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
ReplaceCertificate option, sviconfig utility 79
replicated instances
installing 52
installing silently 54
network requirements 9
silent installation properties 57
Restricted Groups policy, configuring 28
root certificate, importing into Windows
Certificate Store 78
root certificates
adding to the Enterprise NTAuth store 31
adding to trusted roots 30, 80
S
secure tunnel, external URL 105
security servers
configuring a pairing password 58
configuring an external URL 105
installer file 58
installing silently 61
modifying an external URL 107
operating system requirements 8
prepare to upgrade or reinstall 64
remove IPsec rules 64
silent installation properties 63
silent installation
replicated instances 54
security servers 61
View Connection Server 49
silent installation options 68
sizing Windows Server settings, increasing the
JVM heap size 113
smart card authentication
Active Directory preparation 29
UPNs for smart card users 30
software requirements, server components 7
sparse disks, configuring for vCenter Server 98
SQL Server database
adding an ODBC data source 36
adding for View Composer 34
preparing for event database 116
set permissions manually 35
SQL Server databases 11
SQL Server Management Studio, installing 34
SSL, accept a certificate thumbprint 102
storage, reclaiming disk space 98
support, online and telephone 5
sviconfig utility
configuring certificates 79
ReplaceCertificate option 79
Syslog servers, configuring View events to be
sent to 118
system page file size, Windows Server 114
T
TCP ports, View Connection Server 65
technical support and education 5
thumbprint, accept for a default certificate 102
trust relationships, configuring for View
Connection Server 25
Trusted Root Certification Authorities policy 30,
80
U
uninstalling View components 70
UPNs, smart card users 30
user accounts
requirements 89
standalone View Composer 27
vCenter Server 27, 90
View Composer 90
View Composer AD operations 27
userPrincipalName attribute 30
V
vCenter Server
configuring concurrent operations limits 101
configuring for View Composer 43
configuring host caching 99
configuring sparse disks 98
installing the View Composer service 41
user accounts 27, 90
vCenter Server instances, adding in View
Administrator 94
vCenter Server user
vCenter Server privileges 91
View Composer privileges 92
View Administrator
logging in 93
overview 93
requirements 9
View Storage Accelerator, configuring for
vCenter Server 99
View Agent, installation requirements 13
View Composer
hardware requirements for standalone View
Composer 10
standalone user account 27
View Composer database
ODBC data source for Oracle 12c or 11g 40
ODBC data source for SQL Server 36
Oracle 12c and 11g 37, 38
requirements 11, 33
SQL Server 34
View Composer configuration
concurrent operations limits 101
creating a user account 27
creating a vCenter Server user 27, 90
domains 97
privileges for the vCenter Server user 92
Index
VMware, Inc. 123