Installation
Table Of Contents
- View Installation
- Contents
- View Installation
- System Requirements for Server Components
- System Requirements for Guest Operating Systems
- Installing View in an IPv6 Environment
- Setting Up View in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported vSphere , Database, and Active Directory Versions in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported Operating Systems for View Servers in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported Windows Operating Systems for Desktops and RDS Hosts in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported Clients in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported Remoting Protocols in an IPv6 Environment
- Supported Authentication Types in an IPv6 Environment
- Other Supported Features in an IPv6 Environment
- Preparing Active Directory
- Configuring Domains and Trust Relationships
- Creating an OU for Remote Desktops
- Creating OUs and Groups for Kiosk Mode Client Accounts
- Creating Groups for Users
- Creating a User Account for vCenter Server
- Creating a User Account for a Standalone View Composer Server
- Create a User Account for View Composer AD Operations
- 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
- Firewall Rules for View Connection Server
- Reinstall View Connection Server with a Backup Configuration
- Microsoft Windows Installer Command-Line Options
- Uninstalling View Components Silently by Using MSI Command-Line Options
- Configuring SSL Certificates for View Servers
- Understanding SSL Certificates for View Servers
- Overview of Tasks for Setting Up SSL Certificates
- Obtaining a Signed SSL Certificate from a CA
- Configure View Connection Server, Security Server, or View Composer to Use a New SSL Certificate
- Configure Client Endpoints to Trust Root and Intermediate Certificates
- Configuring Certificate Revocation Checking on Server Certificates
- Configure the PCoIP Secure Gateway to Use a New SSL Certificate
- Setting View Administrator to Trust a vCenter Server or View Composer Certificate
- Benefits of Using SSL Certificates Signed by a CA
- Troubleshooting Certificate Issues on View Connection Server and Security Server
- Configuring View for the First Time
- Configuring User Accounts for vCenter Server and View Composer
- Configuring View Connection Server for the First Time
- View Administrator and View Connection Server
- Log In to View Administrator
- Install the Product License Key
- Add vCenter Server Instances to View
- Configure View Composer Settings
- Configure View Composer Domains
- Allow vSphere to Reclaim Disk Space in Linked-Clone Virtual Machines
- Configure View Storage Accelerator for vCenter Server
- Concurrent Operations Limits for vCenter Server and View Composer
- Setting a Concurrent Power Operations Rate to Support Remote Desktop Logon Storms
- Accept the Thumbprint of a Default SSL Certificate
- Configuring Horizon Client Connections
- Configure the PCoIP Secure Gateway and Secure Tunnel Connections
- Configure Secure HTML Access
- Configuring External URLs for Secure Gateway and Tunnel Connections
- Set the External URLs for a View Connection Server Instance
- Modify the External URLs for a Security Server
- Give Preference to DNS Names When View Connection Server Returns Address Information
- Replacing Default Ports for View Services
- Replace the Default HTTP Ports or NICs for View Connection Server Instances and Security Servers
- Replace the Default Ports or NICs for the PCoIP Secure Gateway on View Connection Server Instances and on Security Servers
- Replace the Default Port for View Composer
- Change the Port Number for HTTP Redirection to Connection Server
- Prevent HTTP Redirection for Client Connections to Connection Server
- Enable Remote Access to View Performance Counters on Connection Servers
- Sizing Windows Server Settings to Support Your Deployment
- Configuring Event Reporting
- Index
View Composer, standalone 10
View Connection Server 8
Horizon Client for iOS, trusting the root
certificate 82
Horizon Client for Mac OS X, trusting the root
certificate 81
Horizon clients, configuring connections 103
host caching, for vCenter Server 99
HTML access, configuring 105
HTTP
changing the port for HTTP redirection 112
preventing HTTP redirection 112
I
initial configuration, View 89
installation, silent installation options 68
intermediate certificates, adding to intermediate
certification authorities 31
Intermediate Certification Authorities policy 31
Internet Explorer, supported versions 9
IPsec, configuring back-end firewall 66
IPv6 environment
other supported features 22
setting up 19
supported authentication types 22
supported clients and browsers 21
supported database versions 20
supported operating systems for desktops and
RDS hosts 21
supported operating systems for View
Connection Server 20
supported remoting protocols 21
supported Active Directory versions 20
supported operating systems for View
Composer 20
supported vSphere versions 20
View installation 19
K
kiosk mode, Active Directory preparation 26
L
license key, View Connection Server 94
M
max concurrent power operations, configuration
guidelines 101
Microsoft SQL Server databases 11
Microsoft Windows Installer
properties for replicated View Connection
Server 57
properties for security server 63
properties for View Connection Server 51
uninstalling View Components silently 70
MMC, adding the certificate snap-in 76
O
OCSP responder, for certificate revocation
checking 82
ODBC
connecting to Oracle 12c or 11g 40
connecting to SQL Server 36
Oracle 11g, creating a View Composer database
with a script 38
Oracle 11g database
adding an ODBC data source 40
adding for View Composer 37, 38
configuring a database user 39
Oracle 12c, creating a View Composer database
with a script 38
Oracle 12c database
adding an ODBC data source 40
adding for View Composer 37, 38
configuring a database user 39
Oracle databases 11
organizational units, See OUs
OUs
creating for kiosk mode client accounts 26
creating for View desktops 26
P
page-file size, View Connection Server 114
PCoIP, hardware requirements 15
PCoIP Secure Gateway
certificate subject name 84
configuring an SSL certificate 83
external URL 105
importing a certificate 84
preventing legacy client access 86
performance counters, enabling remote access
on connection servers 113
Persona Management, system requirements for
standalone installation 14
policies
Intermediate Certification Authorities 31
Restricted Groups 28
Trusted Root Certification Authorities 30
port
changing for View Connection Server 109
changing for PCoIP Secure Gateway 110
changing for security server 109
changing for View Composer 111
ports, replacing defaults 109
power operations, setting concurrency limits 101
professional services 5
R
RDP 16
reinstalling, View Connection Server 67
remote display protocols
PCoIP 15
RDP 16
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