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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 Windows-Based 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 SSL Certificates for View Servers
- Configuring SSL Certificates for View Connection Server and Security Server
- Configuring SSL Certificates for View Transfer Server
- Prepare an Existing Certificate in PKCS#12 Format for Use with View Transfer Server
- Obtain a Signed Certificate from a CA for Use with a View Transfer Server Instance
- Generate a Self-Signed Certificate for View Transfer Server
- Configure a View Transfer Server Instance to Use a Certificate
- Configure SSL for View Transfer Server Communications
- Configuring Certificate Checking in View Client for Windows
- Appendix: Additional SSL Configuration Tasks
- Creating an Event Database
- Installing and Starting View Client
- 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 11
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System Requirements for Client Components 13
Supported Operating Systems for View Agent 13
Supported Operating Systems for Windows-Based View Client and View Client with Local Mode 14
Hardware Requirements for Local Mode Desktops 14
Client Browser Requirements for View Portal 16
Remote Display Protocol and Software Support 16
Adobe Flash Requirements 19
Smart Card Authentication Requirements 20
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Preparing Active Directory 21
Configuring Domains and Trust Relationships 21
Creating an OU for View Desktops 22
Creating OUs and Groups for Kiosk Mode Client Accounts 22
Creating Groups for View Users 22
Creating a User Account for vCenter Server 22
Create a User Account for View Composer 23
Configure the Restricted Groups Policy 23
Using View Group Policy Administrative Template Files 24
Prepare Active Directory for Smart Card Authentication 24
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Installing View Composer 27
Prepare a View Composer Database 27
Install the View Composer Service 32
Configuring Your Infrastructure for View Composer 34
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Installing View Connection Server 35
Installing the View Connection Server Software 35
Configuring User Accounts for vCenter Server and View Composer 49
Configuring View Connection Server for the First Time 52
Configuring View Client Connections 56
Sizing Windows Server Settings to Support Your Deployment 59
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