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
To deploy a linked clone desktop pool
1FromwithinViewAdministrator,clickDesktopsandPoolsandclicktheInventorytab.
2IntheGlobaldesktopandpoolviewpane,makesurethat theDesktopsandPoolstabisselectedandclick
Add.
3WhentheAddDesktopwizardappears,selectAutomatedDesktopPoolandclickNext.
4 Selectthetype
ofdesktoppoolyouwanttocreateandclickNext.
Persistent—Desktopsareallocatedstaticallytomakesurethatusersconnecttothesamesystemeach
timetheylogin.Desktopassignmenttakesplacethefirsttimeeachuserconnects.
Non‐persistent—Desktopsareallocateddynamicallywhentheuserlogsinandarereturnedtothe
poolwhentheuserdisconnects.
5Fromthelistprovided,selecttheVirtualCenterservertobeusedbythisdesktopandclickNext.
6MakesurethatUselinkedclonetechnologytocreatedesktopsinthispool
isselectedandclickNext.
7EntertheUniqueID,(optional)Displayname,and(optional)Description,andclickNext.
TheuniqueIDisusedbyViewManagertoidentifythedesktoppoolandisthenamethattheusersees
whenloggingin.TheuniqueIDanddisplaynamecan
bearbitrary,butifyoudonotspecifyadisplay
nametheuniqueIDisusedforboth.
8ConfigurethedesktoppropertiesandclickNext.
IfyouareusingWindowsVistaasyourParentVM,youmustsetthepowerpolicytoEnsureVMis
alwayspoweredon.
9Configurethedesktop
provisioningpropertiesandclickNext.
10 SelecttheParentVMtobeusedasthebaseimageforthedeploymentandclickNext.
Youarepresentedonlywithvirtualmachinesthatcontainoneormoresnapshotsthatweretakenwhen
thevirtualmachinewaspowereddown.
11 Selectthesnapshotyoupreviouslycreated
ontheParentVMwhileinitsinactivestateandclickNext.
12 SelectthefolderwhereyouwantthisdesktoppooltoresidewithinVirtualCenterandclickNext.
13 SelectahostoraclusteronwhichtorunthevirtualmachinesusedbythisdesktopandclickNext.
14 SelectaresourcepoolinwhichtorunthevirtualmachinesusedbythisdesktopandclickNext.
15 (Optional)Configurehowuserdataisstoredbydesktops(inpersistentpoolsonly)andclickNext.
Ifyouwantuserdatatobepreservedafterarefreshorrecompositionevent,selectRedirectuser
profiletoaseparatediskandspecifythemaximumsizeoftheuserdatadiskandassociateddrive.
Ifyouareusingmultipledatastores,youcanselectUsedifferentdatastoresforuserdatadisks
and
OSdisks.Thenyoucanselectwhichdatastoresareusedforwhichtypeofdataduringdatastore
selectioninStep 16.
DonotselectaletterthatcorrespondstoadrivethatisalreadypresentontheParentVM.
Ifyoudonotwantuserdatatobe preservedafterarefreshorrecompositionevent,selectStoreuser
profileonthesamediskastheOS.Userdataisretaineduntiloneoftheseeventsareperformedby
theadministratororexecutedautomaticallybypolicy.
16 Selectoneormoredatastores
onwhichtostorethedesktoppoolandclickNext.
IfyouarecreatingapersistentpoolandyouselectedUsedifferentdatastoresforuserdatadisks
andOSdisksinStep 15,youcanclickthedown‐arrowintheUse Forcolumntospecifyhowthe
storagespaceforthecorrespondingdatastoreisused.YoucanselectOSDataor
UserData.
Youmustallocatesufficientspaceforboththeoperatingsystemanduserdatatoproceed.