Page 1 VMware View Installation Guide View 4.5 View Manager 4.5 View Composer 2.5 This document supports the version of each product listed and supports all subsequent versions until the document is replaced by a new edition. To check for more recent editions of this document, see http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Installing the View Connection Server Software 37 Configuring User Accounts for vCenter Server and View Composer 51 Configuring View Connection Server for the First Time 54 Configuring View Client Connections 57 Sizing Windows Server Settings to Support Your Deployment 59 VMware, Inc.
Page 4 VMware View Installation Guide Installing View Transfer Server 67 Install View Transfer Server 67 Add View Transfer Server to View Manager 69 Configure the Transfer Server Repository 70 Firewall Rules for View Transfer Server 71 Installing View Transfer Server Silently 71...
Page 5: About This Book
Windows or Linux system administrators who are familiar with virtual machine technology and datacenter operations. VMware Technical Publications Glossary VMware Technical Publications provides a glossary of terms that might be unfamiliar to you. For definitions of terms as they are used in VMware technical documentation, go to http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs.
Page 6 VMware View Installation Guide Services provides offerings to help you assess, plan, build, and manage your virtual environment. To access information about education classes, certification programs, and consulting services, go to http://www.vmware.com/services. VMware, Inc.
Page 7: System Requirements For Server Components
System Requirements for Server Components Hosts that run VMware View server components must meet specific hardware and software requirements. This chapter includes the following topics: “View Connection Server Requirements,” on page 7 “View Administrator Requirements,” on page 9 “View Composer Requirements,”...
Page 8: Internet Explorer
View Connection Server requires VMware virtualization software to function properly. If you are using vSphere, you must have vSphere 4.0 Update 2 or vSphere 4.1. If you are using VMware Infrastructure, you must have VMware Infrastructure 3.5 Update 5 and VirtualCenter Server 2.5 Update 6.
Page 9: View Administrator Requirements
Virtualization Software Requirements for View Composer Features on page 11 You must create linked-clone virtual machines on hosts that run ESX/ESXi 4 or later, and you must configure linked-clone pools in vSphere mode, to take advantage of several View Composer and vSphere features. VMware, Inc.
Page 10 Server database. Table 1-5 lists the supported database servers and versions. For a complete list of database versions supported with vCenter Server, see the VMware vSphere Compatibility Matrixes on the VMware vSphere documentation Web site. VMware, Inc.
Page 11: View Transfer Server Requirements
Using Sysprep customization specifications for linked-clone virtual machines. In addition, Sysprep is supported for linked clones only on vSphere 4.1 software. You cannot use Sysprep on vSphere 4.0 or VMware Infrastructure 3.5 software. View Transfer Server Requirements View Transfer Server is an optional View Manager component that supports check in, check out, and replication of desktops that run in local mode.
Page 12 You must configure the virtual machine that hosts View Transfer Server with an LSI Logic Parallel AUTION SCSI controller. You cannot use a SAS or VMware paravirtual controller. On Windows Server 2008 virtual machines, the LSI Logic SAS controller is selected by default. You must change this selection to a BusLogic or LSI Logic controller before you install the operating system.
Page 13 To migrate a View Transfer Server instance to another ESX host or datastore, you must place the instance in maintenance mode before you begin the migration. When View Transfer Server is removed from View Manager, the DRS automation policy is reset to the value it had before View Transfer Server was added to View Manager. VMware, Inc.
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Page 15: System Requirements For Client Components
Version Edition Service Pack Windows 7 64-bit and 32-bit Enterprise and Professional Windows Vista 32-bit Business and SP1 and SP2 Enterprise Windows XP 32-bit Professional Windows 2008 R2 Terminal Server 64-bit Standard Windows 2008 Terminal Server 64-bit Standard VMware, Inc.
Page 16: Supported Operating Systems For View Client And View Client With Local Mode
View Client with Local Mode is supported only on Windows systems and only on physical MPORTANT computers. In addition, to use this feature, your VMware license must include View Client with Local Mode. View Client with Local Mode is the fully supported feature that in earlier releases was an experimental feature called View Client with Offline Desktop.
Page 17 View desktop's operating system and for applications on the client computer and the View desktop. VMware recommends that you have 2GB and above for Windows XP and Windows Vista, and 3GB and above for Windows 7. For more information on memory requirements, see your guest operating system and application documentation.
Page 18: Client Browser Requirements For View Portal
Connection Server is newer than that installed on the client device, you can choose to upgrade. If the version is the same as that on the client device, View Portal starts the View Client installed on the local system. View Portal does not support Linux. A native client for Linux is available only through certified VMware partners.
Page 19: Vmware View With Pcoip
Chapter 2 System Requirements for Client Components VMware View with PCoIP PCoIP provides an optimized desktop experience for the delivery of the entire desktop environment, including applications, images, audio, and video content for a wide range of users on the LAN or across the WAN. PCoIP can compensate for an increase in latency or a reduction in bandwidth, to ensure that end users can remain productive regardless of network conditions.
Page 20: Microsoft Rdp
View Client supports connections to desktops using HP RGS when connecting to HP Blade PCs, HP Workstations, and HP Blade Workstations. VMware does not bundle or license HP RGS with View. You must contact HP to license a copy of HP RGS version 5.2.5 to use with View.
Page 21: Adobe Flash Requirements
Each client system that uses a smart card for user authentication must have the following software and hardware: View Client A Windows-compatible smart card reader Smart card middleware Product-specific application drivers You must also install product-specific application drivers on the View desktops. VMware, Inc.
Page 22 Active Directory when you implement smart card authentication with View. Smart card authentication is not supported by View Client for Mac or View Administrator. See the VMware View Architecture Planning Guide for complete information on smart card support.
Page 23: Preparing Active Directory
Users are authenticated against Active Directory for the View Connection Server host's domain and against any additional user domains with which a trust agreement exists. Because security servers do not access any authentication repositories, including Active Directory, they do not need to reside in an Active Directory domain. VMware, Inc.
Page 24: Creating An Ou For View Desktops
You can use the command to configure domain filtering to limit the domains that a View Connection vdmadmin Server instance searches and that it displays to users. See the VMware View Administrator's Guide for more information. Creating an OU for View Desktops You should create an organizational unit (OU) specifically for your View desktops.
Page 25: Create A User Account For View Composer
Remote Desktop Users group of every View desktop that is joined to your domain. When adding new users, you need only add them to your View desktop users group. Prerequisites Create a group for View desktop users in your domain in Active Directory. VMware, Inc.
Page 26: Using View Group Policy Administrative Template Files
You can optimize and secure View desktops by adding the policy settings in these files to a new or existing GPO in Active Directory and then linking that GPO to the OU that contains your View desktops. See the VMware View Administrator's Guide for information on using View group policy settings. Prepare Active Directory for Smart Card Authentication You might need to perform certain tasks in Active Directory when you implement smart card authentication.
Page 27 Right-click Trusted Root Certification Authorities and select Import. Follow the prompts in the wizard to import the certificate and click OK. Close the Group Policy window. All of the systems in the domain now have a copy of the certificate in their trusted root store. VMware, Inc.
Page 28 VMware View Installation Guide Add the Root Certificate to the Enterprise NTAuth Store If you use a CA to issue smart card login or domain controller certificates, you must add the root certificate to the Enterprise NTAuth store in Active Directory. You do not need to perform this procedure if the Windows domain controller acts as the root CA.
Page 29: Installing View Composer
Create a SQL Server Database for View Composer on page 30 View Composer can store linked-clone desktop information in a SQL Server database. You create a View Composer database by adding it to SQL Server and configuring an ODBC data source for it. VMware, Inc.
Page 30 VMware View Installation Guide Create an Oracle 11g or 10g Database for View Composer on page 32 View Composer can store linked-clone desktop information in an Oracle 11g or 10g database. You create a View Composer database by adding it to an existing Oracle 11g or 10g instance and configuring an ODBC data source for it.
Page 31 For example: ViewComposer 11 Finish and close the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator wizard. What to do next Install the new View Composer service on the vCenter Server computer. See “Install the View Composer Service,” on page 34. VMware, Inc.
Page 32 VMware View Installation Guide Create an Oracle 11g or 10g Database for View Composer View Composer can store linked-clone desktop information in an Oracle 11g or 10g database. You create a View Composer database by adding it to an existing Oracle 11g or 10g instance and configuring an ODBC data source for it.
Page 33 For simplicity, use the same value for both items. On the Database Connection Options page, select Dedicated Server Mode. On the remaining configuration pages, click Next to accept the default settings. On the Creation Options page, verify that Create Database is selected and click Finish. VMware, Inc.
Page 34: Install The View Composer Service
VMware View Installation Guide On the Summary page, review the options and click OK. The configuration tool creates the database. Set passwords for the SYS and SYSTEM administrator accounts. You use the SYSTEM account to set up the data-source connection.
Page 35 ODBC Data Source Administrator wizard. You enter this information when you install the View Composer service. Procedure Download the VMware View Composer installer file from the VMware product page at http://www.vmware.com/products/ to the Windows Server computer on which vCenter Server is installed.
Page 36: Configuring Your Infrastructure For View Composer
VMware View Installation Guide Configuring Your Infrastructure for View Composer You can take advantage of features in vSphere, vCenter Server, Active Directory, and other components of your infrastructure to optimize the performance, availability, and reliability of View Composer. Configuring the vSphere Environment for View Composer To support View Composer, you should follow certain best practices when you install and configure vCenter Server, ESX, and other vSphere components.
Page 37: Installing View Connection Server
Before you install View Connection Server, you must verify that your installation environment satisfies specific prerequisites. View Connection Server requires a valid license key for View Manager. The following license keys are available: View Manager View Manager with View Composer and Local Mode VMware, Inc.
Page 38 Connection Server instances. See “Firewall Rules for View Connection Server,” on page 41. Procedure Download the View Connection Server installer file from the VMware product page at http://www.vmware.com/products/ to the Windows Server computer. The installer filename is x - xxxxxx .exe VMware-viewconnectionserver-4.5.
Page 39 If you install View Connection Server on Windows Server 2003, you must configure the required Windows firewall rules manually. Complete the installation wizard to finish installing View Connection Server. The VMware View services are installed on the Windows Server computer: VMware View Connection Server VMware View Framework Component...
Page 40 Type the installation command on one line. For example: x - xxxxxx .exe /s /v"/qn VDM_SERVER_INSTANCE_TYPE=1" VMware-viewconnectionserver-4.5. The VMware View services are installed on the Windows Server computer. For details, see “Install View Connection Server with a New Configuration,” on page 38.
Page 41 “View Connection Server Requirements,” on page 7. Verify that the computers on which you install replicated View Connection Server instances are connected over a high-performance LAN. See “Network Requirements for Replicated View Connection Server Instances,” on page 8. VMware, Inc.
Page 42 Connection Server instances. See “Firewall Rules for View Connection Server,” on page 41. Procedure Download the View Connection Server installer file from the VMware product page at http://www.vmware.com/products/ to the Windows Server computer. The installer filename is x - xxxxxx .exe VMware-viewconnectionserver-4.5.
Page 43 Type the installation command on one line. For example: VMware-viewconnectionserver-4.5. x - xxxxxx .exe /s /v"/qn VDM_SERVER_INSTANCE_TYPE=2 ADAM_PRIMARY_NAME=cs1.companydomain.com" The VMware View services are installed on the Windows Server computer. For details, see “Install a Replicated Instance of View Connection Server,” on page 41. VMware, Inc.
Page 44 VMware View Installation Guide Silent Installation Properties for a Replicated Instance of View Connection Server You can include specific properties when you silently install a replicated View Connection Server instance from the command line. You must use a format so that Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) can PROPERTY = value interpret the properties and values.
Page 45 Internet and your internal network. You can install one or more security servers to be connected to a View Connection Server instance. Prerequisites Review the requirements for installing and deploying a security server in the VMware View Architecture Planning Guide. Verify that your installation satisfies the requirements described in “View Connection Server...
Page 46 With silent installation, you can efficiently deploy View components in a large enterprise. Prerequisites Review the requirements for installing and deploying a security server in the VMware View Architecture Planning Guide. Verify that your installation satisfies the requirements described in “View Connection Server...
Page 47 Type the installation command on one line. For example: x - xxxxxx .exe /s /v"/qn VDM_SERVER_INSTANCE_TYPE=3 VMware-viewconnectionserver-4.5. VDM_SERVER_NAME=cs1.companydomain.com VDM_SERVER_SS_EXTURL=https://ss1.companydomain.com:443 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 45. VMware, Inc.
Page 48 VMware View Installation Guide 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 format so that Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) can interpret the properties and PROPERTY = value values.
Page 49 Description Disables the bootstrap splash screen and extraction dialog, which prevents the display of interactive dialogs. For example: VMware-viewconnectionserver-4.5. x - xxxxxx .exe /s The /s option is required to run a silent installation. Instructs the installer to pass the double-quote-enclosed string that you enter at the command line /v"...
Page 50 VMware View Installation Guide Table 5-6. MSI Command-Line Options and MSI Properties (Continued) MSI Option or Property Description Determines the component-specific features to install. In an interactive installation, the ADDLOCAL View installer displays custom setup options to select. The MSI property, ADDLOCAL, lets you specify these setup options on the command line.
Page 51: Configuring User Accounts For Vcenter Server And View Composer
If you use View Composer, familiarize yourself with the additional required privileges. See “View Composer Privileges Required for the vCenter Server User,” on page 53. If you manage local desktops, familiarize yourself with the additional required privileges. See “Local Mode Privileges Required for the vCenter Server User,” on page 54. VMware, Inc.
Page 52 VMware View Installation Guide Procedure In vCenter Server, prepare a role with the required privileges for the user. You can use the predefined Administrator role in vCenter Server. This role can perform all operations in vCenter Server. If you use View Composer, you can create a limited role with the minimum privileges needed by View Manager and View Composer to perform vCenter Server operations.
Page 53 Browse datastore Low level file operations Virtual machine Inventory (all) Configuration (all) State (all) In Provisioning: Clone virtual machine Allow disk access Resource Assign virtual machine to resource pool Global Enable methods Disable methods System tag Network (all) VMware, Inc.
Page 54: Configuring View Connection Server For The First Time
VMware View Installation Guide Local Mode Privileges Required for the vCenter Server User To manage desktops that are used in local mode, the vCenter Server user must have privileges in addition to those required to support View Manager and View Composer. Create a Local Mode Administrator role for the vCenter Server user that combines the View Manager privileges, View Composer privileges, and local mode privileges.
Page 55 To manage desktops that are used in local mode, you must give the user privileges in addition to those that are required for View Manager and View Composer. See “Configure a vCenter Server User for View Manager, View Composer, and Local Mode,” on page 51. VMware, Inc.
Page 56 VMware View Installation Guide Procedure In View Administrator, click View Configuration > Servers. In the vCenter Servers panel, click Add. In the server address text box, type the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or IP address of the vCenter Server instance.
Page 57: Configuring View Client Connections
When users connect to a View desktop with the Microsoft RDP display protocol, View Client makes a second HTTPS connection to the View Connection Server or security server host. This connection is called the tunnel connection because it provides a secure tunnel for carrying RDP data. VMware, Inc.
Page 58 VMware View Installation Guide When the tunnel connection is disabled, View desktop sessions are established directly between the client system and the View desktop virtual machine, bypassing the View Connection Server or security server host. This type of connection is called a direct connection.
Page 59: Sizing Windows Server Settings To Support Your Deployment
“Hardware Requirements for View Connection Server,” on page 7. For hardware and memory recommendations for using View Connection Server in a large View deployment, see "Connection Server Virtual Machine Configuration and Maximums" in the VMware View Architecture Planning Guide. VMware, Inc.
Page 60 VMware View Installation Guide Ephemeral Ports View Manager uses ephemeral ports to establish TCP connections between View Connection Server and the View desktops that it administers. To support a large View desktop deployment, you can increase the number of available ephemeral ports.
Page 61 To support a large number of View desktops, you can optimize the size of the TCB hash table on each View Connection Server instance. Calculate the size in rows. Procedure Use the following formula. Number of hash table rows on each View Connection Server instance = ( (5 x clients) / servers ) + desktops + 20 VMware, Inc.
Page 62 VMware View Installation Guide Where Projected number of concurrent client connections clients Number of View Connection Server instances in the replicated group servers Number of View desktop sources in your deployment desktops Example: Calculating the Size of the TCB Hash Table on Each View Connection Server For example, you might have 3,000 concurrent client connections, three View Connection Server instances, and 6,000 View desktop sources in your deployment.
Page 63 Table 5-15. TCB Hash Table Size for View Connection Servers Hash Table Size for View Connection Servers Fill in Your Site's Value ( (5 x clients) / servers ) + desktops + 20 = Number of hash table rows on each View Connection Server instance VMware, Inc.
Page 64 VMware View Installation Guide Table 5-16. TCB Hash Table Size for Security Servers Hash Table Size for Security Servers Fill in Your Site's Value ( (5 x clients) / security servers ) + 10 = Number of hash table rows on each security server...
Page 65 Select Start > Command Prompt. At the command prompt, type regedit In the registry, locate the subkey and click JvmOptions. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VMware, Inc.\VMware VDM\Plugins\wsnm\tunnelService\Params Click Edit > Modify. A Windows dialog box displays an entry like the following one. -Xms128m -Xmx512m -Xss96k -Xrs -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC -Dsimple.http.poller=simple.http.GranularPoller...
Page 66 VMware View Installation Guide VMware, Inc.
Page 67: Installing View Transfer Server
At runtime, View Transfer Server is deployed to an Apache Web Server. When you install View Transfer Server, the installer configures Apache Web Server as a service on the virtual machine. The Apache service uses ports 80 and 443. VMware, Inc.
Page 68 Verify that the virtual machine that hosts View Transfer Server is configured with an LSI Logic AUTION Parallel SCSI controller. You cannot install View Transfer Server on a virtual machine with a SAS or VMware paravirtual controller. On Windows Server 2008 virtual machines, the LSI Logic SAS controller is selected by default. You must change this selection to a BusLogic or LSI Logic controller before you install the operating system.
Page 69: Add View Transfer Server To View Manager
When multiple SCSI controllers are added to the View Transfer Server virtual machine, Windows removes the static IP address and reconfigures the virtual machine to use DHCP. After the virtual machine restarts, you must re-enter the static IP address in the virtual machine. VMware, Inc.
Page 70: Configure The Transfer Server Repository
VMware View Installation Guide Configure the Transfer Server Repository The Transfer Server repository stores View Composer base images for linked-clone desktops that run in local mode. To give View Transfer Server access to the Transfer Server repository, you must configure it in View Manager.
Page 71: Firewall Rules For View Transfer Server
You must set Windows Installer group policies for computers and for users on the local computer. Prerequisites Verify that you have local administrator privileges on the Windows Server computer on which you will install View Transfer Server. VMware, Inc.
Page 72 Verify that the virtual machine that hosts View Transfer Server is configured with an LSI Logic AUTION Parallel SCSI controller. You cannot install View Transfer Server on a virtual machine with a SAS or VMware paravirtual controller. On Windows Server 2008 virtual machines, the LSI Logic SAS controller is selected by default. You must change this selection to a BusLogic or LSI Logic controller before you install the operating system.
Page 73 Chapter 6 Installing View Transfer Server Procedure Download the VMware View Connection Server installer file from the VMware product page at http://www.vmware.com/products/ to the Windows Server computer. The installer filename is x -xxxxxx.exe VMware-viewconnectionserver-4.5. VMware- , where is the build number.
Page 74 VMware View Installation Guide Table 6-2. MSI Properties for Silently Installing View Transfer Server (Continued) MSI Property Description Default Value SERVERNAME The host name of the virtual machine on which you install View Transfer None Server. This value corresponds to the Apache Web Server host name that is configured during an interactive installation.
Page 75: Configuring Certificate Authentication
View Connection Server to use smart card authentication. View Transfer Server instances always require a server SSL certificate. Communications and data transfers between local computers and a View Transfer Server instance are encrypted if you enable SSL settings for local mode operations and desktop provisioning. VMware, Inc.
Page 76: Add Keytool And Openssl To The System Path
VMware View Installation Guide When you replace the default certificate with your own certificate, clients use the public key contained in your certificate to encrypt the data that they send to the server. If your certificate is signed by a CA, the certificate for the CA itself is typically embedded in the browser or is located in a trusted database that the client can access.
Page 77: Creating A New Ssl Certificate
CA, you import the response from the CA into the keystore file and the self-signed certificate is replaced. Prerequisites to the system path on your host. See “Add keytool and openssl to the System Path,” keytool page 76. VMware, Inc.
Page 78 VMware View Installation Guide Procedure Open a command prompt and use to generate a keystore file. keytool For example: keytool -genkey -keyalg "RSA" -keystore keys.p12 -storetype pkcs12 -validity 360 When prompts you for your first and last name, type the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) keytool that client computers use to connect to the host.
Page 79 If you obtained a signed certificate from a CA, or if you exported an existing Microsoft IIS SSL server certificate, to import the certificate into your keystore file. keytool Prerequisites If your certificate is in PKCS#12 format, convert it to PKCS#7 format. VMware, Inc.
Page 80: Configure A View Connection Server Instance Or Security Server To Use A New Certificate
VMware View Installation Guide Procedure Copy the text file that contains your certificate to the directory that contains your keystore file and save it as certificate.p7 For example: -----BEGIN PKCS7----- MIIF+AYJKoZIhvcNAQcCoIIF6TCCBeUCAQExADALBgk LDCCApWgAwIBAgIQTpY7DsV1n1HeMGgMjMR2PzANBgk i7coVx71/lCBOlFmx66NyKlZK5mObgvd2dlnsAP+nnS EhCsdpikSpbtdo18jUubV6z1kQ71CrRQtbi/WtdqxQE -----END PKCS7----- Open a command prompt and use to import the certificate into your keystore file.
Page 81: Configure A View Transfer Server Instance To Use A New Certificate
Procedure Copy the keystore file that contains your certificate to the SSL gateway configuration directory on the View Connection Server or security server host. For example: install_directory \VMware\VMware View\Server\sslgateway\conf\keys.p12 Add the properties to the file in the SSL gateway configuration...
Page 82: Configure Ssl For Client Connections
VMware View Installation Guide Restart the View Transfer Server service to make your changes take effect. Verify that the certificate is configured correctly by using your Web browser to navigate to transfer_server_host_address https:// Configure SSL for Client Connections To configure whether client connections use SSL when communicating with View Connection Server, you configure a global setting in View Administrator.
Page 83: Using Group Policy To Configure Certificate Checking In View Client
) to configure server SSL certificate checking in View Client. vdm_client.adm ADM template files for View components are installed in the install_directory \VMware\VMware directory on your View Connection Server host. View\Server\Extras\GroupPolicyFiles See the VMware View Administrator's Guide for information on using View Manager group policy settings. VMware, Inc.
Page 84 VMware View Installation Guide VMware, Inc.
Page 85: Creating An Event Database
“Add a View Composer Database to SQL Server,” on page 30. If you are not familiar with the procedure to create databases on Oracle database servers, review the steps “Add a View Composer Database to Oracle 11g or 10g,” on page 32. VMware, Inc.
Page 86: Prepare An Sql Server Database For Event Reporting
View Connection Server group. The remaining hosts in the group are configured automatically. You can use Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle database reporting tools to examine events in the database tables. For more information, see the VMware View Integration Guide. VMware, Inc.
Page 87 SQL Server, you might need to determine the correct port number, as mentioned in the prerequisites. In the Dashboard, the System Component Status displays the event database server under the Reporting Database heading. VMware, Inc.
Page 88 VMware View Installation Guide VMware, Inc.
Page 89: Installing And Starting View Client
Installing and Starting View Client You can obtain the View Client installer either from the VMware Web site or from View Portal, a Web access page provided by View Connection Server. You can set various startup options for end users after View Client is installed.
Page 90: Start The Windows-Based View Client Or View Client With Local Mode
To start the View Client installation program, double-click the installer file. Follow the prompts to install the components you want. The VMware View Client service is installed on the Windows client computer. The service name for View Client is . The service name for the USB component is wsnm.exe...
Page 91 VMware View Administrator's Guide. Verify that a virtual desktop pool has been created and that the user account you plan to use is entitled to access this desktop. See the topics about creating desktop pools in the VMware View Administrator's Guide.
Page 92: Install View Client By Using View Portal
As of View 4.5, View Portal installs the full View Client for Windows, with or without Local Mode, and View Client for the Mac. View Portal does not support Linux. A native client for Linux is available only through certified VMware partners.
Page 93: Install View Client On Mac Os X
View Client disk image file includes a link to the Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac download page. Procedure Log in to the client system. On the client system, download the View Client disk image file from the VMware product page at http://www.vmware.com/products/. Select the disk image file, where xxxxxx is the build number.
Page 94: Start View Client On Mac Os X
Verify that View Client is installed on the client system. Verify that a virtual desktop pool has been created and that the user account you plan to use is entitled to access this desktop. See the topics about creating desktop pools in the VMware View Administrator's Guide.
Page 95 Verify that the security certificate for View Connection Server is working properly. If it is not, in View Administrator, you might also see that the View Agent on desktops is unreachable. Verify that the tags set on the View Connection Server instance allow connections from this user. See the VMware View Administrator's Guide. VMware, Inc.
Page 96: Set Printing Preferences For The Virtual Printer Feature
VMware View Installation Guide Verify that the user is entitled to access this desktop. See the VMware View Administrator's Guide. Verify that the client computer allows remote desktop connections. What to do next For instructions on using View Client, see the VMware View Client Help.
Page 97: Using Usb Printers
Expand Administrative Templates, open the Windows Installer folder, and double-click Always install with elevated privileges. In the Always Install with Elevated Privileges Properties window, click Enabled and click OK. What to do next Install View Client with Local Mode silently. VMware, Inc.
Page 98: View Client And View Client With Local Mode
If you plan to install View Client with Local Mode, verify that none of the following products is installed: VMware View Client, VMware Player, VMware Workstation, VMware ACE, VMware Server. Determine whether to use the single-sign-on feature. This feature lets end users log in to View Client and their virtual desktop as the currently logged in user.
Page 99 Chapter 9 Installing and Starting View Client Procedure 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. Option Action Select VMware-viewclient-x86_64-4.5.
Page 100 VMware View Installation Guide Table 9-1. MSI Properties for Silently Installing View Client (Continued) MSI Property Description Default Value DESKTOP_SHORTCUT Configures a desktop shortcut icon for View Client. A value of 1 installs the shortcut. A value of 0 does not install the shortcut.
Page 101: Index
Internet Explorer, supported versions 9, 18 default certificate, replacing 75 direct connections, configuring 58 display requirements, local mode desktops 16 JVM heap size DNS resolution, View Composer 36 default 64 documentation feedback, how to provide 5 increasing 64 domain filtering 24 keychain 94 VMware, Inc.
Page 102 VMware View Installation Guide keyfile property 80 OS X, installing View Client 93 keypass property 80 creating for kiosk mode client accounts 24 keytool utility creating for View desktops 24 adding to the system path 76 creating a CSR 78...
Page 103 View Composer infrastructure View Client on Mac OS X 94 configuring vSphere 36 View Client with Local Mode 90 optimizing 36 USB printers 97 testing DNS resolution 36 user accounts View Composer installation requirements 51 database requirements 10 VMware, Inc.
Page 104 VMware View Installation Guide installer file 34 operating system requirements 10 Web browser requirements 9, 18 overview 29 Windows 7 requirements, local mode requirements overview 9 desktops 16 Windows computers, installing View Client 89 virtualization software requirements 11 Windows Server, system page file size 65...

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