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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
Contents
VMware View Installation 5
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System Requirements for Server Components 7
View Connection Server Requirements 7
View Administrator Requirements 9
View Composer Requirements 9
View Transfer Server Requirements 12
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System Requirements for Client Components 15
Supported Operating Systems for View Agent 15
Supported Operating Systems for View Client and View Client with Local Mode 16
Hardware Requirements for Local Mode Desktops 16
Client Browser Requirements for View Portal 18
Remote Display Protocol and Software Support 18
Adobe Flash Requirements 21
Smart Card Authentication Requirements 21
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Preparing Active Directory 23
Configuring Domains and Trust Relationships 23
Creating an OU for View Desktops 24
Creating OUs and Groups for Kiosk Mode Client Accounts 24
Creating Groups for View Users 24
Creating a User Account for vCenter Server 24
Create a User Account for View Composer 25
Configure the Restricted Groups Policy 25
Using View Group Policy Administrative Template Files 26
Prepare Active Directory for Smart Card Authentication 26
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Installing View Composer 29
Prepare a View Composer Database 29
Install the View Composer Service 36
Configuring Your Infrastructure for View Composer 38
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Installing View Connection Server 39
Installing the View Connection Server Software 39
Configuring User Accounts for vCenter Server and View Composer 53
Configuring View Connection Server for the First Time 56
Configuring View Client Connections 60
Sizing Windows Server Settings to Support Your Deployment 63
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