Installation

n
If you install a replicated View Connection Server instance that is View 5.1 or later, and the existing
View Connection Server instance you are replicating is View 5.0.x or earlier, prepare a data recovery
password. See “Install View Connection Server with a New Configuration,” on page 46.
n
Familiarize yourself with the network ports that must be opened on the Windows Firewall for View
Connection Server instances. See “Firewall Rules for View Connection Server,” on page 65.
n
If you plan to pair a security server with this View Connection Server instance, verify that Windows
Firewall with Advanced Security is set to on in the active profiles. It is recommended that you turn this
setting to on for all profiles. By default, IPsec rules govern connections between security server and
View Connection Server and require Windows Firewall with Advanced Security to be enabled.
n
If your network topology includes a back-end firewall between a security server and the View
Connection Server instance, you must configure the firewall to support IPsec. See “Configuring a Back-
End Firewall to Support IPsec,” on page 66.
Procedure
1 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 VMware-viewconnectionserver-x86_64-y.y.y-xxxxxx.exe, where xxxxxx is the
build number and y.y.y is the version number.
2 To start the View Connection Server installation program, double-click the installer file.
3 Accept the VMware license terms.
4 Accept or change the destination folder.
5 Select the View Replica Server installation option.
6 Select the Internet Protocol (IP) version, IPv4 or IPv6.
You must install all View components with the same IP version.
7 Make sure that Install HTML Access is selected if you intend to allow users to connect to their
desktops by using HTML Access.
If IPv4 is selected, this setting is selected by default. If IPv6 is selected, this setting is not displayed
because HTML Access is not supported in an IPv6 environment.
8 Enter the host name or IP address of the existing View Connection Server instance you are replicating.
9 Type a data recovery password and, optionally, a password reminder.
You are prompted for a data recovery password only if the existing View Connection Server instance
you are replicating is View 5.0.x or earlier.
10 Choose how to configure the Windows Firewall service.
Option Action
Configure Windows Firewall
automatically
Let the installer configure Windows Firewall to allow the required
network connections.
Do not configure Windows Firewall
Configure the Windows firewall rules manually.
Select this option only if your organization uses its own predefined rules
for configuring Windows Firewall.
11 Complete the installation wizard to finish installing the replicated instance.
12 Check for new patches on the Windows Server computer and run Windows Update as needed.
Even if you fully patched the Windows Server computer before you installed View Connection Server,
the installation might have enabled operating system features for the first time. Additional patches
might now be required.
Chapter 6 Installing View Connection Server
VMware, Inc. 53