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
TheuniqueIDisusedbyViewManagertoidentifythedesktoppoolandisthenamethattheusersees
whenloggingin.TheuniqueIDanddisplaynamecanbearbitrary,butifyoudonotspecifyadisplay
nametheuniqueIDisusedforboth.
7Configurethe
desktoppropertiesandclickNext.
IfyouareusingWindowsVistaasyourParentVM,youmustsetthepowerpolicytoEnsureVMis
alwayspoweredon.
8ConfigurethedesktopprovisioningpropertiesandclickNext.
9 Selectthetemplatetouseasthebaseimageforthedeploymentandclick
Next.
YouarepresentedonlywithtemplatesthatcontainadesktopoperatingsystemsupportedbyView
Manager.
10 SelectthefolderwhereyouwantthisdesktoppooltoresidewithinVirtualCenterandclickNext.
11 Selectahostoraclusteronwhichtorunthevirtualmachinesusedbythisdesktop
andclickNext.
12 SelectaresourcepoolinwhichtorunthevirtualmachinesusedbythisdesktopandclickNext.
13 SelectoneormoredatastoresonwhichtostorethedesktoppoolandclickNext.
14 Fromthefollowingoptions,selecthowyouwouldlikethedesktopscreatedfromtheguestsystemtobe
customized,andclickNext.
IfaVirtualCentercustomizationspecificationexists,youcanselectitfromtheUsethis
customizationspecificationlisttopreconfigurepropertiessuchaslicensing,domainattachment,
andDHCPsettings.
Ifyouwanttomanuallyconfigurethedesktopsinthispoolaftertheyhavebeenprovisioned,orifno
customizationspecificationisdetected,selectNone ‐Customizationwillbedonemanually.
Ifyouwantthevirtualmachinetoremainpoweredoff,selectDonotpoweronvirtualmachines
aftercreation.
15 (Optional)Whenasummaryoftheconfigurationsettingsforthisdeploymentappears,youcanclickBack
tomodifyanypreviouspage.
16 ClickFinishtodeploytheautomateddesktoppool.
Afterthedeployment
isinitiated,youcanmonitortheprogressoftheautomateddesktoppoolbyselecting
eithertheDesktopsandPoolsorDesktopSourcestabintheGlobaldesktopandpoolviewpane.
Afterdeploymentiscomplete,entitleusersorgroupstousethedesktoppoolasdescribedin“EntitleUsers
andGroups
toDesktopsandDesktopPools”onpage 10.
(Optional) Deploy a View Composer Virtual Desktop Pool
MakesureyouhaveconfiguredyourVirtualCenterserverforViewComposer,asdescribedin“A d d the
VirtualCenterServer”onpage 3.Beforeyoucancreateanewlinkedclonedesktoppool,youmustmakesure
thatViewManagerisabletocontactVirtualCenterandthattheViewComposerservicehasstarted.After
a
connectionisestablished,youcandeployanewViewComposerlinkedclonedesktoppool.
WhenyouuseViewComposer,linkedclonesarecreatedfromacentralizedbaseimage,calledaParentVM.
AfteryouhavecreatedtheguestsystemandinstalledViewAgent,youmusttakeasnapshot.The
ParentVM
mustbecompletelyshutdownbeforeyoutakethesnapshot.Thissnapshotisusedasthebaseline
configurationforthefirstsetoflinkedclonedesktopsanchoredtotheParentVM.
TheParentVMmustremaininastaticandunalteredstateduringthedeploymentprocess.
Fordetailedinformation
aboutViewComposerdeployment,seetheViewComposerchapterofthe
View ManagerAdministrationGuide.