Setting Up Desktop and Application Pools in View

Restrict Users to a Single Session
View supports at most one desktop session and one application session per user on an RDS host. You must
configure the RDS host to restrict users to a single session. For Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server
2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2, you can can restrict users to a single session by enabling the group
policy setting
Restrict Remote Desktop Services users to a single Remote Desktop Services session. This
setting is located in the folder Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows
Components\Remote Desktop Services\Remote Desktop Session Host\Connections. For Windows Server
2008 R2, you can also use the following procedure to restrict users to a single session.
Prerequisites
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Install the Remote Desktop Services role as described in “Install Remote Desktop Services on Windows
Server 2008 R2,” on page 89.
Procedure
1 Click Start > Administrative Tools > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Session Host
Configuration.
2 On the Edit Settings pane, under General, double-click Restrict each user to a single session.
3 In the Properties dialog box, on the General tab, select Restrict each user to a single session and click
OK.
What to do next
Install View Agent on the RDS host. See “Install View Agent on a Remote Desktop Services Host,” on
page 91.
Install View Agent on a Remote Desktop Services Host
View Agent communicates with View Connection Server and supports the display protocol PCoIP. You
must install View Agent on an RDS Host.
Prerequisites
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Install the Remote Desktop Services role as described in “Install Remote Desktop Services on Windows
Server 2008 R2,” on page 89 or “Install Remote Desktop Services on Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2,”
on page 89.
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Restrict users to a single desktop session. See “Restrict Users to a Single Session,” on page 91.
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Familiarize yourself with the View Agent custom setup options. See “View Agent Custom Setup
Options for an RDS Host,” on page 92.
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If the machine has the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable package installed, verify that the version of
the package is 2005 SP1 or later. If the package version is 2005 or earlier, you can either upgrade or
uninstall the package.
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Download the View Agent installer file from the VMware product page at
http://www.vmware.com/go/downloadview.
Procedure
1 Log in as an administrator.
2 To start the View Agent installation program, double-click the installer file.
The installer filename is VMware-viewagent-x86_64-y.y.y-xxxxxx.exe, where y.y.y is the version number
and xxxxxx is the build number.
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