViewComposerVirtualDesktop
Pool”onpage 8.
TherequirementsandinstructionsforcreatingothertypesofdesktopsaredescribedintheDeployment
chapteroftheViewManagerAdministration
Guide.
To deploy an automated desktop pool
1FromwithinViewAdministrator,clickDesktopsandPools,andclicktheInventorytab.
2IntheGlobaldesktopandpoolviewpane,makesurethat theDesktopsandPoolstabisselectedandclick
Add.
3WhentheAddDesktopwizardappears,selectAutomatedDesktopPoolandclickNext.
4 Selectthe
typeofdesktoppoolyouwanttocreateandclickNext.
Persistent—Desktopsareallocatedstaticallytomakesurethatusersconnecttothesamesystemeach
timetheylogin.Desktopassignmenttakesplacethefirsttimeeachuserconnects.
Non‐persistent—Desktopsareallocateddynamicallywhentheuserlogsinandarereturnedtothe
poolwhentheuserdisconnects.
5Fromthelistprovided,selecttheVirtualCenterservertobeusedbythisdesktopandclickNext.
6EntertheUniqueID,(optional)Displayname,and(optional)Description,andclickNext.