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Determine whether to use the feature that lets end users log in to View Client and their virtual desktop
as the currently logged in user. Credential information that the user entered when logging in to the client
system is passed to the View Connection Server instance and ultimately to the virtual desktop. Some client
operating systems do not support this feature.
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If you do not want to require end users to supply the IP address or fully qualified domain name (FQDN)
of the View Connection Server instance that hosts their virtual machine, determine the IP address or FQDN
so that you can supply it during installation.
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Familiarize yourself with the MSI installer command-line options. See “Microsoft Windows Installer
Command-Line Options,” on page 47.
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Familiarize yourself with the silent installation (MSI) properties available with View Client. See “Silent
Installation Properties for View Client,” on page 103.
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Determine whether to allow end users to access locally connected USB devices from their virtual desktops.
If not, set the MSI property, ADDLOCAL, to the list of features of interest and omit the USB feature. For details,
see “Silent Installation Properties for View Client,” on page 103.
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If you install View Client with Local Mode, verify that the Windows Installer group policies that are
required for silent installation are configured on the client computer. See “Set Group Policies to Allow
Silent Installation of View Client with Local Mode,” on page 101.
Procedure
1 On the client system, download the View Client installer file from the VMware product page at
http://www.vmware.com/products/.
Select the appropriate installer file, where xxxxxx is the build number and y.y.y is the version number.
Option Action
View Client on 64-bit operating
systems
Select VMware-viewclient-x86_64- y.y.y - xxxxxx .exe for View Client.
Select VMware-viewclientwithlocalmode-x86_64-
y.y.y - xxxxxx .exe
for View Client with Local mode.
View Client on 32-bit operating
systems
Select VMware-viewclient- y.y.y - xxxxxx .exe for View Client.
Select VMware-viewclientwithlocalmode-
y.y.y - xxxxxx .exe for View
Client with Local Mode.
2 Open a command prompt on the Windows client computer.
3 Type the installation command on one line.
This example installs View Client with single sign-on and USB redirection features. A default View
Connection Server instance is configured for View Client users: VMware-viewclient- y.y.y -
xxxxxx .exe /s /v"/qn REBOOT=ReallySuppress VDM_SERVER=cs1.companydomain.com
ADDLOCAL=Core,TSSO,USB"
This example installs View Client with Local Mode: VMware-viewclientwithlocal- y.y.y -
xxxxxx .exe /s /v"/qn ADDLOCAL=Core,MVDI"
NOTE The Core feature is mandatory.
The VMware View Client service is installed on the Windows client computer.
What to do next
Start the View Client and verify that you can log in to the correct virtual desktop. See “Start the Windows-
Based View Client or View Client with Local Mode,” on page 96 or “Install View Client by Using View
Portal,” on page 98.
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