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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
3 Type the installation command on one line.
For example: VMware-viewconnectionserver-
y.y.y
-
xxxxxx
.exe /s /v"/qn VDM_SERVER_INSTANCE_TYPE=3
VDM_SERVER_NAME=cs1.internaldomain.com VDM_SERVER_SS_EXTURL=https://view.companydomain.com:
443 VDM_SERVER_SS_PCOIP_IPADDR=10.20.30.40 VDM_SERVER_SS_PCOIP_TCPPORT=4172
VDM_SERVER_SS_PCOIP_UDPPORT=4172 VDM_SERVER_SS_PWD=secret"
The VMware View services are installed on the Windows Server computer. For details, see “Install a Security
Server,” on page 43.
Silent Installation Properties for a Security Server
You can include specific properties when you silently install a security server from the command line. You
must use a
PROPERTY
=
value
format so that Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) can interpret the properties and
values.
Table 5-4. MSI Properties for Silently Installing a Security Server
MSI Property Description Default Value
INSTALLDIR The path and folder in which the View Connection Server software is
installed.
For example: INSTALLDIR=""D:\abc\my folder""
The sets of two double quotes that enclose the path permit the MSI installer
to interpret the space as a valid part of the path.
This MSI property is optional.
%ProgramFiles
%\VMware\VMware
View\Server
VDM_SERVER_INSTANCE_
TYPE
The type of View server installation:
n
1. Standard installation
n
2. Replica installation
n
3. Security server installation
n
4. View Transfer Server installation
To install a security server, define VDM_SERVER_INSTANCE_TYPE=3
This MSI property is required when installing a security server.
1
VDM_SERVER_NAME The host name or IP address of the existing View Connection Server
instance to pair with the security server.
For example: VDM_SERVER_NAME=cs1.internaldomain.com
This MSI property is required.
None
VDM_SERVER_SS_EXTURL The external URL of the security server. The URL must contain the
protocol, externally resolvable security server name, and port number
For example:
VDM_SERVER_SS_EXTURL=https://view.companydomain.com:443
This MSI property is required.
None
VDM_SERVER_SS_PWD The security server pairing password.
For example: VDM_SERVER_SS_PWD=secret
This MSI property is required.
None
FWCHOICE The MSI property that determines whether to configure a firewall for the
View Connection Server instance.
A value of 1 configures a firewall. A value of 2 does not configure a
firewall.
For example: FWCHOICE=1
This MSI property is optional.
1
VDM_SERVER_SS_PCOIP_IP
ADDR
The PCoIP Secure Gateway external IP address. This property is
supported only when the security server is installed on Windows Server
2008 R2 or later.
For example: VDM_SERVER_SS_PCOIP_IPADDR=10.20.30.40
This property is required if you plan to use the PCoIP Secure Gateway
component.
None
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