Creating And Preparing Virtual Machines; Creating Virtual Machines For View Desktop Deployment - VMware View Manager 4.5 Admin Manual

Creating and Preparing Virtual
Machines
You can use virtual machines managed by vCenter Server to provision and deploy View desktops. You can
use a virtual machine managed by vCenter Server as a template for an automated pool, a parent for a linked-
clone pool, or a desktop source in a manual pool. You must prepare virtual machines to deliver View desktop
access.
This chapter includes the following topics:

"Creating Virtual Machines for View Desktop Deployment,"

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"Install View Agent on a Virtual Machine,"
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"Install View Agent Silently,"
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"Configure a Virtual Machine with Multiple NICs for View Agent,"
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"Optimize Windows Guest Operating System Performance,"
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"Optimize Windows 7 Guest Operating System Performance,"
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"Optimizing Windows 7 for Linked-Clone Desktops,"
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"Preparing Virtual Machines for View Composer,"
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"Creating Virtual Machine Templates,"
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"Creating Customization Specifications,"
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Creating Virtual Machines for View Desktop Deployment
The initial virtual machine establishes a virtual hardware profile and operating system to be used for rapid
deployment of View desktops.
1 Create a Virtual Machine for View Desktop Deployment
You use vSphere Client to create virtual machines in vCenter Server for View desktops.
2 Install a Guest Operating System
After you create a virtual machine, you must install a guest operating system.
3 Prepare a Guest Operating System for View Desktop Deployment
You must perform certain tasks to prepare a guest operating system for View desktop deployment.
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