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Table Of Contents
- VMware View Installation
- Contents
- VMware View Installation
- System Requirements for Server Components
- System Requirements for Client Components
- Supported Operating Systems for View Agent
- Supported Operating Systems for View Client and View Client with Local Mode
- Hardware Requirements for Local Mode Desktops
- Client Browser Requirements for View Portal
- Remote Display Protocol and Software Support
- Adobe Flash Requirements
- Smart Card Authentication Requirements
- Preparing Active Directory
- Configuring Domains and Trust Relationships
- Creating an OU for View Desktops
- Creating OUs and Groups for Kiosk Mode Client Accounts
- Creating Groups for View Users
- Creating a User Account for vCenter Server
- Create a User Account for View Composer
- Configure the Restricted Groups Policy
- Using View Group Policy Administrative Template Files
- Prepare Active Directory for Smart Card Authentication
- Installing View Composer
- Installing View Connection Server
- Installing the View Connection Server Software
- Installation Prerequisites for View Connection Server
- Install View Connection Server with a New Configuration
- Install a Replicated Instance of View Connection Server
- Configure a Security Server Pairing Password
- Install a Security Server
- Microsoft Windows Installer Command-Line Options
- Uninstalling View Products Silently by Using MSI Command-Line Options
- Configuring User Accounts for vCenter Server and View Composer
- Where to Use the vCenter Server User and Domain User for View Composer
- Configure a vCenter Server User for View Manager, View Composer, and Local Mode
- View Manager Privileges Required for the vCenter Server User
- View Composer Privileges Required for the vCenter Server User
- Local Mode Privileges Required for the vCenter Server User
- Configuring View Connection Server for the First Time
- Configuring View Client Connections
- Sizing Windows Server Settings to Support Your Deployment
- Installing the View Connection Server Software
- Installing View Transfer Server
- Configuring Certificate Authentication
- Replacing the Default Certificate
- Add keytool and openssl to the System Path
- Use an Existing PKCS#12 Certificate and Private Key
- Convert a PKCS#12 Keystore to JKS Format
- Creating a New SSL Certificate
- Configure a View Connection Server Instance or Security Server to Use a New Certificate
- Configure a View Transfer Server Instance to Use a New Certificate
- Configure SSL for Client Connections
- Configure SSL for View Transfer Server Communications
- Using Group Policy to Configure Certificate Checking in View Client
- Creating an Event Database
- Installing and Starting View Client
- Install the Windows-Based View Client or View Client with Local Mode
- Start the Windows-Based View Client or View Client with Local Mode
- Install View Client by Using View Portal
- Install View Client on Mac OS X
- Start View Client on Mac OS X
- Set Printing Preferences for the Virtual Printer Feature on Windows Clients
- Using USB Printers
- Installing View Client Silently
- Index
installing silently 49
modifying an external URL 62
silent installation properties 50
silent installation
group policies to allow installation 75, 101
replicated instances 45
security servers 49
View Client 101, 102
View Client with Local Mode 102
View Connection Server 41
View Transfer Server 75, 76
sizing Windows Server settings
calculating ephemeral ports 64
calculation worksheets 67
increasing ephemeral ports 63, 64
increasing the JVM heap size 68
increasing the TCB hash table size 67
smart card authentication
Active Directory preparation 26
requirements 21
UPNs for smart card users 27
software requirements, server components 7
SQL Server database
adding an ODBC data source 31
adding for View Composer 30
preparing for event database 90
SQL Server databases 10
SQL Server Management Studio Express,
installing 30
SSL
configuring for client connections 87
configuring for View Transfer Server
communications 88
SSL certificates, See certificates
storetype property 85
streaming multimedia 21
support, online and telephone 5
Sysprep, requirements for View Composer 11
system page file size, Windows Server 69
T
TCB hash table
how View uses 65
increasing size for non-security servers 66
increasing size for security servers 66
increasing size on a Windows Server
computer 67
TCP ports
View Connection Server 43
View Transfer Server 75
technical support and education 5
ThinPrint setup 100
Transfer Server repository, configuring 74
transmission control block
how View uses 65
increasing size for non-security servers 66
increasing size for security servers 66
trust relationships, configuring for View
Connection Server 23
Trusted Root Certification Authorities policy 27
U
uninstalling View components 52
UPNs
smart card users 27
View Client 94
View Client on Mac OS X 98
View Client with Local Mode 94
USB printers 101
user accounts
requirements 53
vCenter Server 24, 53
View Composer 25, 53
userPrincipalName attribute 27
V
vCenter Server
configuring for View Composer 38
creating a user for local mode 53
installing the View Composer service 36
user accounts 24, 53
vCenter Server instances, adding in View
Administrator 57
vCenter Server user
local mode privileges 56
vCenter Server privileges 55
View Composer privileges 55
View Administrator
logging in 56
overview 56
requirements 9
View Agent, installation requirements 15
View Client
installation overview 93
installing on a Windows PC or laptop 93
installing on Mac OS X 97
installing silently on a Windows PC or
laptop 101, 102
silent installation properties 103
starting 93, 94, 98
supported operating systems 16
using View Portal to install 96
View Client with Local Mode
group policies for silent installation 101
supported operating systems 16
View clients, configuring connections 60
View components, command-line options for
silent installation 51
Index
VMware, Inc. 107