Download the latest ESXi and VM drivers to keep significantly reduce CPU peaks, the card compatible with VMware product ® thus ensuring a better user releases by visiting the Teradici Support Site. experience at all times. This guide will help you install and configure your PCoIP Hardware Accelerator.
INSTALLATION STEPS Install the PCoIP Hardware Accelerator 1. Ensure all virtual machines hosted by the server are powered down or migrated to another server before continuing. 2. In the VMware vSphere client, right click on the ESXi server in the inventory and select Enter Maintenance Mode.
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Install the ESXi Driver Package 2. Copy the driver package from your PC to the ESXi server using secure copy: 1. Enable remote login on the VMware ESXi server: a. Download and install WinSCP (Windows Secure Copy) on your PC. a.
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e. Drag the apex2800-rel-<version>.<build number>.zip to: the tmp 3. Connect to the ESXi server using a SSH client (e.g. PuTTy) from your PC and install the driver package: directory on your ESXi server. a. Navigate to the /tmp directory Enter the following command for ESXi 5.5 or later: esxcli software vib install -d /tmp/apex2800-rel- <version>.<build number>.zip...
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Install the virtual machine driver Install the PCoIP Hardware Accelerator virtual machine driver on each 2. Open a console window from vSphere client. virtual machine. 3. Run the apex2800-version-rel-build.exe installer on the virtual machine and follow the steps that appear. (Note: This package 1.
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• In any custom policies, make sure the option for enabling and • In your SSH session, enter the following command: disabling PCoIP Hardware Accelerator is set to allow as per opt/teradici/pcoip-ctrl-1 Figure 6. • The output should show Device (Bus x) (IN_SERVICE) under APEX2800 Device Summary.
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RESOURCES • Teradici Support Site - https://help.teradici.com/s/ • PCoIP Community Forum – https://communities.teradici.com • Teradici PCoIP Hardware Accelerator’s Guide • PCoIP Session Planning Guide PCoIP Knowledge Base: • KB 15134-1145: “How to enable more than one offload on the PCoIP Hardware Accelerator (APEX2800) when using a View 6 RDS host?”...
PCoIP Zero Clients - coupled with PCoIP Hardware Accelerator would deliver the best user experience PRODUCT WARRANTY & SUPPORT This product is covered by a three (3) year warranty period from the time of purchase. For more information, visit teradici.com/pcoip-product-support-maintenance or contact your reseller.
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